Former envoy to Uzbekistan and G25 member dies

G25 founder member Datuk Redzuan Kushairi says the group wants meaningful, constructive dialogue--not confrontation. CREDIT: YAP CHEE HONG

KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Red­zuan Kushairi (pic), a former Ma­lay­sian ambassador to Uzbek­is­tan and a member of the G25 group of influential Malays, has died at 69.

Redzuan breathed his last at 12.45pm yesterday at the National Heart Institute, where he was admit­ted after suffering a heart attack on Wednesday, said pioneer G25 member Datuk Noor Farida Ariffin.