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Muhyiddin Yassin

Prime Minister of Malaysia from 2020 to 2021

“I am Malay first! I am a Malay first, I want to say that. But being Malay does not mean you are not a Malaysian. .... How can I say I am Malaysian first and not Malay second? All the Malays will shun me you're not proper!”
“As a Malay, I am concerned about the position of the Malays, not that they should be dominating but they should have a strong presence in running the country.”
“My view is that this Government should move forward, but in order to move forward, there is a need for very serious thinking by the leadership on the situation in the country.”
“I have to speak out because I am very much a part of the party hierarchy. And I have received tremendous response from the grassroots who feel that I am saying something right.”
“Yes, I have expressed that because it is undemocratic. Some smart aleck came up with the idea that we should impose a certain quota system that you can only contest if you get a certain number of nominations. Why do you need a certain quota imposed on them? You have to cross the bar before you can exercise your right. That, for me, is undemocratic.”
“We are race-based but we are not racist.”