Malaysia’s anti-corruption agency says the ex-minister is being investigated for his links to a hotel lease agreement in Saudi Arabia
2-MIN READ2-MIN1 ListenUshar DanielePublished: 3:37pm, 2 Sep 2026Updated: 3:44pm, 2 Sep 2026A former Malaysian minister has been remanded for five days as part of an anti-corruption inquiry into the management of the country’s state haj fund.The suspect, who is in his sixties, was detained at about 4.30pm on Tuesday after he went to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) headquarters in Putrajaya to have his statement recorded.MACC confirmed the arrest in a statement on social media but did not release the former minister’s identity. “The arrest was made around 4.30pm and it is linked to a hotel lease agreement in Saudi Arabia,” it said.
The ex-minister arrived at the Putrajaya Magistrate’s Court for remand proceedings at 10.25am on Wednesday.
He is being investigated in connection to the Royal Commission of Inquiry report on Lembaga Tabung Haji. The report, which was made public on July 29, outlined various weaknesses in the state haj fund management and operations between 2014 and 2020.
The former minister is the latest figure to be caught up in the investigation by the anti-corruption agency following the release of the report.
