Two Malaysians accepted into top US military schools


Doing us proud: Luthfil (left) and Rakis posing together after receiving their official certificates of appointment from Kagan in Kuala Lumpur. — AZMAN GHANI/The Star

KUALA LUMPUR: From Malaysia to the elite halls of West Point and Annapolis, two young Malaysians are charting a course into the United States’ premier military academies, turning years of ambition and passion into major achievements.

Luthfil Haikal Haswadi and Rakis Ruhaim Abdul Rahman have earned coveted places at the US Military Academy in New York and the US Naval Academy in Maryland, respectively.

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