KUALA LUMPUR: Umno deputy-president candidate, Senator Tan Sri Muhammad Muhammad Taib, is aware that there are people talking about his apparent lack of fluency in English.
In answering questions at the Umno overseas club leadership course yesterday, he not only took a swipe at his critics but also proceeded to list his achievements to prove that he had a good grasp of the language.
The question posed to him by one of the students was that Muhammad’s credibility was doubtful considering he was not fluent in English.
“I am aware that there are people talking about it. But this is just a script that normally comes out and it will change when someone supports a certain party.”
Muhammad said that he was the only Malay who graduated from Universiti Malaya with a first class honours in History in 1979.
“All my previous exams were also conducted in English - the London Cambridge Examinations and the Malaysian Cambridge Examinations.”
Muhammad added that when he was the Selangor Mentri Besar, he had managed to produce dozens of millionaires and was also responsible for bringing in investments from Taiwan, Korea and California.
“The thing is, I am only the Rural and Regional Development Minister now which is why you would only be reading small stories about me.
“Try and give me the International Trade and Industries Ministry and you’ll see,” he quipped.
At a press conference later, Muhammad said he would not speculate on his chances in the Umno elections.
He, however, commended former deputy-presidential candidate, Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam, for the calm with which he faced a very difficult situation.Star
Pak Nasution: Tan Sri Muhammad said to he sat for for his Form Five examinations in English and he was a first class graduate at Universiti Malaya in 1989. He also had experience in bringing investments to Selangor when he was the Menteri Besar from 1986 to 1997 . We have to him a chance to see what he can do when elected as Deputy President of Umno.
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