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Muslim NGOs thank Malaysian PM over “Ops Piramid” exercise

By NNN-Bernama,

Putrajaya, Malaysia : The Federation of Muslim Non-Governmental Organisations today expressed appreciation to Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak on the successful “Ops Piramid” exercise to fly back Malaysian
citizens and students from strife-torn Egypt.

Malaysian Islamic Consumers Association (PPIM) Secretary-General Dr Maamor Osman, representing the federation of 60 associations, handed a memorandum expressing appreciation and gratitude to Najib at the Prime Minister’s Office here.

Dr Maamor said that at the meeting with Najib, the federation extended its appreciation and congratulations to the prime minister and his team which managed to evacuate Malaysians safely from Egypt in a short time.

“This is proof that if we focus on the ‘People First’ slogan, work as a team and concentrate on resolving problems, any difficulty can be overcome,” he told reporters after handing over the memorandum.

Dr Maamor said the federation asked the prime minister to enable the students to continue their studies either in Malaysia or anywhere else.

“And, when the situation in Egypt is safe again, they should be sent back at government expense,” he said.

He said the federation proposed that the government set up a tertiary institution in Malaysia similar to Al-Azhar University as it was seen as the best measure to provide the right education in meeting demand.

He said more than 10,000 Malaysian students pursued tertiary education in Egypt, many of them at the Al-Azhar University and that graduates of the institution were in high demand in Southeast Asia.