00:00Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has confirmed that a candidate has been selected
00:08for the position of Malaysia's ambassador to the United States, pending approval from
00:12the king.
00:13There are candidates, but the process is as usual.
00:16They will be acknowledged by the Prime Minister.
00:19I hope that when I go to Bahrain for the visit of the Prime Minister, we will be recognized.
00:28Speaking to reporters after Friday prayers in Puchong, Anwar said the formal approval
00:34is expected after his official visit to Bahrain next week.
00:38The appointment follows the end of Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz's two-year term on February 8.
00:45Anwar also revealed that other candidates he had considered included former CIMB chairman
00:50Tan Sri Nazir Razak, ex-MP Yusmadi Yusof, and Institute of Strategic and International
00:56Studies Malaysia chairman Faiz Abdullah.
00:59Earlier on Friday, former Permatang PAU MP Nurul Izzah Anwar highlighted the importance
01:05of appointing a well-prepared envoy to handle complex international relations.
01:10Meanwhile, former Banggi MP Ong Kian Ming previously suggested five potential candidates
01:17for the role, including Nurul Izzah and Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri
01:23Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz.
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