{"id":3993,"date":"2020-05-26T23:53:31","date_gmt":"2020-05-26T15:53:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=3993"},"modified":"2020-05-27T08:35:50","modified_gmt":"2020-05-27T00:35:50","slug":"muhyiddin-saifuddin-among-those-paying-tribute-to-ahmad-a-talib","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=3993","title":{"rendered":"Muhyiddin & Saifuddin among those paying tribute to Ahmad A. Talib"},"content":{"rendered":"
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KUALA LUMPUR, May 26 – Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin today paid tribute to veteran journalist Datuk Ahmad A. Talib, saying\u00a0the passing of his dear friend was a big loss to the nation, especially the world of news and communication.<\/p>\n

The prime minister said Ahmad had made a huge contribution to journalism and played a major role in empowering media institutions in the country.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had known Ahmad for a long time and I had great respect for him. I am sure many others also shared such true friendship.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cHe will always be remembered as a generous, humble and very loving person,\u201d Muhyiddin said in a post uploaded onto his Facebook page tonight.<\/p>\n

Ahmad, fondly known as Tok Mat, died of liver cancer at the Universiti Malaya Medical Centre here at 5.42 pm today. He was 69.<\/p>\n

In his post, Muhyiddin expressed his condolences to Ahmad\u2019s family and prayed for them to be strong and patient in their moment of bereavement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cMay the late Ahmad be placed among the righteous,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Ahmad began his career in journalism as a reporter with Bernama, the Malaysian National News Agency, in 1972.<\/p>\n

He then moved on to the New Straits Times Press (NSTP) and rose to become the New Straits Times (NST) group editor.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Ahmad was buried at the Raudhatul Sakinah Muslim Cemetery at Kem Perdana\u00a0Sungai Besi after the Isyak prayers today.<\/p>\n

“A great loss to the country,” – Saifuddin Abdullah\u00a0<\/strong><\/h5>\n
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\u201cA great loss to the fields\u00a0of journalism and volunteerism,\u201d was how Communications and Multimedia Minister\u00a0Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah described the death the veteran national journalist.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was active, but not just at chairing meetings and doing his job. This is a great loss to the country.<\/p>\n

\u201cI hope young\u00a0journalists and social activists will emulate the late Ahmad as it\u2019s rare that someone is active in two fields that are not related,\u201d Saifuddin said when met after attending the burial.<\/p>\n

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Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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Saifuddin also described him as a bilingual as well as proficient in writing in Bahasa Melayu and English.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was very thorough in his work\u2026\u00a0and his writings were easy to understand. Another thing that\u2019s unique about him was\u00a0that\u2026\u00a0he was perfectly bilingual. He could write in Bahasa Melayu and English,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Saifuddin said he knew\u00a0Ahmad since 1990 and once worked together when they joined the Bosnia Action Front in 1995.<\/p>\n

– BERNAMA<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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