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Date 6 APRIL 2015

RIME Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak and his wife PDatin Seri Rosmah Mansor attended the solat jenazah (prayer for the deceased) at Saujana Impian surau to pay their last re- spects to the late private secretary to the prime minister, Datuk Azlin Alias, yesterday. Clad in a white baju melayu, Na- jib arrived at the surau just before zohor prayers, before leaving for the burial of the late Rompin member of Parliament, Tan Sri Dr Jamalud- din Jarjis, at the Heroes Mau- soleum in the National Mosque. rites), was led by Putra Mosque rajin (study hard). neral were Domestic Trade, Co- Around 500 people came for Grand Imam, Abdul Manaf Mat. "The last jime I heard his voice operatives and Consumerism Min- Azlin's funeral, with many arriving Azlin's driver, Syaruddin Shariff, was on Tuesday night. He knew I ister Datuk Seri Hasan as early as 8am. 36, said his boss made a last- was preparing for my A-Levels ex- Malek; Deputy Finance Minister Azlin, Jamaluddin and four oth- minute decision to board the he- am and called to wish me luck," Datuk Chua Tee Yong; HealthMin- ers were killed in a helicopter crash licopter. said the accounting student. ister Datuk Seri Dr S. Subramani- near on Saturday. "I was to drive him home from Azlin, a father of three, leaves am; Chief Secretary to the Gov- A sombre atmosphere enveIoped Pekan after attending the prime behind wife Datin Azlina Mo- ernment Tan Sri DrAli Hamsa; the house, with guests holding minister's daughter's wedding re- hamad and children, Amir Ashraf, Wanita Umno chief Datuk Seri back tears when the hearse car- ception," he said, adding it was 22, Amirul Akmal and Aisha Shahrizat Abdul Jalil; former rying the remains from the Kuala normal for Azlin to change his Maryam, 14. prime minister Tun Abdullah Ah- Lumpur Hospital mortuary arrived schedule. Azlin's cousin, Mohd Shamsir mad Badawi; Airiines at the residence in Saujana Impian "Datuk (Azlin) called to tell me Ariffin, 63, said Azlin had a twin chief executive officer Ahmad Golf and Country Club at 12.45pm. that he and Jamaluddin would be sister, Alinda, who died of an ill- Jauhari Yahya; AirAsia Group CEO After the solat jenazah, Azlin's returning to by he- ness in Australia when she was 26 Tan SriTony Fernandes; Media remains were brought to Batu 13 licopter," said Syaruddin, who had while Azlin was studying there. Prima Berhad group managing di- Muslim cemetery in Cheras, where worked with Azlin for four years. "He has joined his twin sister rector Datuk SeriAmrin Awalud- he was laid to rest in front of over He learnt the bad news at 5pm on now," said Shamsir. "He always din; NSTP CEO Datuk Moham- 1,000 family members and Saturday. stayed connected with family mad Azlan Abdullah; Media Prima friends. "I was very close to him. He was a members. Be it weddings, funerals Berhad Television Networks Group Azlin's second son, Amirul Ak- good and generous man, always or festivities, he would always be CEO Datuk Seri Ahmad Farid mal Aznil, 19, was among those concerned over my wellbeing." there with us," said Shamsir, a busi- Ridzuan; and NSTP group manag- who helped lower the coffin into Amirul, said his father's last nessman based in . ing editor Datuk Abdul Jalil the ground. The taiqin (funeral words to him were belajar rajin- Among those present at the fu- Hamid.