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PM Anwar meets armed forces leadership at Wisma Perwira

It is learnt that the discussions focused on national security and defence preparedness, strengthening governance, and the welfare of MAF personnel.

Updated 8 months ago · Published on 24 Feb 2026 3:45PM

PM Anwar meets armed forces leadership at Wisma Perwira
After the meeting, Anwar also attended the Defence Ministry’s Ihya Ramadan programme - February 24, 2026

PRIME Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today held a meeting with the top leadership of the Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) at Wisma Perwira.

The meeting, which lasted about an hour, was also attended by Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin, Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Shamsul Azri Abu Bakar and Chief of Defence Forces General Datuk Malek Razak Sulaiman.

Also present were Defence Ministry secretary-general Datuk Lokman Hakim Ali, Implementation Coordination Unit (ICU) director-general Datuk Seri Sollehuddin Alyubi Zakaria and Deputy Public Service director-general (Operations) Datuk Mohd Shaiful Ibrahim.

According to Bernama, it is learnt that the discussions focused on national security and defence preparedness, strengthening governance, and the welfare of MAF personnel.

After the meeting, Anwar also attended the Defence Ministry’s Ihya Ramadan programme at the Khalid bin Al-Walid Mosque, joined the congregants for Zohor prayers before distributing bubur lambuk (savoury porridge) to those present. – February 24, 2026

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