{
  "id": 5494900,
  "title": "Sabin Samitah, Farahana Rabidin appointed as LHDN board members",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/sabin-samitah-farahana-rabidin-appointed-as-lhdn-board-members",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-04T05:16:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/business/corporate/2026/09/1525550/sabin-samitah-farahana-rabidin-appointed-lhdn-board-members"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia (LHDN) has appointed Kota Kinabalu Mayor Datuk Seri Dr Sabin Samitah and Parliamentary Draftsperson Farahana Rabidin as new members, along with reappointing Sarawak State Financial Secretary Datuk Seri Dr Wan Lizozman Wan Omar. Sabin, who previously led LHDN as its chief executive and director-general, brings extensive experience in taxation, financial crime prevention, and public administration. Farahana's legal expertise is expected to strengthen governance and policy considerations. Dr Wan Lizozman's reappointment for another two-year term represents Sarawak's continued representation on the board.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}