KUALA LUMPUR, July 2 — Baling Member of Parliament Datuk Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim  yesterday replaced Tan Sri Abi Musa Asa’ari Mohamed Nor as the new Pilgrims Fund Board (Tabung Haji) chairman.

Tabung Haji, in a statement issued here today, believed that the board would achieved greater heights under Abdul Azeez’s chairmanship.

Abdul Azeez, who has been a member of the Tabung Haji board of directors since 2011, is the executive chairman of the Baling People’s Development Foundation and a member of the Umno supreme council.

He is also responsible for the setting up of the 1Malaysia Putera Club and known for his voluntary works and humanitarian activities, including in helping the Palestinians in Gaza. – Bernama