Founder and chairman of
AmBank Group Tan Sri Azman Hashim has pledged RM1bil to a foundation for the
benefit of several charitable projects.The foundation, named after him, will
focus on education, welfare as well as projects to alleviate human
suffering.The foundation, among others, had contributed RM7mil for the
construction of a building at the International Islamic University, RM25mil to
University Malaya’s Faculty of Business and Accountancy for the construction of
its building and RM10mil to Universiti Sains Malaysia for the building of its
sports arena.
The foundation was launched by the Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negri
Sembilan Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir in conjunction with Azman’s 50th wedding
anniversary with Puan Sri Tunku Arishah Tunku Maamor on Saturday night.
Recounting
their 50 years of marriage, Azman said the night he first met Tunku Arishah at
a new year’s eve party in 1963, he made sure he had the first dance with her.
The
song I Could Have Danced All
Night by Andy Williams was
playing in the background as the pair moved together on the dance floor. They
danced until the sun came up the next day.
She
was a lively lass with a decorative mole on her cheek and, although she did not
smoke, was stylishly balancing a cigarette holder at the tip of her fingers,
Azman said. “It was more of a fashion statement.”
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