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Non-Malay Muslim can be PM says a Malaysian
spiritual leader
Friday June 01, 2012 12:13:31 PM,
IINA
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Machang
(Malaysia): The question of race need not be disputed
for a person to become a prime minister provided he is a Muslim,
said PAS Spiritual Leader Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat.
Nik Aziz said the leader must be from among Muslims because he
would be heading the government and leading Muslims in the
country.
“Okay to be non-Malay, so long as he is a Muslim. How to lead
Muslims if he is not a Muslim? Will a democratic nation give the
post to a communist?
“And in the same vein, will a Communist country accommodate a
democratic leader? No such thing! A Communist country will be
helmed by a Communist, a democratic country will be led by a
democratic leader,” he said.
“So, a Muslim nation must be led by a Muslim, regardless of race.”
He said this to reporters after opening a Kelantan Pas Ulama
Congress at the Labok Dewan Ulama Headquarters, here, today.
DAP Chairman Karpal Singh, prior to this, was reported to have
said that he would continue his fight to ensure a non-Malay could
became a prime minister of the country on the basis that there was
no law against it.
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