{
  "id": 19821893,
  "title": "Bekas timbalan menteri Zahidi Zainul Abidin meninggal dunia",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/bekas-timbalan-menteri-zahidi-zainul-abidin-meninggal-dunia",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-13T15:00:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/11/13/bekas-timbalan-menteri-zahidi-zainul-abidin-meninggal-dunia"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Zahidi Zainul Abidin, a former deputy minister of communications and multimedia, passed away at the age of 65 on Tuesday evening, according to Sinar Harian. His brother, Zafruddin, confirmed Zahidi's demise. It was reported that Zahidi's health had been declining since Wednesday, and he received treatment at a private hospital in Penang. Zahidi was suffering from a condition of pancreatic failure. His remains were buried at Bayan Lepas Cemetery the same night. Zahidi served as deputy minister from March 2020 to November 2022 under the administrations of Muhyiddin Yassin and Ismail Sabri Yaakob. He previously represented the people of Besar and Padang Besar from 1999 to 2008 and 2013 to 2022 respectively.",
  "summary": "Zahidi Zainul Abidin merupakan timbalan menteri dari Mac 2020 hingga November 2022 serta ahli Exco Perlis dari 1999 hingga 2006.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}