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I’m a technocrat, not politician – finance minister II
Finance Minister II Amir Hamzah Azizan, who helmed the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) before being appointed to the cabinet in December 2023 following a reshuffle, sees himself more of a technocrat than a politician.

The former corporate leader stressed that after efforts made by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, such as the introduction of the Madani Economy Framework and the rolling out of a series of policies to lure more foreign and domestic direct investments, his main role now is to help the prime minister put Malaysia in a better position.

“I am here to help him (Anwar) work on a lot of things that a government has to do, (such as) taking the load off his day-to-day duties and following through on everything so that he can spend more time on policy matters and provide leadership to other ministries,” he said.

Amir said this to...


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