Current acting deputy inspector-general of police Abdul Hamid Bador will most likely be the new police chief, Dr Mahathir Mohamad said today.

The prime minister, however, stopped short of confirming the matter, saying he "thinks" this will be the case.

"Yes, I think he is the next IGP.

"I think the Yang Di-Pertuan Agong has signed his appointment letter," he said when questioned by reporters after a Workers' Day event in Putrajaya this morning.