Naimah, sons not in Malaysia, says Bukit Aman

 CID director M Kumar says police have been trying to contact Daim Zainuddin's widow since launching their probe into an alleged plot to topple the government.

Naimah Khalid, the widow of former finance minister Daim Zainuddin, had previously denied any involvement in an attempt to destabilise the government. (Bernama pic)

KAJANG:

Naimah Khalid, the widow of former finance minister Daim Zainuddin, and her two sons, are not in Malaysia, federal police say.

Bukit Aman criminal investigation department director M Kumar said police have been trying to contact Naimah since they launched their probe into an alleged plot to topple the government

“Based on checks with the immigration department, Naimah and her two sons are not in the country,” Kumar said, referring to Amir and Amin Zainuddin Daim.

Earlier this year, Naimah denied any involvement in an attempt to destabilise the government, calling the allegations “false and preposterous”.

She said the police report was filed by a “disgruntled” former member of her proposed communications team in July 2025, who was terminated for allegedly poor performance and later made monetary demands.

The report claimed that Daim’s family members had engaged a UK-based firm to pressure the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) and Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim with the help of international media.

The allegations surfaced following news reports by Bloomberg claiming that then MACC chief Azam Baki held 17.7 million shares in a financial services company and had not publicly declared his assets. Azam denied the claim and is suing Bloomberg for RM100 million in damages.

In a separate report, Bloomberg alleged that a network of businessmen and MACC officers used raids and investigations to pressure executives into selling shares in targeted companies. MACC has denied the claim.

Last month, the Kuala Lumpur magistrates’ court issued arrest warrants for Amir and Amin.

MACC had applied for the warrants after they failed to turn up at the anti-graft agency’s headquarters to provide their statements.

On a related note, Kumar said police had recorded the statements of 17 witnesses.

“The investigation paper has been submitted to the Attorney-General’s Chambers and we are now waiting for further instructions from them.” - FMT