Ismee, a member of TIA’s steering committee, later became a board director and remained one when TIA became 1MDB. A star prosecution witness in former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s 1MDB-Tanore trial, Ismee testified last week that he had stayed on as a director in 2009 because he had “a high degree of trust in the leadership” specifically “the prime minister’s trust and loyalty”. It should be noted that Ismee, 58, was at the time also serving as group managing director and CEO of Lembaga Tabung Haji. “Therefore, I believe I had a high degree of trust in the leadership,” he said, referring to Najib. Before Bakke resigned, Tan Sri Che Lodin Wok Kamaruddin, Ismee and Tan Sri Azlan Mohd Zainol had also served on the board.

Source: The Edge Markets April 19, 2022 21:37 UTC