Rembau MP Khairy Jamaluddin made a sudden announcement on his Twitter page that he has resigned his position as commander of the 508 Regiment of the Territorial Army and requested his credentials cancelled.
Penyerahan surat peletakan jawatan sebagai Komander 508AW dan permohonan pembatalan tauliah kepada Mej Jen Dato’ Zainal AP BPS. Terima kasih kepada warga 508AW atas kerjasama selama hampir lima tahun saya menjadi Komander. pic.twitter.com/ds6Kwimw4O
— Khairy Jamaluddin (@Khairykj) August 15, 2018
According to NST, Khairy told the reporters at the Parliament lobby today (Aug 15) that he had submitted his resignation request to assistant commander of the reserves department Brigadier General Datuk Zainal Abidin M Said during this morning’s meeting at the Defence Ministry. He is currently waiting for his resignation to be approved.
“I made the request because I am no longer welcomed in the Territorial Army and the Armed Forces. It is better for me to back out,” he said.
Source: NST
The former UMNO Youth Chief was promoted from Colonel to Brigadier General in 2015, as reported by Astro Awani.
He was the first minister to be awarded a military rank and led the Territorial Army Regiment 508 based at the Rasah Camp in Negeri Sembilan.
Source: Astro Awani
He joined the Territorial Army on Jan 20, 2010, before being appointed as Colonel on Oct 28, 2013.
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