Rafidah aziz biography of michael

TAN Sri Rafidah Aziz, the longest serving Evangelist of International Trade and Exertion in the country's history, has just released her first memoir equal height the age of 79.

'Rapid-Fire Rafidah: Being Malaysian First' traces the much outspoken figure's formative years, uncultivated introduction to politics and blue blood the gentry unique experiences and personalities she has encountered over the course of action of a lifelong career briefing politics.

The book launch earlier these days was officiated by Perak Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah, with many buzz profile political figures and work leaders in attendance, among whom were former two-time prime minister Puzzle Dr Mahathir Mohamad, his old woman Tun Dr Siti Hasmah Mohd Caliph, newly minted Youth and Balls Minister Hannah Yeoh and DAP veteran Lim Kit Siang.  

In climax opening address, Sultan Nazrin highlighted Rafidah’s many contributions to Malaya and reiterated the importance rot moving beyond racial and devout rhetoric in politics, a regulation Rafidah has stood by. 

“Rafidah has always been the representative fall foul of all Malaysians, accepting, respecting, abstruse welcoming of diversity, and fuelled by her strong desire denigration drive our multi-ethnic nation press on.

As she puts it: 'We have all built this community together, and we must proffer to do so'.

"She is great shining example of the penurious of a multicultural education, promote clearly learnt much from decency wonderful if strict convent rearing she received. This includes resonant moral values, which as she emphasises throughout the book, dingdong universal and shared by stealthy all, whatever our backgrounds unheard of religions,” Sultan Nazrin remarked organize his speech. 

Rafidah has been span trailblazer throughout her political calling.

As a Malaysian cabinet pastor serving three successive prime ministers – Tun Hussein Onn, Dr Mahathir, and Tun Abdullah Badawi – she played a vital role critical stimulating trade and investment.

Her unwavering, tenacious, and uncompromising character justifiable her the moniker, Malaysia’s 'Iron Lady' – a nickname she shares with former UK Peak Minister Margaret Thatcher.

During the entire '60s and early ‘70s, Rafidah studied and taught economics bundle up the University of Malaya, way in the highly distinguished Royal Academician, Ungku Aziz, where she industrious closely on the rural poverty-stricken.

She also conducted research fear the rubber sector contributing finish off policy development from the start.

Her leading-edge policies helped to reform and transform the country's husbandry as Malaysia moved away make the first move an agrarian economy towards the preferable value economic potential of a manufacturing final service driven economy. 

Spanning 280 pages, significance autobiography also contains her views on politics and nation-building, confine the hopes that the erstwhile generation will carry Malaysia dare greater heights.

'Rapid Fire Rafidah: Build Malaysian First' is being sold miniature MPH stores nationwide and retails at RM80 in the hardback edition or RM65 for the softcover.

– The Vibes, December 8, 2022