Umno’s Mr Likeable has arrived


Strict yet friendly: Dr Ahmad Zahid is a natural smiler but those who work for him say he is a no-nonsense boss who expects orders to be followed.

This will be Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s first Umno assembly as Deputy Prime Minister and he will have to bring on all of his political skills to wade through the political ripples.

THERE was a sort of urgent rustling sound as Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s entourage passed through the main lobby of the PWTC. One might even say it was the sound of power.

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