We have also set up the national institute for ethics. This institute and also the implementation of the national integrity plan that will certainly do the follow up that is necessary for this.

I am quite a spendthrift but just being careful because my family was not rich was not a rich family.

When she was in United States we maintained contact we talked to each other on the phone almost every night. And there was one occasion I tried to fix this video conferencing but somehow it did not come out very well enough so better to talk on the phone.

We have followed a path of moderation development is our priority national unity good community relations Muslims and non Muslims this is what has given us the advantage.

But I have always said that its important we must make sure that justice is at all time be maintained.

I always said that you can use the same vehicle although the driver will change or the same vehicle to go for the race. Its a different driver this is exactly whats happening to the cabinet.

So I went to English school secondary English school so forget going to Mecca for my religious education.

So when I had to make a decision whether I would like to do honors degree course in Islamic studies and Malay studies too so I thought Islamic studies would be good.

It must be a balance in everything we do not too much of everything keep it simple not complicated.

We go fish we also catch fighting fish looking for birds and it was for kampong people the paddy field was our the play field for the children.

I believe it is an important project it makes the cost of doing business lower and they will make us more competitive at the same time it will also provide some satisfaction to the people who demand services for them of the quality they want and also quickly.

The idea is that they wouldnt want to deal with militant Islam but an Islam and Muslims who are committed to progress committed to development who like peace and are moderate in their ways. So thats what we are doing here.

I have always been interested in politics. I was in the student union before very active.

We have been given a role to play. We have been asked to provide to give lectures on the role of Islamic development and the way we do it here so the people who are Muslims there would understand what the role of Islam is.

Of course education becomes very very important and thats for our human resource development.

You cant have too much of everything you must have a balance thats very important.

I talking about my children of course I wanted them to succeed in life they have to choose whatever job or occupation that they want I will not try to influence.

Very old fashioned to say that they will be well behaved but I think its very important.