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13 unusual facts about Abdullah Ahmad Badawi


Abdullah Ahmad Badawi

On 6 June 2007, the Prime Minister's office announced Abdullah Badawi's marriage to Jeanne Abdullah.

Amirsham Abdul Aziz

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi's move in appointing him as a minister was seen as an attempt in including specialists in fields of economics and law to help stimulate the Malaysian economy.

Armando Chin Yong

He sang for former Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi at a banquet in 2004, and was highly praised by the Prime Minister.

Bukit Mertajam

BM High School is the alma mater of figures like the fifth Prime Minister Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and former Deputy Prime Minister Dato' Seri Anwar bin Ibrahim.

Chronicle of Malaysia

The Chronicle was launched on November 5, 2007 by Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.

Dabong Bridge

This bridge was officially opened on 20 August 2006 by Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.

Governance and law of Penang

Interestingly, one of the more vocal proponents is Khairy Jamaludin, the son-in-law of former Malaysian Prime Minister, Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.

Karamjit Singh

When informed, the Prime Minister of Malaysia, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi reportedly asked: "If Karamjit is a Malaysian and has been producing results and bringing honour to the country, why has support not been accorded to him?"

Kepala Batas, Penang

The member of parliament for Kepala Batas is the former prime minister of Malaysia, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, as this is his hometown.

Proton Satria

The Satria Neo was launched by former Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi

Rapid Penang

On 31 July 2007, Rapid Penang began operations after being launched by Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi as part of his Northern Corridor Economic Region initiative.

Shahrizat Abdul Jalil

Later, when Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi became Prime Minister, he revamped the ministry and renamed it to Ministry for Women, Family and Community Development.

In a face saving gesture to the Wanita UMNO wing, then Prime Minister Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi appointed Shahrizat as Special Adviser to the Prime Minister for Women and Social Development Affairs on March 18, 2008, recognising that this wing was not represented in his cabinet.


East Coast Economic Region

The ECER was launched by Malaysia's Prime Minister, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi in Kuala Terengganu and Kota Bharu on October 30, 2007 and in Kuantan the next day.

The Malaysian Insider

Several of the more notable columnists are the member of the Selangor state assemblyman and political secretary to the Selangor Menteri Besar Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad, DAP Member of Parliament Liew Chin Tong, PAS MP Khalid Abdul Samad, UMNO MP Nur Jazlan Mohamed and a former Special Officer to Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Ziad Razak.