The Tunku's Birthday Gift, 60 Years On

The Author (3rd from right) with Tunku Scholars and guests at the 60th anniversary celebration. Photo Credit: Tunku Abdul Rahman Foundation.

It began with a letter

In 2007, at Saloma Restaurant in Kuala Lumpur, a man handed me a letter. That man was Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed, or Tok Pa — then Minister of Higher Education, and Chairman of Yayasan Tunku Abdul Rahman. That letter made me a Tunku Scholar.