Corruption is like cancer cells eroding the nation - Sultan Nazrin

The prevalence of corruption, abuse of power, and other disorders are akin to cancerous cells eroding the nation’s anatomy, said Perak ruler Sultan Nazrin Shah.

This places immense burdens on the people, who are very worried about the situation, His Highness added.

“At present, the nation is greatly embarrassed, and the people are very concerned about the prevalence of corruption, mismanagement, abuse of power, and breaches of trust that have been reported,” he said.

He was speaking at the first session of the 64th Universiti Malaya (UM) convocation ceremony in Kuala Lumpur today.

The ruler said that to address this, the administrative systems, governance, and management practices must be anchored in values, principles, and trustworthiness, transcending ethnic, religious, social, and economic status.

Sultan Nazrin, who is also the chancellor of UM, said the university’s responsibility is not complete if it simply produces a large number of graduates.

Rather, the university is also responsible for shaping the character and building the human soul of its graduates, he stressed.

His Highness said a more important aspect is the university’s success in cultivating and instilling noble values in each graduate so they have inner strength and understand ethics, morality, accountability, and integrity.

The convocation ceremony, involving 16 sessions, will take place from today until Dec 8.

A total of 9,253 graduates are eligible to be awarded degrees and diplomas; 598 graduates will receive a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), 3,079 will receive Masters degrees and postgraduate diplomas, 4,241 will receive Bachelor's degrees, and 1,335 will receive executive diplomas and diplomas.

UM has advanced to the top 60 universities in the world in the QS World University Rankings 2024, in addition to occupying 12th place in Asia, and continues to excel as the best university in Malaysia.

- Bernama

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