KUALA LUMPUR: Pahang Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail has described the late Datuk Abdul Wahab Mohamad Ali as an individual who may be relied on and always dedicated to his duties as a press secretary.
Wan Rosdy stated Abdul Wahab was additionally an necessary determine who had helped him quite a bit in finishing up his tasks as mentri besar.
“His providers and contributions will perpetually be remembered. May Allah place him among the many righteous,” he stated in a Facebook publish.
Abdul Wahab, 61, died at 5.42pm Tuesday (Jan 11), believed as a consequence of blood most cancers at Tengku Ampuan Afzan Hospital, Kuantan, Pahang. He was 61.
Born on Feb 26, 1961, Abdul Wahab was by far the longest-serving press secretary, having served since 1995 and underneath three Pahang mentris besar, specifically Tun Mohd Khalil Yaakob, Datuk Seri Adnan Yaakob and the latest Wan Rosdy.
He started his profession on Sept 1, 1984, as a information officer on the Malaysian National News Agency (Bernama) headquarters in Kuala Lumpur earlier than being transferred to the Pahang bureau in January 1989, and returned to the headquarters in October 1994 as a information desk assistant editor.
Abdul Wahab was first appointed on mortgage as Pahang mentri besar press secretary on July 1, 1995, earlier than he opted for early retirement from Bernama on June 1, 2006.
After his retirement from Bernama, he continued to serve Khalil, who was then menteri besar, earlier than becoming a member of Adnan who took over in 1999 and later with Wan Rosdy, from 2018. – Bernama
