Tributes are pouring for our former Prime Minister of Malaysia, the late Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi who passed away at the National Heart Institute (IJN) in Kuala Lumpur at 7.10pm yesterday at the age of 85. I have informed our media friends that the late Tun Abdullah who was also fondly know "Pak Lah" was one of Malaysia’s least controversial and cleanest premiers.
On behalf of myself and our ministries, I have expressed our deep sadness over the passing of Pak Lah - the fifth Premier of Malaysia whom I have described as a well-respected and widely accepted leader.
He might not have been as vocal and noisy like the others but he did his part as Prime Minister and was very well accepted by Malaysians. If we recalled that under his leadership, Barisan Nasional (BN) had secured a more than two-thirds majority in Parliament, a feat that demonstrated the public’s strong support for him at the time.
I had further praised the government’s decision to accord Pak Lah a final resting place at the Heroes’ Mausoleum in Kuala Lumpur, calling it ‘very apt’ for a leader of his calibre. When we look at other former prime ministers, I believe this is one person (Abdullah) who is least controversial and least corrupted. The others, even though not yet found guilty, have been linked to so many bad things. We pray that his soul will be blessed and placed among the pious.
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