No instruction from Sultanah Nur Zahirah to appoint Jho Low in TIA, says ex-Terengganu MB


KUALA LUMPUR: Former Terengganu menteri besar Datuk Seri Ahmad Said told the High Court here on Thursday (Aug 4) that he never received instructions or orders from the Sultanah of Terengganu Sultanah Nur Zahirah to appoint fugitive businessman, Low Taek Jho or Jho Low, in the Terengganu Investment Authority (TIA).

Ahmad, 67, who was the menteri besar from 2008 to 2014, said he had also never received any advice or views on TIA from Sultanah Nur Zahirah.

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