Provided is a permanent magnet rotor that includes a plurality of magnets sequentially disposed on an outer circumferential surface of a core having a cylindrical shape along a circumferential direction of the core and a plurality of projection portions each disposed between the magnets adjacent to each other. Then a cover portion is formed such that a height of a space in a radial direction of the core is more reduced as from a base portion of the projection portions toward a tip end of the cover portion.