Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Mohamed Farid Md Rafik has passed away in the early hours of this morning. He was 43.
Farid (picture, above), who is deputy national unity and social wellbeing minister, is believed to have died at Hospital Pontian in Johor sometime between 5.30am to 6am.
The deceased, from Bersatu, was Tanjung Piai MP.
He defeated MCA’s Wee Jee Seng with a slim majority of 524 votes at the general elections last year. Farid bagged 21,255 votes against Wee's 20,731. The other candidate was PAS' Nordin Othman with 2,962 votes.
Tanjung Piai, which is in southwest Johor, is considered a marginal seat.
Berita Harian reported Johor Menteri Besar Sahruddin Jamal as saying that Farid is believed to have suffered a heart attack.
[More to follow] - Mkini
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