Azmi Khalid

Azmi Khalid

Azmi Khalid is currently the Malaysian minister of Natural Resources & Environment as of 2006.

Prior to this, he was the minister of Home Affairs.

He is a member of United Malays National Organization and also the Member of Parliament for Padang Besar, Perlis.

On September 15, 2007, Malaysia's Natural Resources and Environment Ministry Azmi Khalid banned shark's fin soup from official function menus as commitment to the Malaysian Nature Society (for conservation of shark species). [ [http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/299995/1/.html ChannelNewsAsia.com, Malaysian ministry bans shark's fin soup] ]

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