For DAP veteran Lim Kit Siang, 25-year-old Bersatu youth chief Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman's appointment as the youth and sports minister is not an issue, as "over half" the Malaysian population is below the age of 30.
Instead, Lim, 77, said a more relevant question to ask is when Malaysia will have a prime minister that is below the age of 40.
He cited France, Ireland, and New as "A more interesting and relevant question is when will a Malaysian below 40 years become the prime minister of Malaysia as some 70 percent of Malaysians belong to this age group," he said in a statement today.
examples where the head of government is below the age of 40.
The current prime minister, Dr Mahathir Mohamad, turns 93 next Tuesday, and is the oldest head of government in the world.
At present, Pakatan Harapan's chosen successor for the premiership is Anwar Ibrahim, who turns 71 in August. - Mkini
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