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To his detractors, Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi is an ultra Malay whose rise to become the Deputy Prime Minister is through a full-time political career. Zahid talks about his previous life in the corporate sector and his ties with the Chinese community.

IT’S 4.30pm on a Wednesday afternoon and Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi is midway through meetings after finishing a hectic Cabinet meet earlier. There is still a long line of waiting officials and other guests outside his door.

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