Malaysian world industry minister Tengku Zafrul appointed UMNO excellent council member

KUALA LUMPUR: Global Business and Trade Minister Tengku Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz has been appointed as a member of the United Malays Nationwide Organisation (UMNO) Very best Council on Thursday (Feb 17).

In a Fb submit, Tengku Zafrul stated: “This night, I’ve taken an oath as an UMNO Very best Council member, as witnessed through the highest management who’re additionally my shut comrades.

“I want to categorical my best appreciation to Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, (who’s the) UMNO President and the Deputy Top Minister, in addition to all the management for the agree with given via this appointment.

“I can at all times uphold the birthday celebration’s combat for faith, country and place of birth, God prepared.”

The inside track used to be first publicly introduced through UMNO secretary-general Ahmad Maslan in a tweet congratulating Tengku Zafrul on his appointment which came about on the UMNO headquarters in Menara Dato’ Onn. 

“The UMNO Very best Council assembly … began with senator Tengku Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz taking his oath as a UMNO Very best Council member, appointed through the UMNO president (Ahmad Zahid Hamidi),” Mr Ahmad tweeted on Thursday. 

Tengku Zafrul used to be in the past the CIMB workforce leader govt officer sooner than being appointed Minister of Finance in March 2020 through then prime-minister Muhyiddin Yassin after being made a senator. He then served in the similar capability below the management of Mr Ismail Sabri. 
 
Tengku Zafrul then contested within the fifteenth Normal Elections in November final yr on a Barisan Nasional price ticket. He ran for the Kuala Selangor seat however misplaced through 1,002 votes to Pakatan Harapan’s Dzulkefly Ahmad. 

He used to be then reappointed as senator and lately serves as Global Business and Trade Minister below Top Minister Anwar Ibrahim. Tengku Zafrul is the one minister within the Cupboard who has served 3 other high ministers.