Bismillahirrahmanirrahim, Assalamualaikum warrahmatullahi wabarakatuh, As someone with a keen interest in the history of Malaysia, I warmly welcome the publication of any book that promises to shed light on any aspect of the past. This is even more the case when the author is such an esteemed academic and accomplished writer as Professor Jamilah … Read full speech
Bismillahi r-Rahmani r-Rahim. Assalamu ‘alaykum warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh. Good evening, ladies and gentlemen: It gives me great pleasure to be here this evening to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Bank Negara Malaysia’s Shariah Advisory Council (SAC). This celebration is especially meaningful given that our dinner is held in conjunction with the Third Annual Symposium on … Read full speech
Ladies and Gentlemen: It is always a great pleasure to be here on this beautiful campus, which received the Aga Khan architecture award in 2007. In such inspiring surroundings, I want to address my remarks today to the important topic of the future of higher education here in Malaysia. A higher education sector that … Read full speech
Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim. Assalamu ‘alaykum warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh. Your Excellencies, distinguished scholars, ladies and gentlemen: It gives me great pleasure to welcome you all to the Fourth World Conference on Islamic Thought and Civilization. Of all the conferences I am accustomed to, it always brings me great joy to attend this particular one, because … Read full speech
Ladies and Gentlemen : I am delighted to be here today, and very pleased that this biannual event is taking place this year here in Kuala Lumpur. I warmly welcome all those attending from overseas and from here in Malaysia. I want to speak today on the theme of ‘prevention is better than … Read full speech
Assalamualaikum, salam sejahtera and good evening. In Cambodia’s Killing Fields, where more than a million people were murdered and buried by the Khmer Rouge regime from 1975 to 1979, it is well documented how Pol Pot’s troops devised diabolical ways to kill. One of the sports they conceived – and to them it was … Read full speech
Bismillahirrahmanirrahim, In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, Assalamualaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh. I am grateful to Allah the Almighty for this great opportunity to address you at this 14th Kuala Lumpur Islamic Finance Forum or KLIFF. I would like to thank and congratulate the organisers … Read full speech
It is my great pleasure to be here this morning at the 2017 Pangkor Dialogue. To all visitors from near and far, may I take this opportunity to bid you a warm welcome to the city of Ipoh – a city filled with reminiscences of a glorious past, but also with the promise of a … Read full speech
Ladies and Gentlemen : I am delighted to have been invited once again to launch a book published by Tan Sri Lin. I am even more delighted that another volume of his excellent and enlightening essays is being published. This will complement and extend the considerable weight of insight and knowledge contained in the … Read full speech
“Five Mega Challenges ASEAN Faces in the Coming 50 Years” Bismillahirrahmanirrahim, Assalamualaikum warrahmatullahi wabarakatuh, It is a great pleasure for me to have been invited this morning to share some thoughts on ASEAN and to officially launch the book entitled “ASEAN FutureForward: ANTICIPATING THE NEXT 50 YEARS” published by the Institute of Strategic … Read full speech