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By KAREN CHAPMAN

KUALA LUMPUR: Tan Sri Sanusi Junid has been “relieved of his duties” as International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) president with immediate effect.

Reading from an 18-page statement yesterday, Sanusi said he received the letter dated June 2 on Monday.

He said the letter, bearing the Sultan of Pahang Sultan Ahmad Shah’s letterhead and signature, did not give any reason why he was being relieved of his duties.

This, he added, meant that the termination of his service was a “sacking” based on pressure from other parties.

Sanusi, who was serving his second term as president, said he had two years left on his contract.

Under the university’s constitution, he said “the president could either resign from his office or be relieved of his position by the constitutional head on the advice of the host member”.

Sanusi said the Pahang Sultan was the constitutional head of the university, adding that the host member was Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.

He claimed that he had a good relationship with the Sultan and did not think he had acted alone on the matter.

“I consider this an ‘honourable sacking.’ As a result, I am not sad,” he said.

On June 5, the former Kedah Mentri Besar said he would not step down as IIUM president, adding that he had no intention of using the position to pursue a personal political agenda. He had, on May 19, resigned from Umno together with former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

University sources said they had also received a letter from the constitutional head informing them that Sanusi had been relieved of his post.

Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Khaled Nordin said his ministry was not involved in the termination.

Meanwhile, Tun Mahathir said he was saddened by what had happened to Sanusi. “Maybe he committed a grave offence. However, it seems like a coincidence that the action was taken after he left Umno,” he wrote in his blog.

- The Star

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written by Rajen Bumiputra, June 11, 2008 08:50:02

SANUSI how much it will cost to bring your mayat from Langkawi to Mainland. In kedah before election Muslim "dead body" is called Jenazah and easy (cost less/cheap/...) to bring to mainland.

Non Muslim "dead body" called Mayat and cost a lot (expensive) to bring by Langkawi ferry.

Thank you, now i have been told the problem settled.

SANUSI should be Presidend of University Jenazah & Mayat Langkawi.
SANUSI please go back to Sumatera, bring along Mr. Jerai ("tak suka keluar dari malaysia")& also Mahathir Son of Iskandar Kutty.

Rajen Bumiputra, Sitiawan

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written by Gasman, June 11, 2008 08:55:44

On what basis was Sanusi Junid appointed to such an important position in IIUM other than being the former PM's henchman?

Has he done anything to boost the name of the university?

He is not the only one as several such appointments were made just to please the political masters.

Where got standard lah!

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written by cwy, June 11, 2008 09:38:13

The dog has different fate compared to his master!
He said he is a fighter! Come back! Fight back!
BTW, We don't want hooligan in any of our universities!

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written by cheguevara, June 11, 2008 10:37:50

sanusi junid ? who is this dickhead? wat has he contributed on the higher education sector?what made him to think that he deserves that position in the first place?

the answer : TDM's henchmen

deyy mamak,we are waiting for u to be kicked out of petronas..syaitan ki bacha !

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written by fazda, June 11, 2008 10:51:16

Masa TDM jadi PM bolehlah dia nak mengamuk tak puas hati. Sekarang zaman kronisme suku sakat dia sudah berakhir. Harap dia hentikan alasan yang tugasnya di IIUM sebagai ibadat. Jangan cemarkan perkataan ibadat dengan rasa tidak puas hatinya kepada individu atau pihak lain. Dan yang penting jangan perlekehkan titah Sultan!

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