In March 2014, Datuk Seri Wan Azizah Wan Ismail won the state seat of Kajang in a by-election, and her Pakatan Rakyat (PR) alliance submitted her name to the Selangor ruler as the state’s next menteri besar (chief minister).
The previous menteri besar – Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim – had been ousted by PR. Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah demurred on her nomination and asked for other possible candidates.
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