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Umno chief Zahid returns to power as DPM in Anwar’s Cabinet despite calls for his resignation

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Umno chief Zahid Hamidi was appointed as Malaysia’s Deputy Prime Minister on Friday by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.

Umno chief Zahid Hamidi was appointed as Malaysia’s Deputy Prime Minister on Friday by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.

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- Despite facing dozens of corruption charges and calls for him to be removed as party president, beleaguered Umno and Barisan Nasional (BN) chief Zahid Hamidi has managed to find his way back to power, after being

appointed as Malaysia’s Deputy Prime Minister

on Friday by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.

It was just over a week ago that Zahid’s days at the helm of Umno and BN looked numbered.

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