OTHMAN Said, the father of Pengerang MP Azalina Othman, died aged 89 at his residence in Kelana Jaya early this morning. 

Azalina’s private secretary Danesh Raj who confirmed the matter said the late Othman died at dawn due to old age. 

Final rites were performed at Al-Hidayah Mosque in Kelana Jaya and he was laid to rest at Bukit Kiara Muslim Cemetery before Friday prayers.

Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi in a Facebook post said he paid his last respects to the deceased at the mosque this morning. 

“May the family of the deceased persevere in accepting God’s provisions and be patient over his passing.

“Let us recite Al Fatihah to the departed, and may he be placed with the faithful and pious,” he said. – Bernama, July 29, 2022.