Passing on the baton


Mentor and protege: Tengku Tan Sri Mahaleel Tengku Ariff (left) believes Datuk Seri Norza Zakaria should be the next BAM president.

Association of Malaysia (BAM) will hold their annual general meeting tomorrow with acting president Tan Sri Al-Amin Abdul Majid and deputy president Datuk Seri Norza Zakaria vying for the president’s post. Incumbent president Tengku Tan Sri Mahaleel Tengku Ariff, who has been on sick leave for the last two years, believes that Norza should be the president based on the “Gentleman’s Agreement” made two years ago. Here are his replies via e-mail to STARSPORT’s KNG ZHENG GUAN.  

Q: When you took over as president of BAM what was your vision? Does BAM still share the same vision since your enforced leave due to ill health?

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