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The late Tun Daim Zainuddin was laid to rest at the Bukit Kiara Muslim Cemetery in Kuala Lumpur at about 6.10pm on Wednesday (Nov 13).

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00:00The late Tun Daim Zainuddin was laid to rest at the Bukit Kiara Muslim Cemetery in Kuala
00:10Lumpur at 6.10pm on Wednesday.
00:14Despite the gloomy weather, a huge crowd comprising family members and friends attended the funeral.
00:22Daim's wife Toh Puan Naima Khalid and their children could not hold back their tears when
00:27they were consoled by relatives.
00:29I will issue a statement later, but now this is private time, we all need to grieve.
00:39Thank you for coming and supporting and sharing the grief with us.
00:45Thank you so much.
00:46I know that you also came not just for work but because of my husband too, right?
00:51Yes, so thank you.
00:53But later, we will talk about this later.
00:57Good luck, Toh Puan.
00:59Thank you, thank you.
01:01Intelligent person, bright person, his action is louder than his words.
01:07As a family member, I am in awe.
01:09He is a great thinker and a strong believer too.
01:14Born in Kedah on April 29, 1938, Daim was the youngest of 13 siblings.
01:26He received his early education at the Serberang Perak Malay School and later attended Sultan
01:31Abdul Hamid College.
01:33The businessman-turned-politician was elected a Member of Parliament for five terms between
01:371982 and 2004.
01:40He served as Finance Minister twice from 1984 to 1991 and held the position again from
01:461999 to 2001.
01:49Earlier, Daim's remains were brought to his residence in Bukit Tunku before being taken
01:54to the Federal Territory Mosque for funeral prayer in the afternoon.
02:01Daim breathed his last at 86 on Wednesday while receiving treatment at Asunta Hospital
02:06in Petaling Jaya.

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