Kuala Lumpur: Former Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Who Promised Reforms after Taking Over from His Iron-Fisted Predcessor Mahathir Mahamad But Was Criticized For Lalk Leadership, has died, his family said.
The 85-year-old passed away in hospital on monday after a lingering illness.
He will be buried tuesday after a state funeral,
Affectionately Known as “Pak Lah” or Uncle Lah, Abdullah Became Prime Minister in 2003, Successeding Mahatir, The Sharp-Tongued Authoritarian Leader Who Resigned after 22 Years in Power.
He served as malaysia’s fifth prime minister until 2009 when he was forced to stand down after Turned Against His Hand-Picked Successor.
A moderate, the fatherly abdullah was a sharp contrast compared with his domineering predacesor.
Many cheered the transition from Authoritarian Rule to Greater Freedoms, and this Helped Abdullah lead his national Front Coalition to a Landslide Victory in the 2004 Elections.
But there was also there that who is a weak leader.
Abdullah maintained a low profile after his term was over.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim Paid Tribute to Abdullah as a “person with a great soul who instilled a new narrative in Malaysia’s Politics of Power”.
Descriptive abdullah as a friend and a state of great character, anwar said he life with a face that “was not angry, hands that did not grab at power, and a voice that was Never rantless Attacks “.
“When I was struggling during a dark episode in my life, abdullah never added to the hurt with insulting words,” said anwar, who was jailed under maathir’s rule.
“That was the personality of pak lah, who allways peace even though return was Easy,” Anwar said on Facebook.
“DURING HIS Six Years as Prime Minister, Tun Abdullah Made Significant Contributions to Malaysia’s Social and Economic Development,” Said Lawrence Wong, Prime of NeGhbouring Singapore.
Former Singapore Prime Minister Lee HSIEN LOONG SAID: “I knew pak lah since insurance before we becames. uplift the lives of malaysians. “
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