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LEADERSHIP QUALITY :

MALAYSIA PERSPECTIVES

Prof. Dato Dr.

Che Musa Che Omar

UniKL Business School


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Malaysia in ASEANFederation of

MalaysiaMalaysia, located in the heart of South-East Asia, is one

of the fastest developing countries in the world and

ranks as the second wealthiest country in the region,second only to Singapore.


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Background

A Multi-ethnic and Multi-culturalCountry

Population 28.7 Million (2010) on

land area of 329,847 sq.km(127,354 sq. miles)

Ethnicity comprised of Malays,Chinese, Indian, Iban, Kadazan, anddozens of other minorities

Living in peace and harmony underthe concept of "One Malaysia

nation.


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System of Government

Based on the Constitution of the Federation of Malayapromulgated on August 31, 1957.

Revised in 1963 with the formation of Malaysia.

As administrative and policy making decisions.

Practices parliamentary democracy a ConstitutionalMonarchy.

Yang di Pertuan Agong (King) as the head of the country.


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Authority of Power

The Federal Constitution of Malaysia dividesthe Power into Executive, Legislative, andJudiciary authority.

Executive - refers to the power to govern thecountry headed by the Prime as the Chief

Executive and the head of the Government. The Prime Minister, Cabinet and the

government administrative machinery aregiven the task of carrying out executive

functions.


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Authority of Power (Cont. )

Legislative - is in the hands of the Parliament,

which comprises the Senate and House of

Representatives .

Its functions as a law maker and has the

authority to raise taxes and authorize

expenditure.


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The Senate comprises 69 members, and 40

are appointed by the King , from among

citizens believed to possess excellent records

in public services, businesses, trade and

commerce, have contributed much to the

benefit of the public or are representatives ofethnic or minority groups.

The House of Representatives consists of 222elected members (2008 GE) who must be 21

years old and above.


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Authority of Power (Cont. )

Judiciary - the judiciary is given the

authority to hear and determine criminal

matters, interpret the legality of anylegislative and executive acts.

The Head of the Judiciary is the LordPresident of the Federal Court, which is

the highest court in Malaysia.


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Hierarchy of the Malaysian Judicial SystemHierarchy of the Malaysian Judicial SystemHierarchy of the Malaysian Judicial SystemHierarchy of the Malaysian Judicial System


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Malaysia Leaders

Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-haj.

1st. Prime Minister (1957-1970)

Graduate from an English

University in 1925 with aBachelors Degree in Literaturestudy law at Inner Temple.

Father of Independent.


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Malaysia Leaders

Tun Abdul Razak Bin DatukHussein.

2nd.

Prime Minister (1970-1976)

Study at Raffles College inSingapore and graduated in law

at Lincolns Inn, London withinonly 18 months.

Father of Development.


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Malaysia Leaders

Tun Hussein bin Dato' Onn

3rd. Prime Minister (1976-1981)

After completing school in 1940,joined Military Academy in DehraDun India and Commissioned tothe Hydrabad 19th Regiment in

India and the Military EspionageDivision in the Military Base ofNew Delhi.

A man whom you can trust


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Malaysia Leaders

Tun Dr. Mahathir binMohamad .

4th. Prime Minister (1981-2003)

Studied medicine in KingEdward VII College ofMedicine, University Malayain Singapore and graduated

with MBBS in 1953.


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Tun Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad

As an Education Minister, he had made many

changes towards the progress of educationincluding increasing the numbers of Malaystudents in higher learning institutions.

Dr. Mahathir had in later days, strove to open a6th local university, known as Universiti UtaraMalaysia.

The Privatization & Corporatization.

Father of Modernization


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Malaysia Leaders

Tun Abdullah Bin Haji AhmadBadawi .

5th

. Prime Minister (2003-April 2009)

Study at the University

Malaya and graduated with aBachelor Degree in Islamicstudies in 1964.

Introducing the concept of

Islam Hadhari


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Malaysia Leaders Dato Sri Mohd. Najib bin Tun Abdul Razak

6th. Prime Minister (April 2009 - Now) .

Mooted a united, peaceful and prosperous

Malaysia, with abundant opportunities forall citizens.

Educated at St. John's Institution in Kuala Lumpur and

Malvern Boy's College in Worcestershire, England

before earning a degree in Industrial Economics from

Nottingham University.

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Dato Sri Mohd. Najib bin

Tun Abdul Razak

Launched the Government Transformation

Programme (GTP) which focuses on National Key

Result Areas (NKRA) for improvement in six areas:

Reducing crime,

Combating corruption,

Raising the living standard of low-income citizens,

Widening access to education,

Improving infrastructure in rural areas and,

Upgrading public transportation.


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12 NKEA

1. Oil , gas and energy

2.Palm Oil

3. Financial services

4. Wholesale and retail

5. Tourisms

6. Information and

communication

technology

7.Education

8.Electrical and electronics

9.Business services

10.Private healthcare

11. Agriculture

12. Greater Kuala Lumpur


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Malaysia has achieved development success

on a sustained basis since its independence

in 1957.

Its success is attributed to political stability,

visionary leadership, pragmatic socio-

economic planning and efficient publicservice.

It has adopted a vision of becoming a

developed country by the year 2020.

Achievement

CONTINUED


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How To Be an Effective Leader


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Tan Sri Lim Goh Tongs

15 principles of success 1. Always be humble, polite and

respectful to others

2. Be punctual, or better still arrive

10 minutes earlier.

3. Never cancel an appointment 4. Live a simple life with discipline.

Get up early and go to bed late

5. Always carry a piece of paper to

record anything which comes to

mind 6. Write down your ideas as soon

as you get them, even if you are in

sleep

7. Act quickly, response promptly

8. Believe in the power of conviction.

If you believe in something, go for it,

against all odds.

9. In business, go step by step, slowly

but surely

10. Avoid stepping on others toes and

never make enemies

11. Never resort to trickery or deceit.

There are no shortcuts to success

12. Work hard and be passionate

about what you are doing

13. Be bold but cautious

14. Have trust in your people

15. Have faith in God and seek his

blessing always

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