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TH CEO was 1MDB board member when TH bought 1MDB's TRX land

KUALA LUMPUR: Lembaga Tabung Haji’s (TH) land purchase at Tun Razak Exchange (TRX) from 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) occurred when TH’s chief executive also sat on 1MDB’s board, the Dewan Rakyat was told.

TH CEO was 1MDB board member when TH bought 1MDB's TRX land

Dr Zulkifli Hasan, a minister in the Prime Minister's Department for Religious Affairs, disclosed during a special parliamentary session on the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) report into Tabung Haji (TH) that when the organization purchased land at Tun Razak Exchange (TRX) from 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB), its chief executive officer was also a member of the 1MDB board. This fact came to light despite the fact that the 1MDB controversy had reached its peak during this time.

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