By Selangor journal staff
PETALING JAYA – The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has published the asset declaration of 47 Pakatan Harapan and Parti Warisan Sabah parliamentarians, with Lim Guan Eng recording the highest income.
According to the MACC website, the Finance Minister currently topped the list with an income of RM86,464.92. He had declared his income together with those of his wife and children.
Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Saifuddin Nasution Ismail was ranked second on the list with an income of RM77,629.68 while Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad was third on the list with an income of RM75,861.57.
Dr Mahathir had declared his income together with that of his wife Tun Dr Siti Hasmah Mohd Ali.
His son, Kedah Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Mukhriz Mahathir, did not declare his assets and was not on the list.
Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail was 10th on the list with an income of RM59,048.33.
She had declared her assets together with her husband Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
Currently, bottom of the list of those had declared their assets were Kluang MP Wong Shu Qi and Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Senator P. Waythamoorthy.
The list of MPs, along with the date of their declaration of assets, as well as whether their spouse and children have made similar declarations, is available for public viewing on the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission’s dedicated portal.
This is the first time in Malaysia’s history that the assets of MPs or ministers have been made public, in what is seen as a move to curb the alleged culture of corruption prevalent under the previous administration.
