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COMMENT | You will probably disagree; but my nomination, for the "Malaysian of 2018" is the disgraced former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak.

My reason is simple; ironically, Najib and his "1Malaysia" sound-bite united us.

I am not promoting Najib's so-called achievements, but he brought out the best in Malaysians - from their individual acts of kindness during the Bersih rallies, to the spontaneous helping spirit shown on the May 9 polling day.

He united old foes, like Dr Mahathir Mohamad and Lim Kit Siang. The family of Anwar Ibrahim endorsed Mahathir as the leader of Pakatan Harapan (PH). All faced the common enemy, Najib.

Najib's 1MDB scandal may have put Malaysia on the map for the wrong reasons, but the heavyweight presence of the US Department of Justice, was to our advantage.

The messy banking practices of 1MDB have also forced banks to review their practices.

We also saw that businesses were at Najib's mercy. Those who had sided with Mahathir, were visited by the Income Tax Department. Under Najib, we cringed as Supermax's Stanley Thai apologised for supporting Harapan, while AirAsia's Tony Fernandes praised Najib profusely.

In the world of publishing, the spendthrift ways of his spouse Rosmah Mansor prompted some financial magazines to advise their subscribers, to start saving from their teenage years...

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