Dr Mahathir also thanks the outgoing education minister for his service.
Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad said he has accepted Maszlee Malik's resignation and will decide on who will replace the latter as the next education minister.
After the May 9 general election in 2018, Mahathir announced that he would helm the education portfolio himself. This was due to the Pakatan Harapan manifesto forbidding the premier from holding other ministerial positions.his resignation, saying his decision was based on the advice of Mahathir, whom he respected as a statesman and father figure.
More recently, Maszlee had come under fire over the introduction of Jawi khat for Standard Four pupils in both national and vernacular schools.from DAP lawmaker Charles Santiago over the Education Ministry's handling of the recent controversy surrounding Universiti Malaysia Perlis promoting Islamic preacher Dr Zakir Naik in an exam question.
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