Current acting deputy inspector-general of police Abdul Hamid Bador will most likely be the new police chief, Dr Mahathir Mohamad said today.<br /><br />The prime minister, however, stopped short of confirming the matter, saying he "thinks" this will be the case.<br /><br />"Yes, I think he is the next IGP.<br /><br />"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.