Who is Malaysia’s Prime Minister, Rosmah or Najib?
The Malaysian Insider
June 13, 2009
Why Lee Kuan Yew asked to meet Rosmah
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak and his wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor have been warm and forthcoming beyond Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew’s expectations. MM Lee said he called on Rosmah because he had been told that she and her husband worked as a team and it was necessary for him to understand both members of the team.
De facto Prime Minister?
He asked to see her, and PM Najib made arrangements for them to meet. Lee said he found the Malaysian prime minister and his wife “warm, positive and, more than I had expected to find them, forthcoming”.
“They spoke frankly to me and I spoke frankly in return,” he said. Lee visited Rosmah at her home in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday afternoon. They spoke for an hour over satay and Malay kueh.
They were joined by the three ministers accompanying Lee on his Malaysia trip: Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Education Minister Ng Eng Hen and Acting Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts Lui Tuck Yew, as well as Senior Parliamentary Secretary Masagos Zulkifli.
Lee and Rosmah exchanged notes on their families. She expressed interest in Singapore’s Gifted Education Programme and said she hoped there could be cooperation on that front.
Lee also spoke about bilateral cooperation. He made the same point that he had earlier conveyed to Najib.
“I emphasised to both that cooperation has to be long term, not chop and change, and it has to be across the board, you can’t just pick and choose,” he said. –The Straits Times, Singapore
OMG! Rosmah looks like doremon! hahahahahahahah
sickandtired - June 14, 2009 at 12:25 am
Good lord!! What happened to her??? The last time I saw her was some forty years ago and two words came to mind – “petite” and “demure”. What can I say? I’m shocked!
Now she’s nothing but a lump of cold flesh! No wonder Najib went headlong for that Mongolian model
Mr Bean - June 14, 2009 at 3:50 am
What’s she wearing?? If it is supposed to be a Japanese kimono, it certainly is a very poor imitation of one. It has to be her pajamas bought from Mitsukoshi Department Store. Tok Cik will have a hard time unraveling that one in the back seat of his Cooper S.
Mr Bean - June 14, 2009 at 3:59 am
Today if there is a nickname that best describes her, it is Mah Ketot. I believe that’s Kedah lingo for petite.
Mr Bean - June 14, 2009 at 4:11 am
Bean
There it’s now official. Even the MM LKY acknowledge Mah Gempoi is the PM of Malaysia.
40 years, add a pound a year and there you have it.
Her tailor is Omar the Tent Maker official courtier to Mah Gempoi.
shrek - June 14, 2009 at 5:33 am
We know what she ate for 40 years !
Yessir we do !
backStreetGluttons - June 14, 2009 at 9:04 am
Bean and Shrek,
To me, her physical appearance is unimportant. I am more concerned about her role in the Najib Administration and her influence on major decisions on matters of state.
MM Lee accorded her the status of at least the level of our Deputy Prime Minister, if not the same status as Najib. She is not an elected representative and yet she wields a lot of influence on Najib.
MMLee is astute and knows how business is done in UMNO-BN ruled Malaysia. If he thinks Rosmah does not have any influence on Najib, he would not have spent 1 hour with her. It is not just having tea and kueh kueh Melayu.
Rosmah is tops on making deals, a throwback to the days when Najib was DPM and Minister of Defence. I wonder if she has an office in Prime Minister’s Office in Putrajaya.—Din Merican
Din Merican - June 14, 2009 at 9:09 am
Mrs. Imelda Macos, eat your heart out.
imwatchinu - June 14, 2009 at 9:22 am
Din,
LKY must know something about the workings of not only BN but the personal lives of people that matter. This is LKY for you, he does not stop at the official level but transgress to the personal. Remember his plan for “graduates” to marry each other ( same sex I hope), free trips to Malaysian holiday spots.The other among the many others,married couples to “stop at 2″ resulting in near zero growth rate.The military administration of Singapore, only in the last few years identified that there was not the available young men and women for conscripting into the national service.
LKY i still the boss in Singapore, made easier by his son being in the hot seat. Must quote this biblical type phrase: “in the name of the Father son and the holy Goh” frequentlybandied about when Goh took the top seat.
Brian - June 14, 2009 at 12:22 pm
Din,
Just read the Malaysian Insider that Zaid has joined the PKR. This is the best news yet. Now Anwar will be ably assisted in piloting the party in the light of its recent problems, especially the rift between DAP and PAS.
Brian - June 14, 2009 at 12:29 pm
Hail, the Excellency Rosmah Mansor and consort Najib Razak
Long live ’1Malaysia’
vsp - June 14, 2009 at 1:00 pm
Looks like Mama SUMOsan is definitely capable of throwing her weight around. LKY must be worried sick now should she decides to reciprocate his visit and cause Singapore to tilt a couple of inches.
Taikohtai - June 14, 2009 at 1:21 pm
Mme Botox Lumpiolus is the power behind, over, on, in and beyond the ‘throne’ – no if, buts or maybes – this is the opinion of most senior civil service personnel.
Old fox LKY has accurate insider and secret intel info. They may even have those nice compromising photos of Naif and daughter of Genghis, which could be of infinite value to her.
‘Dear Leader’ knows her supernatural manipulative skills, and is happy to let her have her way. She clings to him physically due to his profligrate ways – and will get very distraught when he not in her presence for more than a few hours. Mind you, this behavior is pathological and called ‘fatal attraction’ – not for them, but for us Malaysians.
And yes, Bean and Shrek – they needed 4 yds of sash for that kimono.
Menyalak-er - June 14, 2009 at 4:25 pm
It is clear who the Tsarina is. But we need to smuggle in a Rasputin.
Mr Bean - June 14, 2009 at 6:24 pm
How about Tok Cik as Rasputin??
Mr Bean - June 14, 2009 at 6:25 pm
Behind every “successful” man is a woman…. Behind Najib is a chubby Rosmah..
Allz - June 14, 2009 at 7:35 pm
I believe this will be one of Najib’s legacy ‘Che Mah Cot’ among the many others. What as excess baggage one has to carry !!!
Bro. Din, can you enlighten us with appointment of Mrs. Kaveas of PPP as our rep to PNG has got anything to do with Che Mah Cot.
ariffdanial - June 15, 2009 at 12:39 am
With Mah Ketot, it ain’t over until the fat lady sings has a new meaning.
Mr Bean - June 15, 2009 at 2:51 am
Bean and Din
I once tried to set up an appointment with Najib through his Private Sec at Mindef to no avail. At the end of the conversation she suggested that I try to set up the appointment through the Minister of Home Affairs. I didn’t realise she meant Mah Gempoi.
Called someone close to Mah Gempoi and taa daa an appointment was OKayed first thing the next morning. From then on I knew who was the power behind the throne.
shrek - June 15, 2009 at 6:08 am
Shrek,
The influence Mah Ketot has over her husband is legendary. It has been that way from the very begining. This is one ambitious woman and the fight for the number one slot has been hers as much as his. Now that she has got him there, she is not about to throw it all away and become a door mat.
Mr Bean - June 15, 2009 at 7:17 am
The lumpy is in post-menopausal era , summer all year with no winter or spring.
It’s like being abandoned in the Nevada Desert
Danildaud - June 15, 2009 at 9:09 am
“How about Tok Cik as Rasputin??” Bean.
Me as Resputin. Wow! That’s a compliment, Bean. But I am better off as a Tok Mudin.
Tok Cik - June 15, 2009 at 11:07 am
Mah Ketot was once heard to say “I may not have balls but I have wings”. So there may be a job for you after all, Tok Cik.
Mr Bean - June 15, 2009 at 5:58 pm
Makang pisang ambon Tok Cik lebeh sadap
http://dinmerican.wordpress.com/2009/06/06/jazz-for-this-weekend-2/#comments
Mr Bean - June 15, 2009 at 9:58 pm
Who murdered Ataltunya the pregnant mongolian woman? Whose child did she carry?
Sultan Kamaruddin - July 5, 2009 at 6:06 am