Khairy dismisses talk of joining Anwar’s cabinet

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Khairy Jamaluddin has dismissed speculation that he may soon join Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s Cabinet.   Speaking to reporters on Thursday (June 5), the former Health Minister and ex-Umno Youth Chief said he is “living his best life” as a podcast host and radio presenter.   WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Kairi Jamaluddin has dismissed speculation that he may be appointed to Prime Minister

00:07Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's cabinet.

00:10Come on, man. I'm living my best life, man. Why would I want to leave this?

00:16The former AMNO Youth Chief and Health Minister was referring to his current role as a podcast

00:21host and radio presenter. Reports earlier claimed Kairi was in the process to return to AMNO after

00:28being expelled in 2023, fueling rumors of a cabinet comeback. Speculation intensified following the

00:35resignations of ministers Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli and Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad. Meanwhile, Investment,

00:42Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Tinku Zafrul Abdul Aziz recently announced he was quitting

00:48AMNO and planned to join PKR. He said he would leave his cabinet future to Anwar's discretion.

00:55Anwar, who is also PKR president, has denied plans for a cabinet reshuffle, clarifying that

01:02Rafizi and Nik Nazmi had only taken leave. Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil added

01:09that Tinku Zafrul's status and AMNO's request to retain all seven of its cabinet positions

01:15were not discussed in the latest cabinet meeting.

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