Annuar Musa reappointed as Mara head

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Annuar Musa has been reappointed as chairperson of Majlis Amanah Rakyat (Mara) effective today, Rural and Regional Development Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob announced in Putrajaya today.

Annuar, 59, who is also an Umno supreme council member and Member of Parliament (MP) for Ketereh, was first appointed as chairperson of Mara in 2013.

He is a former youth and sports minister (1990-1993), former rural and regional development minister (1993-1999) and former deputy president of the Football Association of Malaysia.

Ismail Sabri also announced the appointment of Zahidi Zainul Abidin as the chairperson of the Rubber Industries Smallholders Development Authority (Risda) effective Sept 1.

Zahidi, 54, is the Member of Parliament (MP) for Padang Besar.

"Both these appointments were made after the approval of Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak," Ismail Sabri said.

He believed Annuar and Zahidi will lead Mara and Risda in implementing the ministry's policies and plans to achieve the national transformation objectives.

- Bernama



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