First Ladies Summit
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The First Ladies Summit was officially established in 2010, with Malaysia playing the inaugural host for this biennial event. It aims to gather First Ladies around the world to support a global initiative to ensure a safe and sustainable future for the next generation. The theme of the summit is "A Child Today, A Leader Tomorrow".
Meetings
The meetings have been held in:
- First Ladies Summit 1: October 11–13, 2010,
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Controversies
The ‘summit’ lasted for three days. It drew a poor attendance: a total of only fifteen ‘first ladies’, mostly from African nations, attended the inaugural ‘First Ladies Summit’. The issue of this ‘summit’ has been brought up by Zuraida Kamaruddin, Member of Parliament for Ampang, for debate in Parliament, highlighting the extravagant sum of RM24 million spent on the confab and its surrounding publicity. The millions spent on the event could have been better used for other uses such as building schools for the children in rural areas in Malaysia.[1] In addition, it has been pointed out that the Federal Constitution clearly named the Raja Permaisuri Agong as the country's rightful ‘First Lady’, and not the wife of the prime minister.[2][3]
References
- ^ http://www.malaysia-chronicle.com/2010/10/what-award-does-rosmah-deserve-from.html
- ^ http://en.harakah.net.my/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1567:rosmah-is-no-first-lady&catid=34:primary&Itemid=56
- ^ http://www.malaysia-today.net/mtcolumns/beritakomentar/34730-first-ladies-rosmah-tidak-sopan-pada-permaisuri-agong