Khalid Ibrahim sworn in as Selangor MB
Clara Chooi, TMI
After a week of speculation, Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim finally received his appointment letter from Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah this morning and was sworn in for his second term as state mentri besar.
According to The Star Online, the PKR leader arrived at Istana Alam Shah in Klang at around 9.40am for the brief ceremony.
An official from Khalid’s office was yesterday quoted as saying that the dispute over who should be the next leader of the country’s richest state had ended with the latter’s name selected as the best person for the job.
“The exco line-up is already prepared,” Khalid was also quoted by state news agency Bernama as telling reporters at the Bukit Kayangan palace in Shah Alam yesterday.
“We target two weeks at the latest and a week at the earliest for the new exco to be appointed,” he added.
Khalid’s political secretary Faekah Husin later confirmed with The Malaysian Insider that his swearing-in ceremony would take place at Istana Alam Shah in Klang this morning.
The DAP and PAS have endorsed Khalid as Selangor mentri besar, amid claims by PKR deputy president Azmin Ali that Khalid’s candidacy had bypassed the democratic process.
Pakatan Rakyat (PR) won a two-thirds majority in the Selangor state assembly in the May 5 general election by taking 44 of the 56 state seats. PKR, however, won only 14 seats while the DAP and PAS took 15 each.
