I’ll keep PM succession promise, Dr M says when asked if he ‘trusts’ Anwar
Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad greets Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim before special thanksgiving prayers and iftar in Putrajaya May 9, 2019. — Picture by Mukhriz Hazim
In an interview at the 5th Bloomberg Asean Business Summit in Bangkok, Thailand, Dr Mahathir was asked by host Haslinda Amin if he felt Anwar was ready for the prime minister’s role. Dr Mahathir: You know, in 1997 there was this financial crisis. I was on holiday in UK that time. Anwar was acting PM but because of the financial crisis I had to return, take over and handle the problem. So if something like that happens I need to stay on. But preferably I will step down.Haslinda: Do you trust Anwar Ibrahim?
Dr Mahathir, who was prime minister from 1981-2003, said his one regret after stepping down was assuming that his successors would do better than him.“Well, I regret stepping down because I thought my successor would do better than me,” said the 93-year-old.
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