Daim shows it's never too late to accomplish your goals


Daim (right) receiving his scroll form the Sultan of Perak, Sultan Nazrin Shah, who is also UM Chancellor.

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): Former finance minister Tun Dr Daim Zainuddin has proven that age is not a barrier to accomplishing one’s goals when he received his Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Arts and Social Sciences.

The octogenarian received his PhD scroll on Saturday (Oct 12) from Universiti Malaya Chancellor Sultan Nazrin Shah at the university's 58th convocation ceremony at Dewan Tunku Canselor here.

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