Khalid Ibrahim, 60, is the former chief executive of Kumpulan Guthrie Bhd and former group chief executive of government-linked plantations company Permodalan Nasional Bhd (PNB).

After spending nearly two decades in fund management, most recently with Malaysia's National Equities Board (PNB), Khalid has made an about-turn.

In this two-part interview, Khalid tells malaysiakini why he join the opposition PKR and why he - who was one of the key promoters of the New Economic Policy - now considers it as a 'cancer'.

Part 1:

Part 2: Nation in hands of 'school kids'