Muhyiddin's New Tool to Shore up Power: University Boards

Bastions of patronage rather than excellence

By: Murray Hunter

Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin’s continuing effort to stay in power has resulted in the appointment of 35-odd politicians and ex-politicians to the boards of directors of the country’s 20 public universities, a position that carries basic financial reward and allowances but plenty of prestige.

It is just one more method of rew…