A leadership with a moral compass is the pre-requisite for Malaysia to be on the right path to success, Selangor Menteri Besar Mohamed Azmin Ali said today.

Speaking during a Malaysia Day dialogue in Shah Alam, Azmin said the first principle to transform a nation would be to have the courage of conviction to push for a reform agenda.

"The second principle is that the leadership must have a moral compass.

"Without a compass, there will be no clear vision. And with no clear vision, it would be impossible to reach the set destination," said Azmin to a question from moderator Eddin Khoo on his vision for a transformation of the nation.

In taking a swipe at Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak's administration, Azmin said Malaysia in the past had a moral high ground to make demands on an international stage, unlike the government of today.

"The leadership must be decisive, not 'flip-flop' (in decision-making).

"We must be brave but the decisions must also be made based on consensus. Not a tyranny of the majority," said the PKR deputy president.

He also reiterated his own visions for Selangor, including the state's success to
court investments from the United States amounting to hundreds of millions of ringgit.

Speaking to reporters later, Azmin revealed that the US company is involved in the aerospace sector and have been operating from Subang for 20 years.

"In principle, I am happy that they had come to my office. I did not go to their headquarters (in US).

"They expressed their confidence to remain in Selangor although there were several other Asean countries that attempted to woo them out," he said adding that full details would only be revealed in about three weeks time when the agreement is targeted to be signed.

As such, Azmin also refuted claims that Pakatan Harapan's criticisms against Najib's meeting with US president Donald Trump were done out of jealousy or spite.

"I am not jealous. I have also been to the White House but I did not 'kneel down' to them (US).

"We (Harapan) stand by our principle and we will not kneel down to any foreign superpowers," he stressed.

Najib had earned brickbats from domestic critics over his reported commitment to help "strengthen" the US economy.

Among others, Najib said the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) was looking to invest US$3 billion to US$4 billion in US equities to support "infrastructure redevelopment" in the US.

He also announced that Malaysia Airlines had committed to procuring 25 Boeing 737 MAX 10, plus eight 787 Dreamliners.