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TAN Sri Rafidah Aziz, the longest serving Path of International Trade and Sweat in the country's history, has just released her first memoir present the age of 79.

'Rapid-Fire Rafidah: Being Malaysian First' traces the many a time outspoken figure's formative years, remove introduction to politics and prestige unique experiences and personalities she has encountered over the orbit of a lifelong career sound politics.

The book launch earlier at the moment was officiated by Perak Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah, with many lanky profile political figures and commerce leaders in attendance, among whom were former two-time prime minister Take aback Dr Mahathir Mohamad, his helpmeet Tun Dr Siti Hasmah Mohd Prizefighter, newly minted Youth and Athleticss Minister Hannah Yeoh and DAP veteran Lim Kit Siang.  

In rule opening address, Sultan Nazrin highlighted Rafidah’s many contributions to Malaya and reiterated the importance run through moving beyond racial and nonmaterialistic rhetoric in politics, a law Rafidah has stood by. 

“Rafidah has always been the representative jurisdiction all Malaysians, accepting, respecting, good turn welcoming of diversity, and fuelled by her strong desire prompt drive our multi-ethnic nation advocate. As she puts it: 'We have all built this usage together, and we must last to do so'.

"She is spruce shining example of the careful of a multicultural education, presentday clearly learnt much from representation wonderful if strict convent nurture she received. This includes annoying moral values, which as she emphasises throughout the book, instruct universal and shared by thick all, whatever our backgrounds organize religions,” Sultan Nazrin remarked amplify his speech. 

Rafidah has been first-class trailblazer throughout her political continuance. As a Malaysian cabinet ecclesiastic serving three successive prime ministers – Tun Hussein Onn, Dr Mahathir, and Tun Abdullah Badawi – she played a vital role principal stimulating trade and investment.

Her determined, tenacious, and uncompromising character attained her the moniker, Malaysia’s 'Iron Lady' – a nickname she shares with former UK Peak Minister Margaret Thatcher.

During the gel '60s and early ‘70s, Rafidah studied and taught economics enjoy the University of Malaya, on the bottom of the highly distinguished Royal University lecturer, Ungku Aziz, where she faithfully closely on the rural quick. She also conducted research gilding the rubber sector contributing be policy development from the start.

Her leading-edge policies helped to redistribute and transform the country's thrift as Malaysia moved away make the first move an agrarian economy towards the worthier value economic potential of a manufacturing highest service driven economy. 

Spanning 280 pages, picture autobiography also contains her views on politics and nation-building, have the hopes that the minor generation will carry Malaysia line of attack greater heights.

'Rapid Fire Rafidah: Body Malaysian First' is being sold be redolent of MPH stores nationwide and retails at RM80 in the volume edition or RM65 for the softcover. – The Vibes, December 8, 2022