Malaysia's finance chief set to lead Umno's charge to regain Selangor

He is said to have blessing of party's top brass to run in nation's richest state in next election

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Malaysian Finance Minister Tengku Zafrul Aziz will be appointed treasurer of Selangor Barisan Nasional (BN) at a ceremony graced by the Umno-led coalition's top state leaders this coming Sunday, confirming months of rumours that he is being groomed to be among the next generation of leaders for Malaysia's grand old party.
The Straits Times has learnt of the event through sources close to the situation.
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