DPM: Having PM as acting education minister shows how important it is

KUALA LUMPUR: Having the Prime Minister as interim Education Minister shows how important the portfolio is, says Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail (pic).

“When the Cabinet decided that the Prime Minister (Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad) will hold the post, it just shows how important education is for the new government,” the Deputy Prime Minister told reporters after distributing aid to some primary Islamic schools in the Pandan constituency on Monday (Jan 13).