KUANTAN: Former Pahang state assembly Speaker Datuk Seri Wan Mohamed Razali Wan Mahussin died of diabetic complications today.
He was 67.
District police chief Assistant Commissioner Abdul Aziz Salleh said the veteran politician died about 5.30pm at a private hospital in the state capital.
He said Wan Mohamed Razali's remains were taken to Tengku Ampuan Afzan mosque in Indera Mahkota and is expected to be buried at Kampung Belimbing in Pekan later today.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak through his Twitter account@NajibRazak conveyed his condolences over Wan Mohamed Razali’s passing.
“Received sad news over the passing of ex-Pahang Speaker Phg DS Wan Mohamed Razali Wan Mahussin. Al-Fatihah. May his soul be blessed by Allah.”
Wan Mohamed Razali was appointed as the state assembly speaker in 1999 before he was replaced by former Bebar assemblyman Datuk Seri Ishak Muhamad in 2013.