00:00 Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim should have made Dr Mahathir Mohamad as a minister mentor
00:05 representing Malaysia at the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation summit.
00:10 Former UMNO Youth Chief Kairi Jamaluddin acknowledged that this was a ridiculous suggestion in practice
00:16 but said the former Prime Minister could have greatly boosted the country's presence on
00:20 the global stage.
00:23 He also said Mahathir would have brought a different level of gravitas to such meetings,
00:27 particularly considering the issue of Palestine.
00:33 Mahathir has been outspoken in criticising Israel's policies towards the Palestinians
00:37 for many years.
00:43 The OIC held an extraordinary summit meeting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on November 11th in
00:48 response to the Israeli military attack on Gaza.
00:56 Natasha Bust, FMT News.
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