Daim's wife denies alleged efforts to topple govt
Published: Feb 27, 2026 5:51 PM
Updated: 10:47 PM
Na’imah Abdul Khalid, the wife of the late former finance minister Daim Zainuddin, has denied any form of effort to topple the government.
In a statement today, Na'imah said that any attempt suggesting she was behind the Bloomberg exposé involving MACC chief commissioner Azam Baki is not only irresponsible but also an insult to the journalists concerned.
"The claim that I am trying to destabilise or topple the government is laughable and brings to mind past accusations faced by the prime minister himself, when he used to declare having the ‘formidable numbers’ to seize power.
"Unlike him, at no time did I engage in, contemplate, or support any effort to destabilise or topple an elected government.
“While I am flattered by the claim that I was behind the investigative report by Bloomberg, I do not wish to take credit away from those who truly put their journalistic skills and talents to work to uncover the shocking allegations surrounding the MACC chief,” said the statement.
Na’imah was responding to the Inspector-General of Police Khalid Ismail’s statement earlier today, in which he announced that authorities were investigating the wife of a former cabinet minister over an alleged attempt to topple the government.
‘Influential person’
According to Khalid, the plot involved an "influential individual" and an international media agency and the probe is being carried out under Section 124B of the Penal Code after police received a report over the alleged conspiracy yesterday.
Section 124B of the Penal Code criminalises activities deemed detrimental to parliamentary democracy and carries a jail term of up to 20 years.
Inspector-General of Police Khalid Ismail
The latest development resembles the 1MDB scandal, in which the Najib Abdul Razak administration made similar allegations against certain media organisations while critics faced the threat of prosecution for "activities detrimental to parliamentary democracy”.
According to a copy of the police report sighted by Malaysiakini, the woman under investigation had allegedly held an online meeting sometime in July last year, where she discussed a purported plan to use international media outlets to mount pressure on Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Azam.
The former minister's two children, two lawyers, and several representatives of an international strategic communications firm purportedly attended the meeting.
Clear disgruntlement
Na’imah claimed the police report was a clear case of "conduct of a disgruntled man”.
“I read with great surprise a police report filed by an individual, alleging my involvement in an attempt to topple the government.
“The individual who lodged the report approached me and offered his services in July 2025 as part of a proposed communications team.
“Due to his poor performance on the job, he was terminated. After his termination, he attempted to make further monetary demands.”
Na’imah claimed the content of the police report was false and preposterous, and that the timing of the report points to a desperate attempt to distract the public from growing calls for Azam to be removed from his office.
According to a copy of the police report sighted by Malaysiakini, the woman under investigation had allegedly held an online meeting sometime in July last year, where she discussed a purported plan to use international media outlets to mount pressure on Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Azam.
The former minister's two children, two lawyers, and several representatives of an international strategic communications firm purportedly attended the meeting.
Clear disgruntlement
Na’imah claimed the police report was a clear case of "conduct of a disgruntled man”.
“I read with great surprise a police report filed by an individual, alleging my involvement in an attempt to topple the government.
“The individual who lodged the report approached me and offered his services in July 2025 as part of a proposed communications team.
“Due to his poor performance on the job, he was terminated. After his termination, he attempted to make further monetary demands.”
Na’imah claimed the content of the police report was false and preposterous, and that the timing of the report points to a desperate attempt to distract the public from growing calls for Azam to be removed from his office.
Azam Baki
This is because, she added, the report was lodged seven months after the alleged meeting and on the heels of one of the biggest scandals facing the Anwar-led government.
This is because, she added, the report was lodged seven months after the alleged meeting and on the heels of one of the biggest scandals facing the Anwar-led government.
Exposés ‘long before alleged meeting’
Na’imah further highlighted that the first article published by Bloomberg, published sometime in September 2024, concerning MACC and the prime minister’s alleged power abuse, predates the alleged meeting referred to in the police report by over 10 months.
“What kind of conspiracy can there be when Bloomberg had already been uncovering the abuse of power related to MACC and Anwar long before the alleged meeting?
“Furthermore, how does one topple a government with the help of international media, or, for that matter, a public relations firm? If that were the case, countless Malaysian governments in the past would have been replaced.
“Since when has seeking professional public relations advice been a crime, especially when faced with the unbridled powers of an agency led by a scandal-tainted individual who has the continued full backing of the prime minister?
“The recent revelations by Bloomberg have only reinforced the public’s distrust of the prime minister’s claim of waging a war on corruption (as) they confirm the entanglement of political power, corporate interests and enforcement institutions and shockingly, now, the corporate mafia.”
By using enforcement agencies in politically charged circumstances, Na’imah said the government has only confirmed the main thrust of the Bloomberg report, in which institutional powers are being weaponised.
“It is absurd to suggest that pointing out corruption and abuse of power at the highest levels of government is an attempt to topple the government,” she added.
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