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So I went to English school, secondary English school, so forget going to Mecca for my religious education

Abdullah Ahmad Badawi

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Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Age: 84
Born: 1939
Born: November 26
Diplomat
Former Prime Minister Of Malaysia
Politician
Abdullah bin Haji Ahmad Badawi
Secondary
English
Went
Education
Religious
Forget
School
Going
Mecca

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