Extracts from The Edge:

THHE’s largest shareholder is Urusharta Jamaah Sdn Bhd, a Ministry of Finance entity set up to take over selected assets of pilgrim fund Lembaga Tabung Haji.

Urusharta Jamaah has 64.45% equity interest in THHE. Other notable shareholders in THHE as at end-April this year, according to its FY2020 annual report, include Datuk Sri Mohamed Faroz Mohamed Jakel and Luqman Mohamed Jakel, who collectively control about 1.6% interest.

Mohamed Faroz recently surfaced in Sedania Innovator Bhd with a 12.77% stake, and with family members Mohamed Izani Mohamed Jakel and Mohamed Nizam Mohamed Jakel, has a 14.21% stake in Dataprep Holdings Bhd.

Abd Aziz made the headlines when he acquired 35 million shares, or 31.61%, in Utusan Melayu (M) Bhd from United Malay National Organisation or Umno, and took over as executive chairman. Shortly after that, the newspaper company was delisted from Bursa Malaysia after falling into the cash-strapped, Practice Note 17 category.

Abd Aziz is the younger brother of former cabinet minister Tan Sri Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir, a seven-term member of parliament for the Kulim-Bandar Baharu constituency in Kedah.