PUTRAJAYA – The cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today did not discuss any matters related to a cabinet reshuffle or post, according to Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin.
“The cabinet (meeting) did not discuss anything about any post. No (reshuffle),” he said in response to rumours that there would be an announcement of a cabinet reshuffle after the cabinet meeting today.
Khaled said the cabinet meeting, however, did discuss the proposed establishment of a Tun Dr Ismail Chair at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia as announced by Anwar last August.
He said this to reporters after opening the National Academia Day and Academia Month celebrations here today.
Khaled said the chair at UKM, which will focus on unity and ethnic relations in the diverse society of the country, will begin operations next month and that its establishment is also a gesture of appreciation and recognition for Tun Dr Ismail’s contribution to the nation’s progress.
Tun Dr Ismail Abdul Rahman is considered a national unifying figure and was one of the key persons who outlined the five principles of the Rukun Negara during a dark period in Malaysia’s history, the May 13, 1969 incident.
He served as deputy prime minister during Tun Abdul Razak Hussein’s administration from 1971 to 1973. – October 4, 2023