Malaysia S Daim Zainuddin Twice Finance Minister Dies At 86



(CNA) : Malaysia’s Daim Zainuddin, who had two stints as finance minister and pleaded not guilty to charges of failing to disclose assets this year, died on Wednesday (Nov 13), his family said.
The 86-year-old helped steer the Southeast Asian nation through recessions and the Asian financial crisis during his terms as finance minister from 1984 to 1991, and again, from 1999 to 2001, under former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad.
“I have lost a friend who fought with me for race, country and religion,” Dr Mahathir said in a statement, adding that he was “immeasurably saddened” by the death.
Daim wielded enormous power during Dr Mahathir’s two stints as the country’s leader.
In 2018, after Dr Mahathir became prime minister for the second time, he appointed Daim chairman of the five-member Council of Eminent Persons, which advised him on socio-economic and financial matters.
Daim died at 8.21am at a hospital on the outskirts of the capital, Kuala Lumpur, where his funeral is to be held at the national mosque on Wednesday, the family said in a statement, without giving the cause of death.
“In the past few weeks, he was in the intensive care unit after he had a stroke,” said his lawyer, Gurdial Singh Nijar, who earlier confirmed the death to Reuters, but added that he did not know the cause.
In December last year, CNA broke the newsthat Malaysia’s anti-graft agency had seized the multi-million-dollar Ilham Tower, a prime 60-storey commercial building in Kuala Lumpur owned by Daim’s family.
The move by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) was part of a probe into controversial transactions by corporate entities previously controlled by the one-time ruling United Malays National Organisation.
Earlier this year, Daim was charged with failing to disclose assets under an anti-corruption law, in a graft crackdown by the government of Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.
He pleaded not guilty in the case, one of the highest-profile such actions against prominent figures.
Anwar has denied critics’ accusations that he was using the anti-graft agency to target political rivals.
Daim, an ally of veteran leader and Anwar’s long-time foe Mahathir, was among those being investigated by the MACC on suspicion of having wealth in excess of that declared.
His wife, Na’imah Abdul Khalid, was also charged on the same disclosure grounds.
Na’imah, who pleaded not guilty, said in a statement outside the Kuala Lumpur sessions court earlier this year that “no crime was committed by me”.
“The real crime is the plot to tarnish my husband’s reputation. The real crime is the wielding of state power for personal ends and not for the benefit of the people,” she said.
Anwar’s government on Wednesday offered its condolences on Daim’s death, its spokesperson Fahmi Fadzil said.
A lawyer turned businessman, Daim had substantial dealings and interests in sectors from banking to property.
The graft body began investigating Daim in February 2023 on the basis of information in the Pandora Papers, a massive leak of financial records in 2021 revealing offshore assets held by politicians and public figures worldwide.
In it, Daim, his associates and family were reported to have held assets worth at least £25 million (US$32 million).
In the wake of his death, the MACC said the Deputy Public Prosecutor will decide on the next course of action on his case.
MACC chief commissioner Azam Baki said the commission would discuss this with the DPP.
“Only the DPP can decide how to proceed, we are only in charge of investigating,” he told the media outlet New Straits Times.
“I think it will take at least one or two weeks, we will provide an update once a decision has been made.”
Source : Channelnewsasia
 
The post Malaysia’s Daim Zainuddin, twice finance minister, dies at 86 appeared first on Malaysia Today.


Artikel ini hanyalah simpanan cache dari url asal penulis yang berkebarangkalian sudah terlalu lama atau sudah dibuang :

https://www.malaysia-today.net/2024/11/13/malaysias-daim-zainuddin-twice-finance-minister-dies-at-86/

Kempen Promosi dan Iklan
Kami memerlukan jasa baik anda untuk menyokong kempen pengiklanan dalam website kami. Serba sedikit anda telah membantu kami untuk mengekalkan servis percuma aggregating ini kepada semua.

Anda juga boleh memberikan sumbangan anda kepada kami dengan menghubungi kami di sini
With A New Podcast Series Law Minister Azalina Is Now Malaysia S Cikgu Undang Undang

With A New Podcast Series Law Minister Azalina Is Now Malaysia S Cikgu Undang Undang

papar berkaitan - pada 15/11/2024 - jumlah : 45 hits
Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said is the host of her new podcast show Cikgu Undang Undang created by the Prime Minister s Department s Legal Affairs Division Picture from YouTube Cikguundang undangKUALA LUMPUR Nov 14 When you think about it wh...
Daim Zainuddin Opaque To The End

Daim Zainuddin Opaque To The End

papar berkaitan - pada 15/11/2024 - jumlah : 44 hits
From Terence NettoFabulously wealthy Daim Zainuddin has passed away at the age of 86 some 40 years from the time he ascended to the post of finance minister and began a partnership with Dr Mahathir Mohamad during which time he became intrig...
Ngo Kebajikan Banyak Membantu Rakyat Malaysia

Ngo Kebajikan Banyak Membantu Rakyat Malaysia

papar berkaitan - pada 4/11/2024 - jumlah : 142 hits
Pertubuhan bukan kerajaan yang didaftarkan di bawah Jabatan Pendaftaran Pertubuhan Malaysia ada banyak kategori Salah satu kategori tersebut ialah berkaitan kebajikan masyarakat NGO ini melakukan kerja kerja kebajikan seperti membantu golon...
Remaja Malaysia Dipenjara Seumur Hidup Di Uk Taksub Alat Penukul Dan Pembunuhan

Remaja Malaysia Dipenjara Seumur Hidup Di Uk Taksub Alat Penukul Dan Pembunuhan

papar berkaitan - pada 4/11/2024 - jumlah : 168 hits
BuletinTV3 nbsp Remaja warga Malaysia Thomas Wei Huang FOTO Devon and Cornwall PoliceLONDON Seorang remaja warga Malaysia yang menyerang dua pelajar di United Kingdom dengan menggunakan tukul mempelajari tindakan sedemikian selepas melakuka...
Pengalaman Menginap Di Hotel Olympic Malaysia

Pengalaman Menginap Di Hotel Olympic Malaysia

papar berkaitan - pada 4/11/2024 - jumlah : 124 hits
Hai Baru baru ini saya berkesempatan menginap di Hotel Olympic Malaysia yang terletak di tengah tengah bandaraya Kuala Lumpur Pilihan untuk menginap di sini adalah kerana harga yang sangat berpatutan dan lokasi yang strategik hanya beberapa...
Hiburan Cik Epal Excited Lagu Baru Hampir Siap Nak Caras Kedudukan Aliff Syukri Sebagai Penyanyi No 1 Malaysia

Hiburan Cik Epal Excited Lagu Baru Hampir Siap Nak Caras Kedudukan Aliff Syukri Sebagai Penyanyi No 1 Malaysia

papar berkaitan - pada 4/11/2024 - jumlah : 166 hits
Baru baru ini usahawan dan pempengaruh Cik Epal berkongsikan di bahawa lagu barunya sudah siap dan kini sedang menunggu masa yang sesuai untuk ke studio bagi membuat rakaman Dalam pada itu Cik Epal turut berseloroh bahawa dirinya akan menca...
Kuching S Strategic Positioning Can Strengthen Malaysia S Airspace Control

Kuching S Strategic Positioning Can Strengthen Malaysia S Airspace Control

papar berkaitan - pada 3/11/2024 - jumlah : 116 hits
Kuching Sarawak s capital city is strategically positioned to enhance Malaysia s capability in managing both air navigation and airspace control To understand why let s first break down what air navigation and airspace management entail Air...
Biodata Vivy Yusof Usahawan Ikon Fesyen Malaysia

Biodata Vivy Yusof Usahawan Ikon Fesyen Malaysia

papar berkaitan - pada 2/11/2024 - jumlah : 157 hits
Sebut sahaja tentang ikon fesyen di Malaysia siapa yang tidak kenal dengan nama Vivy Yusof yang sering muncul dalam majalah dan di acara acara fesyen Gaya beliau yang moden dan sopan telah menjadi inspirasi kepada ramai wanita muslimah Untu...
Dakwaan Lebih 100 Kedai Starbucks Di Malaysia Tutup Adalah Palsu Starbucks Malaysia

Dakwaan Lebih 100 Kedai Starbucks Di Malaysia Tutup Adalah Palsu Starbucks Malaysia

papar berkaitan - pada 2/11/2024 - jumlah : 67 hits
Baru baru ini Starbucks Malaysia dilaporkan telah menutup lebih 100 kedai dari operasi susulan kesan diboikot Bagaimanapun melalui laporan New Straits Times pihak Starbucks Malaysia tampil menafikan dakwaan terbabit dan mengatakan ia adalah...
Celebrate A Peranakan Christmas In Kuala Lumpur With Santa Grand Signature S Exclusive Buffet

Maggi Malam S Roadside Success Sparks Controversy Over Alleged Unlicensed Operation

Lirik Lagu Sejarah Dato Sri Siti Nurhaliza

Latheefa Koya Tak Nak Masuk Umno Ker

Siti Nurhaliza Sejarah Chord

Bayangkan Ejen Mossad Di Komtar Jb

We Buy Small To Medium Sized Companies

Rm12 8bil In Unclaimed Money Awaiting Owners


echo '';
Senarai Lagu Separuh Akhir Muzik Muzik 39 Semi Final Muzik Muzik SFMM 2024 Persaingan Merebut Tiket Ke AJL Anugerah Juara Lagu

Biodata Terkini Fairuz Selamat Q Face Peserta Gegar Vaganza 2024 Musim 11 GV11 Penyanyi Lagu Izinkanlah

Biodata Terkini Arrora Salwa Salwa Razak Peserta Gegar Vaganza 2024 Musim 11 GV11 Penyanyi Lagu Ahmad

Biodata Terkini Penyanyi Liza Aziz Peserta Gegar Vaganza 2024 Musim 11 GV11 Adik Beradik Kepada Azlina Aziz

Senarai Peserta Gegar Vaganza 2024 Musim 11 GV11 Tonton Konsert Minggu 1 Pada 24 November Live Di Astro Ria Sooka Online


Makna Dan Jobbie Meraikan Pink Wobbly Breast Odyssey Di Kpj Damansara 2

Ahli Parlimen Pembangkang Cadang Kerajaan Sedia Pulau Tempatkan Pelarian

Lelaki Maut Dihempap Batu Kuari

Israel Mahu Kebebasan Serang Lubnan Selepas Gencatan Senjata

Yang Nak Berpeluang Miliki Microsoft Surface Pro Terpakai Jangan Lepaskan Peluang Ni

Pemandu Wanita Dihempap Kontena Sempat Telefon Ibu 4 Minit Sebelum Meninggal