Kian Ming moots Zafrul, Nurul Izzah, Nazir Razak for US envoy post

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Ong Kian Ming accuses current envoy Nazri Aziz of failing to arrange a call between Anwar and Trump, which he says is crucial in the diplomatic community.  Read More:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2025/02/07/kian-ming-moots-zafrul-nurul-izzah-nazir-razak-for-us-envoy-post/  Laporan Lanjut:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2025/02/07/kian-ming-cadang-tengku-zafrul-nurul-izzah-nazir-razak-dilantik-duta-besar-ke-as/  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #OngKianMing #MalaysianAmbassador #USA

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00:00Former Bangi MP Ong Kian Ming proposed five candidates as potential replacements for Malaysia's

00:07ambassador to the US.

00:09Ong said five possible successors were PKR Vice President Nurul Iza Anwar, Trade Minister

00:14Tengku Zafrul Aziz, former CIMB Chairman Nazir Razak, ex-MP Yusmati Yusuf, and Institute

00:21of Strategic and International Studies Malaysia Chairman Faiz Abdullah.

00:26Ong criticized current envoy Nazir Aziz for failing to arrange a phone call between Prime

00:30Minister Anwar Ibrahim and US President Donald Trump, saying such calls were diplomatically

00:35significant.

00:36He said leaders from neighboring countries, including Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand,

00:42and Singapore, had spoken with Trump before his inauguration.

00:46Ong said Nazir's replacement should have direct access to Anwar, be well-connected

00:50with key Malaysian ministers, and be able to engage with US policymakers.

00:55He said Faiz Abdullah was already advising Anwar on foreign policy, Nurul Iza was a trusted

01:00aide, Tengku Zafrul was a reliable minister, Nazir Razak was a corporate leader, and Yusmati

01:06Yusuf had long been in Anwar's inner circle.

01:09Until Nazir is replaced, Ong suggested that Malaysia send a senior minister to the US

01:14to personally invite Trump to the ASEAN summit and hold high-level meetings with US officials.

01:20Dhanusha Jareza, FMT News.

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