PUTRAJAYA: Following the end of his senatorship, Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz is expected to perform his duties under a new role that is set to be announced later.
Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil said the Investment, Trade and Industry Minister, who will be completing his second senatorship term on Dec 2, may continue to serve the government in another capacity.
"The Prime Minister and the Cabinet have expressed their gratitude to Yang Berhormat Senator Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul who will be ending his second term as a senator by early next week. (He) will continue to assist the government, maybe in a different role or position in the future.
"But what kind of role, that was not specified (during the Cabinet meeting),” he said during the post-Cabinet meeting press conference.
Tengku Zafrul, who has served as senator for two terms since 2020, will complete his six-year tenure in the Dewan Negara on Dec 2. He was appointed to the Dewan Negara for the second term in December 2022.
Previously, Tengku Zafrul was appointed as senator in 2020 to join the Cabinet under then prime minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, and has since served in multiple administrations including under the government led by Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.
On Nov 13, Tengku Zafrul expressed to the Prime Minister his intention to assist his successor following the end of his tenure as the minister.
