PETALING JAYA: Umno Ulama Council executive secretary Mohd Khairuddin Aman Razali has been appointed as religious adviser to deputy prime minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.
According to a source in the deputy prime minister’s office, Khairuddin, a former minister of plantation industries and commodities, was appointed on a pro bono basis.
“He serves as a religious advisor without salary, effective March 20,” the source told FMT.
Khairuddin, who was MP for Kuala Nerus, sought re-election as a Barisan Nasional candidate in the 2022 general election, but lost to Alias Razak from PAS.
He is the latest political leader to be appointed as a ministerial adviser on a pro bono basis.