BUKIT MERTAJAM, May 18 (Bernama) -- Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Minister Steven Sim Chee Keong has expressed his appreciation to his former teachers, whom he described as key figures in shaping his life journey from primary school through to secondary school.
Sim said this year’s Teachers’ Day celebration was especially meaningful as he had the opportunity to reunite with his former teachers from Stowell Primary School and Bukit Mertajam High School after more than 30 years.
He said the guidance and lessons of his teachers remain fresh in his memory, including his first Malay language teacher in Year One, Puan Zaniyah, who taught him to read, write and master the Malay language.
“I would like to express my deepest appreciation and thanks to all my former teachers, from Stowell to Bukit Mertajam High School. They were the ones who shaped my life.
“Without them, I would not be where I am today. I pray that all teachers are blessed with good health, mercy and abundance, and that they continue to be rewarded for their service as long as their students put the knowledge they taught into practice,” he said in a Facebook post in conjunction with Teachers’ Day.
Sim said among the teachers he still remembers is Cikgu Idrus, the older brother of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, who served as headmaster when he was a pupil at Stowell.
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