First year at the helm of Wisma Putra


Recounting his journey: Hishammuddin speaking to ‘The Star’ on various issues related to his ministry including the procurement of vaccines for Covid-19. — AZLINA ABDULLAH/The Star

FROM repatriating Malaysians stranded overseas to keeping tabs on the development of Covid-19 vaccines and mending strained relations with long-standing partners, Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein has had a busy year, although much of the work was behind the scenes amid a pandemic.

Q: In less than a month, you would have led Wisma Putra for a full year. How would you summarise your journey?

A: On my very first day in office,

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