Tun Dr Mahathir being paid RM15,000 per month as Petronas adviser
As revealed in the Dewan Rakyat on 8th May 2008 by Zulkifli Noordin (PKR – Kulim Bandar Baru):
The government is paying a total of RM1.14 million each year to 3 government advisers:
- Petronas adviser Dr Mahathir Mohamad: RM180K per year => RM15K per month
- Women and Social Development Affairs adviser to Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi: Datuk Shahrizat Abdul Jalil: RM404,726 per year = >RM30,000 per month
- Religious adviser to the PM: Datuk Abd Hamid Othman: RM549,675 per year => >RM45,000 per month.
Source:
Malaysiakini, 8th May 2008
