ex Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi

(Oct 19): Malaysia’s former deputy prime minister, Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, was charged on Friday with 45 criminal offences including money laundering and graft, the state news agency reported, amid a widening crackdown on corruption.

SINGAPORE (July 3): Malaysia’s former deputy prime minister, Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, today said that he has made “an honest mistake” in using charity funds to pay credit card debts that he and his wife had accrued.

SINGAPORE (June 26): The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has frozen the bank accounts of Umno’s headquarters and Selangor branch, according to Umno vice president Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.