KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister-designate Ismail Sabri Yaakob spent two hours in a huddle tonight with Umno and Barisan Nasional lawmakers at the Royale Chulan Hotel in Kuala Lumpur, ahead of his swearing in as Malaysia’s 9th prime minister tomorrow.
Ismail was seen arriving at around 8.30pm. He left at 10.45pm.
Among those who attended the meeting were Rembau MP Khairy Jamaluddin, MCA president Wee Ka Siong, Pasir Salak MP Tajuddin Abdul Rahman, and Kota Tinggi MP Halimah Mohamed Sadique.
Umno Supreme Council members were also believed to be in attendance.
However, Ismail declined to answer questions about the meeting.
Ismail has been named the country’s ninth prime minister, succeeding Muhyiddin Yassin who resigned from the post on Monday.
His appointment by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah was announced by Comptroller of the Royal Household Ahmad Fadil Shamsuddin in a statement today.
The Umno vice-president is expected to be sworn in as prime minister tomorrow at 2.30pm. - FMT
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