Malaysia’s health minister faces difficult task of wresting Sungai Buloh from opposing Pakatan Harapan, who won comfortably in 2018 watershed electionCovid-19 response has boosted Khairy’s confidence, as he sets time frame of 5-10 years to become country’s prime minister.
Malaysia’s popular Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin, who led the country’s Covid-19 response, has staked a claim on the prime minister’s post as he fights to win Saturday’s general election after being thrust into contesting a difficult seat.
Standing on a stage in Sungai Buloh, a working-class suburb west of Kuala Lumpur, Khairy said it was the right time for him to step up and asked voters to give him a platform to get there.
The 46-year-old will take on the opposing Pakatan Harapan coalition, which won the constituency with a comfortable 26,000-vote margin in the 2018 general election.
“One day I want to be your prime minister, for us to develop this country. But I must win here first,” Khairy said, to cheers from the crowd.
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