AHMAD Faizal Azumu officially clocked in for duty as the 13th Perak menteri besar today.

He arrived at the Perak Darul Ridzuan building in Ipoh at 8.30am and was greeted by Deputy State Secretary (Management) Nor Sham Rahman and state Finance Officer Zulazlan Abu Hassan.

The Perak Menteri Besar’s Office said in a statement the small-scale ceremony was done without the presence of the media as a social distancing measure to prevent the spread of Covid-19.

Faizal started his day with a briefing from the state Health Department official, before chairing the Perak National Security Council meeting.

The meeting discussed action by the state government and agencies following the implementation of the movement control order throughout the country, starting tomorrow until March 31, as announced by Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin last night.

Faizal was sworn in as the 13th Perak menteri besar before Perak’s Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah last Friday. – Bernama, March 17, 2020.