Daim Zainuddin, 1938-2024

A careful political and economic intellect leaves Malaysia’s landscape

Daim Zainuddin, the diminutive titan who played a crucial role in politics and economics while becoming one of Malaysia’s richest men as the closest ally to former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad – twice as finance minister – has died at age 86 in a Kuala Lumpur hospital following a stroke. He had spent his last months in a wheelchair, suffering from a …