Following his controversial — frankly conservative — statement, it looked like his position as the CEO of FINAS was no longer safe. “Based on the at the current situation, it looks like Ahmad Idham will not be returning to FINAS next March. The reason provided is that he needs some time off to settle personal issues,” some sources claimed. At the time, FINAS hadn’t confirmed the news. However, in a statement yesterday, FINAS said that Ahmad Idham had requested for his contract which was due in 2021, to be shortened by one year — March 2020. While the official statement reads “personal reasons,” I highly doubt that is the case, not in its entirety anyway. After all, NST Online quoted him saying the following: While Harian Metro, on the other hand, quoted the following (translated): I think it’s clear that FINAS and/or the Ministry of Communications and Multimedia urged Ahmad Idham to step down, perhaps after realising that he’s not a right fit for the job.
