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Malaysian trade minister Zafrul guns for Umno supreme council seat

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Anita Gabriel

Anita Gabriel

Published Tue, Jan 31, 2023 · 05:05 PM
    • This is the first time Tengku Zafrul Aziz , who is Umno’s Kota Raja division committee member and treasurer for Umno Selangor, has publicly spoken about his plan to step up his political game plan.
    • This is the first time Tengku Zafrul Aziz , who is Umno’s Kota Raja division committee member and treasurer for Umno Selangor, has publicly spoken about his plan to step up his political game plan. PHOTO: YEN MENG JIIN, BT

    IN WHAT marks the biggest move that could make or break his political ambitions, Tengku Zafrul Aziz – Malaysia’s newly-appointed Minister of International Trade and Industry – said he is keen to gun for a supreme council seat in Umno at its upcoming party election.

     “I want to play the long game... equally important is my position in Umno. I have to have a strong or senior position (in Umno),” Zafrul told The Business Times in an interview on Tuesday (Jan 31).

    He continued: “The party election is coming and there are a few positions I am thinking of to play a more prominent role. One is to contest as head of my division (Kota Raja). The other – if given the opportunity – is to contest at the supreme council level, that is, if I am allowed to do so by (the) Umno supreme council.”

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