ALOR STAR – Young “reporter” Muhammad Haziq Mohd Asyraf from Bukit Selambau, Sg Petani, who gained internet fame with his slick reporting style on the discovery of a large python at a public market, has achieved his dream of interviewing the prime minister.
The 12-year-old met Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob at a hotel here today and was given the opportunity to interview the country’s number one leader.
During the interview session, Haziq asked the prime minister several questions, including about his favourite food, daily routine, and whether he was familiar with kampung cuisine.
The prime minister was also asked about his plans if given the opportunity to lead the country for another 10 years, to which Ismail Sabri replied that he hoped to eradicate hardcore poverty by 2025.
“The first thing we focus on is making Malaysia a high-income nation. The second is helping the rural community and eradicate poverty so that there are no more poor or hardcore poor by 2025.
“We also want to make our country carbon neutral. These are all plans for the future for people like you, Haziq,” he said.
After the interview session, Haziq, who was accompanied by his mother Nur Shakilla Zainol, 33, and several other family members, said that he was honoured to have been able to meet and interview the prime minister.
“It was a pleasure to meet the prime minister of Malaysia. It was most certainly a blessing for me.
“I see him as a good, loving and handsome person,” said Haziq, who also suffers from thalassemia.
Earlier, Bernama reported that it was Haziq’s dream to meet and interview the country’s number one leader, whom he only saw on television and newspapers.
Ismail Sabri is in the state to attend the Northern Corridor Implementation Authority Council Meeting and officiate the Kedah Rubber City project in Kuala Nerang tomorrow.
Haziq previously grabbed the attention of netizens through a video of him reporting the discovery of a python in a public market in Bukit Selambau, Sg Petani.
The video uploaded on the Putra Mar Facebook page on January 24 has so far received 1.2 million views.
He even caught the attention of Sultan of Kedah Sultan Sallehuddin Sultan Badlishah who gifted him a mobile phone.
Haziq also received a tablet from Communications and Multimedia Minister Tan Sri Annuar Musa, besides donations of other schooling items from various parties including government agencies and individuals. – Bernama, February 6, 2022
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