PUTRAJAYA: Education Minister Maszlee Malik says several candidates who are internationally known but are not politicians have been identified to replace him as president of the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM).
Maszlee, who has agreed to step down from the post, said the names would be submitted to Pahang Sultan Ahmad Shah who is the constitutional head of IIUM.
“The next president of IIUM must be someone who is known internationally and has an impeccable reputation,” he told reporters after visiting a school here today in conjunction with the start of this year’s SPM examination.
Maszlee’s appointment as IIUM president became mired in controversy after critics said he should not hold the post due to his position as education minister.
He has since acceded to a request by the Cabinet to relinquish the IIUM post.
He also dismissed media reports that he would be dropped as education minister in a Cabinet reshuffle, saying his recent meeting with Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad was only to discuss a revamp of the education curriculum. -FMT
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