FORMER Bukit Kayu Hitam assemblyman Ahmad Zaini Japar died early this morning.

In a Facebook post, his son Ahmad Qusyairi said Zaini breathed his last at Universiti Malaya Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, at 5.42am today.

“Abah left us in the blessed month of Ramadan,” he said without stating the cause of death.

“Last respects and funeral prayers will be held at home in Jitra, Kedah, after his body is released by the hospital,” Qusyairi said, adding that his father’s remains would be buried at the Changlun Mosque Cemetery in Changlun.

Zaini, who was also former Kubang Pasu Umno division chief, won the Bukit Kayu Hitam state seat in in 2008 and held it for 10 years.

It is understood that he did not stand in the last election due to health problems. – Bernama, April 1, 2023.