Bernama

IPOH, March 16 (Bernama) — The new Menteri Besar of Perak will be sworn in at Istana Iskandariah in the royal town of Kuala Kangsar tomorrow.

The private secretary to the Sultan of Perak, Datuk Abdul Rahim Mohamad Nor, said the Regent of Perak, Raja Dr Nazrin Shah, had consented to the swearing-in of State PAS secretary Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin as the Menteri Besar.

Mohammad Nizar, who is also Pasir Panjang assemblyman, will take his oath of office, pledge of loyalty and secrecy before Raja Nazrin at 11.30am, he said in a statement faxed to Bernama today.

The swearing-in of Mohammad Nizar, a 51-year-old engineer, scheduled for Thursday, was deferred in the absence of a consensus to form a coalition state government among DAP, Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) and PAS.