Zuraida: I never claimed to be an NUS graduate

Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin has denied being a National University of Singapore (NUS) graduate.

"I have never claimed or held myself to be a graduate of NUS and I have never authorised anyone else to do so," Zuraida said in a statement today.

Zuraida is one of several Pakatan Harapan government leaders whose academic credentials are being scrutinised by social media.

Many have shared an infographic by Bernama, which listed her as an NUS graduate. The infographic was created when Zuraida was appointed to the cabinet in May last year.

However, Zuraida told Malaysiakini that Bernama did not verify this information with her.

Meanwhile, the PKR vice-president said she is also not responsible for any edits to her Wikipedia page.

Checks by Malaysiakini found that an entry claiming Zuraida is "a social science graduate at one of Singapore's institutions of higher learning" was keyed in by an anonymous user on Jan 14.

The page then was edited again this afternoon by a user dubbed "Pejuang Umno" to say that Zuraida was a Harvard graduate. - Mkini