Malaysia

Fadillah’s trip down memory lane sees him meeting with former principal

DPM meets with his 84-year-old former primary school headmistress.

Updated 2 years ago · Published on 05 Aug 2024 4:35PM

Fadillah’s trip down memory lane sees him meeting with former principal
Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof (centre) with his former primary school principal Sister Ignatia Soon (left). – Facebook pic, August 5, 2024.

DEPUTY Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof took a trip down memory lane yesterday when he visited his former primary school principal after many years.

“So happy and moved when after a long time, I finally had the chance to meet my former primary school headmistress again,” he wrote on Facebook.

He said the meeting with Sister Ignatia Soon lasted for about 30 minutes.

She was his former principal at SK St Mary, Sibu, from 1969 to 1974 (Grade 1 to Grade 6).

“It was very meaningful to me after several times trying to arrange the meeting,” he said.

He said after he managed to contact her, he met Sister Ignatia, who is already 84 years old, at the Convent of Mary Immaculate Padungan, near Saint Peter’s Catholic Church in Kuching.

Sister Ignatia was the headmistress of SK St Mary from 1968 to 1995 before retiring and working at the church in Kuching.

Fadillah, who is also Petra Jaya MP, was accompanied by his wife, Ruziah Tahir.

“I really appreciate the services of all my former head teachers and former teachers. 

“Thank you for all the guidance and knowledge you have given me,” he said. – August 5, 2024

Related News

Malaysia / 2y

Execution failures caused water supply delay in Borneo states, says DPM

Malaysia / 2y

Sabah water woes: more funding needed to deal with problems on state’s west coast

Malaysia / 2y

MA63 implementation committee to have structure reorganised: Fadillah

Malaysia / 2y

Sarawak to gain autonomy on health, Dr Dzul to finalise details with state

Malaysia / 2y

Allies snap at 'Dubai Move' claims, assure continued support for Unity Government

Malaysia / 2y

M’sia to rope in foreign scientists, experts to mend palm oil image: Fadillah

Spotlight

Malaysia

Bersama suspends Nik Nazmi from party activities for three months

Malaysia

‘We have better things to do than orchestrate khalwat raids’ - Amirudin

Malaysia

Social media posts ‘emerge’- defending Ismail after Tuanku Muhriz’s public rebuke

World

Trump’s Muhammad joke about Iran presidency falls flat at Georgia rally

Health

Haze can cause life-threatening lung inflammation in cats and dogs, vet warns

World

Australia detects deadly H5N1 bird flu on Macquarie Island, threatening elephant seals

Malaysia

Agong warns against using social media to spread hatred, insult others

Malaysia

Nik Nazmi acknowledges he is the individual detained by JAIS

You may be interested

Malaysia

UM urged to spare student disciplinary action over criticism of Najib donation drive

Malaysia

More than 50 allegedly duped in royal-link property scam, losses exceed millions

Malaysia

Sarawak election window narrows as December polls loom, says Abdul Karim

Malaysia

‘We have better things to do than orchestrate khalwat raids’ - Amirudin

Malaysia

E-wages dashboard to track compliance of RM2k minimum wage hike from June 2027

Malaysia

Zara Qairina inquest verdict set for Jan 15 (UPDATED)

Malaysia

Drug cases involve 75% of Malaysia’s 90,000 prison inmates - Home Minster

Malaysia

King honours Malaysian Armed Forces at 93rd anniversary banquet