So, this has happened. Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has resigned as the chairman of Proton Holdings Bhd, the national car company that he founded in 1983.
A statement on his blog, chedet.cc, said that his resignation letter had been sent to Group Managing Director of DRB-HICOM Berhad, Syed Faisal Albar on Wednesday.
“Dr Mahathir has also relinquished his post as the chancellor of Universiti Teknologi Petronas, also effective Mar 30, 2016. His decision has been communicated to UTP Rector Datuk Abdul Rahim Hashim,” the statement said.
It doesn’t stop there — Dr Mahathir has also quit as adviser to the Langkawi Development Authority and the Tioman Island Development Authority (Tida).
Proton responded to the resignation in a press release, as reported by The Star Online: “We respect his wish to step down; we would like to register our utmost appreciation for his valuable contribution, commitment and dedication for his role as chairman since 2014 as well as an advisor since 2003. We would like to express our gratitude and recognise Tun Dr Mahathir’s role as the creator of the national car company.”
The Cabinet had, on March 11 sacked the country’s longest serving prime minister from his position as Petronas adviser, soon after the 90-year-old quit Umno in protest against Prime Minister Najib Razak.
