<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 7): Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has appointed five special advisers to assist and advise him in his capacity as Minister of Finance.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>The special advisory body, which will be led by Petroliam Nasional Bhd adviser Tan Sri Hassan Marican, will be manned by professional groups and economic experts, said Anwar in a statement on Tuesday (Feb 7).</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>The other four members of the special advisory body are FVSB executive chairman Datuk Ahmad Fuad Md Ali; Sunway University professor of economics Dr Yeah Kim Leng; University Malaya professor of economics Prof Ulung Datuk Rajah Rasiah; and Sarawak Energy Bhd’s chairman Datuk Amar Abdul Hamed Sepawi.</p></div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>

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<div class="thumb-cap"><em>Sarawak Energy Bhd chairman Datuk Amar Abdul Hamed Sepawi</em></div>
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<div class="thumb-cap"><em>University Malaya professor of economics Prof Ulung Datuk Rajah Rasiah</em></div>
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<div class="thumb-cap"><em>Sunway University professor of economics Dr Yeah Kim Leng</em></div>
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<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Anwar said the appointed members of the special advisory body will not receive any form of remuneration from the government.</p></div>


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