THE Selangor palace will issue a statement on the status of Selangor Menteri Besar Azmin Ali tomorrow morning, Astro Awani reports.

A source said Azmin met with the Selangor Sultan Salahuddin Idris Shah this afternoon to inform the ruler of his decision to resign as menteri besar.

The PKR deputy president was named economic affairs minister on Friday. He met Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad yesterday to discuss his appointment.

Two names have been submitted as Azmin’s replacement: Seri Setia assemblyman Prof Shaharuddin Badarudin and Sungai Tua assemblyman Amiruddin Shari.

Both are exco members.

Azmin was sworn in for a second term as Selangor menteri besar on May 11. – May 20, 2018.