By Manirajan Ramasamy
Bloomberg News - Oct 20, 2013
Mukhriz Mahathir,
the 48-year-old son of Malaysia’s longest-serving prime minister, lost
his bid to become a vice president of the country’s biggest political
party, setting back plans to establish himself as a future national
leader.
Mukhriz came in fourth in a weekend vote by members of
the ruling United Malays National Organisation to select three vice
presidents, beaten to third place by Defense Minister Hishammuddin Hussein, Prime Minister Najib Razak’s cousin. Fellow incumbents Rural and Regional Development Minister Mohd Shafie Apdal and Home Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi secured the most votes, official results on the party’s website show.
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