KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 9- Hamidi Abdul Fatah, 91, the father of Home Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, died at the Tuanku Mizan Military Hospital in Wangsa Maju, here, at about 5pm yesterday.
Press Secretary to the Home Minister, Brig Gen Fadzlette Othman Merican Idris Merican, when contacted by Bernama, said Hamidi died of lung infection.Meanwhile, a Tweet posted from Ahmad Zahid’s Twitter account stated that his father will be buried at 11am tomorrow at the Sungai Nipah Darat Muslim Cemetery in Bagan Datoh.
“To respect my father’s demise, my daughter’s wedding tonight will be replaced with a tahlil ceremony at the Dewan Tun Razak 1, Putra World Trade Centre (PWTC) at 8pm,” he said on Twitter yesterday.
– BERNAMA
