Abdul Razak Hussein conferred Outstanding Statesman Award

The second prime minister, the late Abdul Razak Hussein, was conferred the Outstanding Statesman Award at the Utusan Business Award 2015 today.

The award was presented by the Sultan of Perak Sultan Nazrin Shah to his widow, Rahah Mohammad Noah, at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre in Kuala Lumpur.

Abdul Razak, who was the father of Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak, received the award for his deeds and sacrifices as the architect who played an important role in the country's development.

Also present at the ceremony were Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Minister Hamzah Zainudin, Utusan Melayu Berhad Group chairpeson Mohamad Fatmi Che Salleh and Utusan Melayu Group managing director Mohd Noordin Abbas.

The award, the first organised by the Utusan Melayu Group, also saw the president and group chief executive of Permodalan Nasional Berhad Hamad Kama Piah Che Othman, the founder of Universiti Lim Kok Wing, Lim Kok Wing, and chairperson of Westports Malaysia Sdn Bhd G Gnanalingam receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award.

In addition, there were 31 other categories to give recognition to individuals of calibre who had contributed to the economic development of the nation.

They included the director and chief executive officer of Great Eastern Life Assurance Berhad, Koh Yaw Hui, who received the award for the Insurance Sector, and the chairperson of Bank Kerjasama Rakyat Malaysia Berhad, Abdul Aziz Zainal, in the socio-corporate sector.

The group managing director of Malaysian Resources Corporation Berhad, Mohamad Salim Fateh Din, was selected as the Best Business Icon while the managing director of Jakel, Mohamed Faroz Mohamed Jakel, received the Best Entrepreneur Award.

- Bernama