Pak Ungku honoured for helping poor

Paying tribute: Muhyiddin said the late scholar had contributed tremendously to the country. - File photo (Bernama)

PM: He contributed to development of M’sia

THE works of the late Royal Prof Ungku Abdul Aziz Ungku Abdul Hamid had been the catalyst for poverty eradication among Malaysia’s rural communities.

During a recent virtual tribute to the longest-serving vice-chancellor in Malaysia, Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said “Pak Ungku”, as he was fondly known, contributed tremendously to the development of Malaysia, especially in the field of rural development.