Cabinet shoots down non-Muslim religious affairs minister proposal

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Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim plays down the issue and says the proposal was merely Raub MP Chow Yu Hui’s personal opinion.  Read More:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2025/02/14/cabinet-disagrees-with-non-muslim-religious-affairs-minister-proposal/  Laporan Lanjut:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2025/02/14/jemaah-menteri-tak-setuju-cadangan-lantik-menteri-hal-ehwal-bukan-islam/  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #AnwarIbrahim #CabinetOfMalaysia

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00:00This is what Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim had to say about DAP MP Chow Yiu Hui's proposal

00:17for the creation of a minister's post overseeing non-Muslim religious affairs.

00:22Anwar said the matter of ministerial appointments was solely up to his discretion as Prime Minister.

00:27There is a minister of religion, there is a minister of co-ordination,

00:31there is a minister of harmony who represents all groups of all religions.

00:36The path is clear.

00:39Chow's proposal came on the heels of the uproar over proposed guidelines pertaining to Muslims

00:44attending non-Muslim festivities, funerals, as well as events at non-Muslim places of worship.

00:50Separately, Anwar said he had a candidate for the vacant post of Malaysian ambassador to the US,

00:55but declined to reveal the name.

00:58He said he would propose the candidate to Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Ibrahim

01:02when he visits the king in Bahrain.

01:04The position has been vacant following the completion of former MP Nazri Aziz's two-year stint.

01:11Pan Yu Jo, FMT News.

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