Mukhriz to be sworn in as Kedah Menteri Besar at 3pm

(The Star) – Kedah Barisan Nasional deputy chairman Mukhriz Mahathir will be sworn in as the Kedah Menteri Besar at Istana Anak Bukit here at 3pm on Monday.

Mr Mukhriz said the Tengku Bendahara of Kedah, Tan Sri Tunku Annuar Sultan Badlishah, would receive the instrument of appointment from Prime Minister and Barisan chairman Najib Tun Razak.

“The instrument of appointment is to officially inform that I have been appointed as the Kedah Menteri Besar and the new BN government in the state will honour all the promises made in the BN’s election manifesto.

“I think the promises made will take up our time in the next five years as we have listed so many activities and programmes for the people.

“The objective is to increase revenue for the state and to provide a better life for the people,” he told a media conference.

The Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition wrested back Kedah state from Pakatan Rakyat (PR) in Sunday’s election. BN won 19 of 36 state seats, giving it a simple majority.

Mr Mahathir, the son of former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad, won his Ayer Hitam state seat.

The PR alliance led by Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) had ruled the state for the last five years but Kedah is seen as the weakest of the PR states.