Living life Musa Hitam’s way


One of the columnist’s early interviews with Musa; this one was in 1994.

THE last time I interviewed Tun Musa Hitam was 15 years ago. When I saw him two weeks ago for another session, I couldn’t believe that the man standing before me had celebrated his 90th birthday on April 18.

The unassuming political veteran personally greeted me at his office in Kuala Lumpur instead of sending a staff member. After the how do you dos and how are yous, naturally I had to pop the question: “What do you eat, Tun? You’ve hardly aged!”

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