Malaysia

PM’s Dept rubbishes claims Ismail Sabri named Petronas chair

It clarifies news doing the rounds on social media is false

Updated 3 years ago · Published on 07 Dec 2022 10:17PM

PM’s Dept rubbishes claims Ismail Sabri named Petronas chair
A poster claiming that former prime minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob has been named Petronas chairman has been doing the rounds on social media. – The Vibes file pic, December 7, 2022

KUALA LUMPUR – The Prime Minister’s Department today clarified that the news doing the rounds on social media titled “Ismail Sabri dilantik pengerusi Petronas” (Ismail Sabri appointed Petronas chairman) is false.

It also reminded the public not to spread or share any unverified information.

The department in its Facebook post also urged the public to refer to its social media accounts for verified news, namely the Jabatan Perdana Menteri page on Facebook, the Twitter profile @jpmgov, the Instagram page @jabatanperdanamenteri, and the TikTok profile @jpmgov.

Earlier a poster went viral on social media showing a picture of the meeting between Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and his predecessor Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob with some information claiming that the former had in principle agreed to the appointment of the latter as Petronas chairman. – Bernama, December 7, 2022

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