MALAYSIANSKINI | On the back of her late father’s graduation photograph, a 13-year-old Mas Ermieyati Samsudin lovingly penned a tribute to him, along with a heartfelt pledge to follow in his footsteps and become a university graduate.

Little did she know that this promise would transform the photograph into a personal manifesto that doubled as a vision board, keeping the now Masjid Tanah MP focused on her ambitions throughout her schooling years and, in the end, making her more like her politician father than she had ever expected.

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chairperson’s adulation for her father, Samsudin Md Ali, is unmistakable as she acknowledges his perseverance and determination, promising to stay committed to striving for her goals, despite any challenges.

For the first time, she has made public, her penned promise:

“Abah tersayang...