{"id":10256,"date":"2021-07-09T12:14:03","date_gmt":"2021-07-09T04:14:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=10256"},"modified":"2021-07-09T12:14:04","modified_gmt":"2021-07-09T04:14:04","slug":"ismail-sabri-starts-work-as-deputy-prime-minister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=10256","title":{"rendered":"Ismail Sabri starts work as Deputy Prime Minister"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>PUTRAJAYA, July 9 &nbsp;\u2014&nbsp;Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob clocked in at the&nbsp;Deputy Prime Minister&#8217;s Office at Perdana Putra here today to start his duty as the number two leader in the country\u2019s administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Clad in a blue suit, Ismail Sabri arrived at the Perdana Putra compound at 10 am and was welcomed by the Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Mohd Zuki Ali, and Senior Deputy Secretary-General of the Prime Minister&#8217;s Department\u00a0 Datuk Jamil Rakon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div 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