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    • Meteoric rise in politics. Daim was finance minister from 1984 to 1991 and rejoined the Cabinet between 1998 and 2001, following the sacking of then finance minister Anwar Ibrahim, who is now Prime Minister.
    • Lifelong scholar. At the age of 81, Daim obtained a PhD from Universiti Malaya in 2019 after submitting his thesis about the implementation of Malaysia’s New Economic Policy and its effects between 1970 and 2008.
    • Close allies with Mahathir. As Kedah natives, Daim and Tun Dr Mahathir have been friends for decades. When Dr Mahathir became president of the United Malays National Organisation (Umno) and prime minister in 1981, Daim was appointed the head of the party’s investment arm, Fleet Holdings, the following year.
    • History with Anwar. Once touted as Dr Mahathir’s protege, Datuk Seri Anwar had previously been finance minister in 1991 after Daim left office the first time around.
  1. Jan 16, 2024 · KUALA LUMPUR: Embattled former Malaysian finance minister Daim Zainuddin has been taken ill at a time when the investigation by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) is spreading beyond...

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  2. Jan 25, 2024 · Malaysia’s former Finance Minister Daim Zainuddin will be charged for failing to declare properties that allegedly belong to him and his wife.

  3. Jan 30, 2024 · The probe into former finance minister Daim Zainuddin — widely considered to be one of Asia’s least-known billionaires — is turning into the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission’s single ...

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  4. Dec 28, 2023 · A bold move by the Malaysia government to seize a prime property owned by former finance minister Daim Zainuddin, widely considered one of the country's most influential businessmen, has...

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  5. Zainuddin Hamidi (March 2, 1952 - July 5, 2011), also colloquially known as Zainuddin M.Z., was an Indonesian Islamic preacher, da'i, and politician. He was nicknamed as Dai Sejuta Umat (da'i for millions) due to his sheer popularity among the Indonesian society.

  6. Feb 6, 2024 · Malaysian authorities have charged former finance minister Daim Zainuddin and his wife for failing to disclose assets, as part of an anti-corruption probe stemming from Pandora Papers revelations.