KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 26 – Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin today expressed his condolences to the family of national paralympian Mohammad Azlan Mat Lazim who lost his life in a road accident yesterday. The deputy prime minister also expressed shock at the sudden passing of the 25-year-old athlete who brought glory to Malaysia at the Incheon 2014 Asian Para Games by winning three gold medals.
“His attitude and grit were admirable. May his soul be blessed and placed among the faithful. Al-fatihah,” said Muhyiddin through twitter. The deputy prime minister recalled meeting Mohammad Azlan at the Maulidur Rasul national-level celebrations in early January as the late was one of the recipients of the Maulidur Rasul 1436H/2015 award.
Mohammad Azlan and another national paralympic athlete, long jumper Farisan Jasna, 25, were riding a motorcycle to a recreation area for the weekend break when the incident, also involving a van happened at 2 pm at Serdang Raya. The late athlete from Kemaman, Terengganu succumbed to his injuries at the scene while Farisan, from Sarawak, who won a gold medal at the 2013 Southeast Asian Games in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar is presently being treated at Serdang Hospital.
