PERDANA DISCOURSE SERIES 20
Tun Dr. Mahathir sheds light on the history and current state of federalstate relations in Malaysia at the Perdana Discourse Series
( L to R): Dr. Azeem Fazwan Ahmad Farouk( USM), Dato’ Dr. Ahmad Murad Merican( USM), Tuan Abdul Rahim Sinwan( MLA), Dr. Shamrahayu Abdul Aziz( IIUM)
On 24th of August 2016, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, the fourth Prime Minister of Malaysia and Honorary President of Perdana Leadership Foundation, delivered a keynote address on federal-state relations at the 20th Perdana Discourse Series themed“ The Federal & the States: Federal-State Relations in Malaysia”, organised by the Perdana Leadership Foundation. Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad started his keynote address by going through the history of Malaysia.
“ Malaysia is a federation of states and each State has its own Sultan. The country, however, could not have nine rulers. That was a problem Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia’ s first Prime Minister, solved by creating the position
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