August 14, 2011
The University of Tasmania honours a Distinguished Malaysian Alumnus, Tunku Abdul Aziz
I am gratified to inform which upon Aug 12, 2011, The University of Tasmania awarded a Degree of Doctor of Laws (honoris causa) to Yang Berhormat Mulia Senator Tunku Abdul Aziz Tunku Ibrahim during a Conferral Ceremony in Hobart, Australia.
My mother Dr. Kamsiah as well as we sincerely honour a Tunku upon this well deserved award, though we bewail to note which a Malaysian of Tunku Azizs status is not recognised by his own country.
What is new, we ask ourselves? It is a predestine of Malaysians but difference who have a bravery to verbalise a truth to energy as well as mount up for freedom, democracy as well as amicable justice to be sidelined or brutalised. Criticisms meted out with a most appropriate of intentions have been not welcome, more so from Tunku Aziz who is Deputy Chairman, Democratic Action Party.
Tunku Aziz as well as we have been from Kedah Darul Aman as well as were colleagues in Bank Negara Malaysia as well as Sime Darby Berhad. Our friendship goes back a prolonged approach as well as stays strong, notwithstanding occasional disagreements upon politics, amicable as well as civil society issues. we have regularly reputable him for walking a talkunusual for most politicians when it came to ethics as well as open condition. On corruption, he is formidable as well as tough.
Tunku Aziz has an outstanding private zone career during a very tall level with most achievements as well as contributions, of which he is as well medium to speak about. He served with eminence during a Commonwealth Secretariat under Sir Shridath Ramphal (Commonwealth Secretary-General, 1975 1990).
Upon his lapse! to Mala ysia after his stint, he led a group of like-minded individuals to set up Transparency International Malaysia during a most! difficu lt time when Dr. Mahathir, well known for his ambivalence towards crime in open life, was a Prime Minister. He became a initial President, Malaysian Chapter, Transparency.
Few people have been as known for their robust advocacy opposite crime not only in Malaysia, though globally, as Tunku Abdul Aziz. As a measure of his standing in a general anti-corruption community, he was appointed Special Adviser to a UN Secretary General Kofi Annan in 2006. In which capacity, he established a United Nations Ethics office in New York, putting in train a alarm ventilator insurance programme as well as a stipulation of resources programme involving some two thousand top officials around a world. Upon his return, he was actively involved in consultancy upon governance as well as associated issues before joining politics.
Tunku Aziz is additionally a inclusive writer with a few books to his credit. His articles upon issues of open administration, commercial operation management, crime as well as governance have appeared in The New Straits Times, Sin Chew as well as The Malaysian Insider. He travels widely as well as is active in general forums, where he is invited to verbalise upon ? la mode issues.
Professor David Rich, MA. PhD (Cambridge), who isDeputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) and
Provost presented Senator Tunku Abdul Aziz for admission to a grade of Doctor of Laws honoris causa and review a citation (reproduced here in part):
As members of a approved society all of us place tall value upon a beliefs of ! integrit y, clarity as well as reliable conduct. We design a politicians, commercial operation as well as village leaders to action according to these beliefs in their exchange with ! any oth er as well as with us. We additionally design these beliefs exhibited in a day to day interactions with a peers as well as with government agencies as well as business.
Most of us have been perturbed when we see these cornerstones of a approach of hold up eroded by self interest or hurtful conduct. Many of us have been rebuilt to condemn infringements, though few of us have been rebuilt to mount up in open forums as well as be counted being critical where necessary as well as championing a importance of integrity, transparency, as well as reliable control in a exchange with a single another.
Tunku Aziz has made this his lifetimes work as well as has campaigned fearlessly as well as in cold blood for great governance as well as reliable control in his quarrel opposite corruption.
Tunku Aziz came to a University of Tasmania in 1962 graduating Bachelor of Arts with majors in History as well as Political Science in 1965. He joined most alternative immature people from Australias South East Asian neighbours with a vigilant of later assuming care roles in their home countries.
Tunku Aziz not only reached, though exceeded which expectation, achieving general prominence for championing, as well as driving to hide in all a exchange with a single another, beliefs which great as well as honest people throughout a universe hold dear to their hearts.
In we do so Tunku Aziz has brought honour to himself, to his country, as well as to his University. It is, indeed, most wise which his University should reciprocate by recognising his achievements by a conferral of a grade of Doctor of Laws honoris causa.
In his Occasional Address, Tunku Aziz wished his immature graduates success as well as gratification in their chosen ! careers. He positive them as they insincere energy as well as authority there would be temptations galore. He reminded them which theirs is entrusted energy for them to make use of with a pinnacle care for a sole good of those for whom we have a open shortcoming as well as to whom we owe a open duty.
As usual, Tunku Aziz spoke from a heart, ever so ardent about reliable control as well as probity in open affairs. Once again, a congratulations.
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