{"id":12383,"date":"2022-08-06T03:44:14","date_gmt":"2022-08-06T03:44:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging2.tengkuzafrulaziz.com\/?p=12383"},"modified":"2024-11-27T03:47:36","modified_gmt":"2024-11-27T03:47:36","slug":"zafrul-my-focus-is-to-continue-serving-the-nation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tengkuzafrulaziz.com\/en\/zafrul-my-focus-is-to-continue-serving-the-nation\/","title":{"rendered":"ZAFRUL: MY FOCUS IS TO CONTINUE SERVING THE NATION"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12386\" src=\"https:\/\/tengkuzafrulaziz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/The-Star-Malaysia-images-0-3-scaled-e1732679239630.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1463\" height=\"370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tengkuzafrulaziz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/The-Star-Malaysia-images-0-3-scaled-e1732679239630.jpg 1463w, https:\/\/tengkuzafrulaziz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/The-Star-Malaysia-images-0-3-scaled-e1732679239630-300x76.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tengkuzafrulaziz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/The-Star-Malaysia-images-0-3-scaled-e1732679239630-1024x259.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tengkuzafrulaziz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/The-Star-Malaysia-images-0-3-scaled-e1732679239630-768x194.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1463px) 100vw, 1463px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz announced his decision to enter politics to continue serving the nation beyond his six-year term as a senator. 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