TOKYO -- Daim Zainuddin, Malaysia's former economic czar who guided the country through financial crises and whose attempts to nurture Malay capitalists led to government bailouts, died on Nov. 13 at the age of 86.
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Former Finance Minister Daim Zainuddin, second from right, with former Malaysian strongman Mahathir Mohamad during an election campaign in 2018. © AP
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