KUALA LUMPUR, July 28 — Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s daughter took to social media today to state her reaction to her father’s removal as deputy prime minister following his open criticism of Putrajaya’s handling of 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB).

“Allah knows best,” Najwa Mahiaddin, a New York-based singer and songwriter, wrote on Twitter after the announcement was made.

Followers of her account quickly responded by with messages of support, mostly wishing her father well.

Her post also has been retweeted nearly 1,900 times as of writing.

In a hastily-convened press conference in Putrajaya this afternoon, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib confirmed rumours that Muhyiddin will be replaced by Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.

Rumours spread earlier today that Muhyiddin along with other ministers critical of Putrajaya’s handling of 1MDB would be dropped as part of a Cabinet reshuffle.

“I can accept differences of opinion and criticism as part of the decision-making process. But as Cabinet members, differences of opinion shouldn’t be expressed openly that can affect public perception towards the government,” Najib said during the press conference.

“The decision to replace Muhyiddin was a very difficult one, but I had to do it so a strong team can move forward.”

Muhyiddin had during the weekend urged Najib to satisfactorily explain the 1MDB controversy, claiming that he and other ministers were unaware of the “real facts”.

This resulted in a rare public rebuke from the Prime Minister’s Office yesterday, which urged Muhyiddin and other members of the administration not to pre-judge the ongoing investigations on 1MDB.

Muhyiddin was replaced by Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, who remained as the home minister at the same time.