KUALA LUMPUR: Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin (pic) believes his deputy Khairul Azwan Harun has what it takes to eventually succeed him. "Of course, my deputy is one who is most fit to succeed me, but I have told him that he still needs to fight it out. Khairy, who is Youth and Sports Minister, said that as a two-term Umno Youth chief, he has succeeded in training a number of followers who are capable of leading the wing in the future. He said succession planning is one of the main jobs of an Umno Youth chief, adding that not preparing a successor will mean that he will have failed in his role. "Umno Youth is often referred to as a 'factory' and I'm the factory operator.

Source: The Star December 01, 2016 09:47 UTC