Cabinet reshuffle: Finance Ministry must be headed by strong team, says Anwar

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The Finance Ministry must be headed by a strong professional team to ensure that the country is on the right track, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.  Anwar said that he is of the view that Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan is the right candidate for the job of Second Finance Minister given his experience, particularly when managing the Employees Provident Fund (EPF).  He said after announcing a reshuffle of his Cabinet on Tuesday (Dec12).   Read more at https://shorturl.at/ajxY5  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:55 Well, my personal view, and I think

00:57 I've built this general consensus,

00:59 that the Ministry of Finance, other than being headed by me,

01:06 must have a strong professional team

01:11 to ensure that we are on the right track

01:14 and the focus on the economy, and not

01:17 to be sidelined or deflected by political pressures.

01:26 And he has shown enough competence, ability,

01:31 and has managed the affairs of EPF

01:37 in a very impressive and satisfactory manner.

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