Syed Alman Syed Alwi, the son-in-law of Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, passed away at age 44.
He was married to Nurulhidayah Ahmad Zahid.
Nurulhidayah, in an Instagram message, described Syed Alman as a “great papa and responsible husband”.
“I lost someone that I can argue with,” she said.
According to the New Straits Times, he passed away after undergoing dental surgery.
It said Syed Alman lost consciousness during the surgery at a clinic in Bangsar and was later brought to University Malaya Medical Centre in Kuala Lumpur.
The report said Ahmad Zahid, who is on a working visit in Tokyo, Japan, is on the way back to the country.