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Malaysia Charges Second UMNO Leader After Pilgrimage Fund Probe

Bloomberg Markets·September 14, 2026·1 min read

Malaysian authorities charged former minister Jamil Khir Baharom with misappropriating 860 million ringgit ($210 million) from the Muslim pilgrimage fund Tabung Haji. He is the second UMNO leader charged over the fund in as many weeks, intensifying a corruption probe.

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