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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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