Friends Of STAR

Fuad Abdullah was the best student in STAR for the MCE exams in 1971.

It has been the tradition of the school to engrave the names of Best Students on a plaque hanged on the wall of fame in the school hall.

However you can't find Fuad Abdullah's name. The name you can see taking that space is Yeoh Keat Hean!

There is an enlightening explaination to that. In 1978, one year after his graduation with an Enginerring degree from a UK University, Yeoh Keat Hean embraced Islam, during the holy of Ramadan! SubhanaAllah...

I asked him tonight when we met for Iftar, "How did you first got attracted to Islam?"

He answered, "from STAR days. Even when I was in STAR I fasted during Ramadan" Allahuakbar...!

He is today a Syariah advisor to a reputable financial institution in Malaysia. He has a Phd qualification in Islamic Studies, adn a Master's degree in Islamic Syariah! MashaAllah~!

Bro Ir. Dr. Fuad, after all these years, still is the same vibrant, unassuming, humble and deeply intellectual person whom I admired when he was my senior in STAR.

I was in form one when he left after his MCE exams.

Tonight is out first meeting since then. I still find myself in awe of the man~!

May God continue to bless you brother! For me, it was God's blessing that I got to see you tonight.

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Note from admin: Fuad is the designated Shariah Officer with BIMB Securities Sdn Bhd. Below is a picture of the top guns of BIMB being introduced to Fuad after his appointment. He also sits on the company's Shariah Advisory Committee.  The link is http://bimbsec.com.my