KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia’s new Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob re-appointed Tengku Zafrul Aziz as finance minister as he unveiled his cabinet on Friday.
Ismail Sabri was sworn in https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/malaysias-new-pm-takes-office-amid-mounting-health-crisis-2021-08-21 last week following the resignation of Muhyiddin Yassin, taking charge as the Southeast Asian battles its worst outbreak of COVID-19 infections and faces a stumbling economy.
Tengku Zafrul had served as finance minister in Muhyiddin’s administration.
(Reporting by Rozanna Latiff; Editing by Ed Davies)
