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  "id": 3510272,
  "title": "KJ named executive chairman of new advisory firm",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/kj-named-executive-chairman-of-new-advisory-firm-3510272",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-26T12:23:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/08/26/kj-named-executive-chairman-of-new-advisory-firm"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former Malaysian health minister Khairy Jamaluddin has been appointed executive chairman of Flowstate Advisors, an independent advisory firm based in Selangor, Malaysia. The firm combines public-sector, strategy, and transaction advisory services. Khairy believes Malaysia possesses ample talent, but many of its top professionals choose to work abroad or join multinational corporations due to habit rather than merit. He envisions Flowstate as a firm that competes with international consultancies for significant projects, showcasing Malaysia's capability. Flowstate operates on a partner-led model, where partners remain accountable for the entire engagement from start to finish. The founding partners, drawn from government experience and top-tier professional firms, include Khairi Sulaiman, Dimishtra Sittampalam, Rizuan Ahamad, Ezri Othman, and Fakhrulrazi Fauzi. Khairy anticipates that within the next five years, Malaysia will be seen as the go-to firm for complex challenges by major institutions, solely based on merit.",
  "summary": "The former health minister says Flowstate Advisors was set up to show that local firms can compete with well-known international consultancies for major jobs.",
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        "title": "KJ named executive chairman of new advisory firm",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/kj-named-executive-chairman-of-new-advisory-firm",
        "published": "2026-08-26T12:23:00.000Z"
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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."
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