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Still undecided on running for election, says ‘technocrat’ minister Amir

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A former EPF chief, finance minister II Amir Hamzah Azizan says he prefers to ‘help the country in my own way’.

PETALING JAYA: Finance minister II Amir Hamzah Azizan says he has not decided on whether he will contest in the next general election, being focussed on serving the country as a technocrat.

He said he had built his reputation by contributing his expertise as a professional in economics and finance, especially now as a minister.

“Let me strive to help the country in my own way,” Bernama reported him as saying after an event at Kampung Pulau Betong in Balik Pulau, Penang, today.

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