Tun Abdul Razak: Towards a new Malaysia


A peck from father Tun Razak for a bashful eight-year-old Nazir. On the left is (Tun) Hussein Onn, then Deputy Prime Minister, and Attorney-General and Law Minister Tan Sri Abdul Kadir Yusof is at right. — Photos: Filepics

There are lessons to be emulated from how the late Tun Abdul Razak Hussein sought to reunite the people after the original system broke down in 1969.

MALAYSIA’S second Prime Minister Tun Abdul Razak Hussein left an indelible legacy for Malaysia with his many far-sighted policies. His youngest son CIMB Group Chairman Datuk Seri Nazir Razak reflects on his father’s values and visions, which have remained till today.

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