A long line of people from all kinds of fields had waited patiently to see him at the Malaysia Tourism Centre office in Jalan Ampang, and yet after hours, he is still sitting relaxed and smiling as we enter to interview him.
“Who do you bow to? Those who keep saying you are wrong? They can criticise but I too have my own right and my own way to do it. I don’t care.Mohammadin is not someone who minces his words and he says that he is not merely being defensive. “If we did not do enough, how is it that we have seven million tourists in the first three months of this year?Mohammadin, who is also the MP for Silam in Sabah, hails from Warisan, the Pakatan Harapan partner that formed the government in the state.“I cannot guarantee everyone satisfaction. I only want to please those who really need help.Although he has yet to fit completely into the conventional “minister mould” after over a year in the post, he still gets things done, Mohammadin notes.
“I am not new to this kind of job; in 1986, I used to be the assistant minister to the deputy chief minister of Sabah. Mohammadin cites eco tourism and medical tourism as the top draws – Malaysia has high rankings in the region for these two industries.