Rauf to be sworn in as Melaka Chief Minister tomorrow

MELAKA - Melaka Barisan Nasional (BN) chairman Datuk Seri Ab Rauf Yusoh is scheduled to be sworn in as the state's Chief Minister on Sunday.

The swearing-in ceremony is scheduled to take place at 11am at the Yang di-Pertua Negeri's (TYT) Office Hall.

The matter was announced through a media notice issued by the Melaka Chief Minister's Office Media Unit on Saturday.

Earlier, BN chairman Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi announced Ab Rauf as the candidate for Melaka Chief Minister after the BN-Pas alliance secured 24 of the 28 State Legislative Assembly (DUN) seats in the Melaka state election.

The outcome allows the alliance to form the state government with a two-thirds majority.