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Malaysia’s king to pick ‘best candidate’ to head anti-corruption agency

Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar said ‘there is no need for any party to politicise the matter’ regarding Azam Baki’s successor

1-MIN READ1-MINBloombergPublished: 12:58pm, 23 Apr 2026Malaysia’s king said he would select a new anti-corruption chief, the first official confirmation that current head Azam Baki’s term will not be renewed when it ends next month.“I will determine who is the best candidate to lead the MACC from now on,” Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar of Johor, the current monarch, said in a social media post on Thursday, referring to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission.

He added that “there is no need for any party to politicise the matter”.

Representatives for the palace, the Prime Minister’s Office and the MACC did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

The other contained allegations that a group of businessmen was working with MACC officials to intimidate executives and oust them from companies.

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