They are finance minister Tengku Zafrul Aziz, education minister Radzi Jidin, deputy tourism, arts and culture minister Edmund Santhara and deputy international trade and industry minister Lim Ban Hong.

In a written reply to Teo Nie Ching (PH-Kulai) in Parliament yesterday, the ministry said they declared their offshore accounts to the MACC in accordance with the requirement of the Code of Ethics for Administrative Members and the Code of Ethics for Members of Parliament 2018.

The issue of offshore accounts sparked a heated debate following leaks in the Pandora Papers in October, which named several local businessmen and politicians who own offshore bank accounts.

However, Tengku Zafrul said in the same month in the Dewan Rakyat that individuals were allowed to open accounts with any licensed banks, including offshore accounts, under the purview of Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM).

He said anyone who wanted to open up such accounts must go through the due diligence process under the Anti-Money Laundering, Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act (Amla) and related legislation.