Chenderiang assemblyman new MB of Perak
KUALA KANGSAR, May 12 (Bernama) -- Chenderiang assemblyman Ahmad Faizal Azumu was sworn in as the new Menteri Besar of Perak at di Istana Iskandariah here today.
The Pakatan Harapan Perak chairman took his oath office before Sultan Nazrin Shah of Perak at 6.05pm.
Ahmad Faizal's appointment follows PH obtaining a simple majority of 31 seats in the 59-seat state assembly which enabled PH to form the new state government.
In the general election on Wednesday, Ahmad Faizal defeated Barisan Nasional's (BN) Chong Shin Heng and Nordin Hassan of PAS by a majority of 39 votes in the contest for the Chenderiang seat.
Ahmad Faizal polled 7,662 votes, Shing Heng (7,623) and Nordin (1,735).
-- BERNAMA
