Malaysia PM Anwar to helm finance ministry
KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysia’s newly appointed Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Friday that he would also serve as the country’s finance minister, retaking a cabinet role he first held 30 years ago.
He named Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and Fadillah Yusof – two coalition partners – as co-deputy prime ministers.
Anwar was sworn in as premier by Malaysia’s king last week, after an election that resulted in a hung parliament. He then formed a coalition government with the help of other political blocs.
“This cabinet is a cabinet of a unity government,” Anwar told a news conference. The ministers will be sworn in on Saturday, he said.
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