Muhyiddin's challenges as PM amid Covid spread depicted in new book

Dewan Rakyat Speaker Azhar Harun yesterday launched a biography entitled "Muhyiddin Yassin: Leading A Nation In Unprecedented Crisis", written by Media Prima Bhd former chairman, Abdul Mutalib Razak.

The book captures the challenging moments faced by Muhyiddin Yassin, who took over the leadership of the country as the eigth prime minister when the Covid-19 pandemic hit.

Mutalib, when speaking at the launch of the book, said one part of it deals with the challenges faced by Muhyiddin and his Cabinet, especially when the entire world had not fully understood the impact of Covid-19.

He said the book also covered the challenges of facing the Covid-19 pandemic, including efforts to obtain vaccines, the economic impact of the pandemic and the political turmoil faced by Muhyiddin.

"When I started gathering the editorial team for this book in June 2020, it was based on a firsthand account of events, but then this crisis became so big from various angles that it took a long time to produce a biography as complete as this," he said.

Muhyiddin and his wife Norainee Abdul Rahman were also present at the launch.