Daim Zainuddin, 1938-2024
A careful political and economic intellect leaves Malaysia’s landscape
Daim Zainuddin, the diminutive titan who played a crucial role in politics and economics while becoming one of Malaysia’s richest men as the closest ally to former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad – twice as finance minister – has died at age 86 in a Kuala Lumpur hospital following a stroke. He had spent his last months in a wheelchair, suffering from a …
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