Thursday February 14, 2008
PM likes number 13 as ‘nobody wants it’
PETALING JAYA: To many, the number 13 is an unlucky one but it has played a significant part in Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi’s life.
Parliament was dissolved yesterday, on Feb 13.
Besides the Dewan Rakyat, 12 state assemblies with the exception of Sarawak were dissolved – bringing the total number of legislative bodies to 13.
It is no secret that 13 is Abdullah’s favourite number.
All his vehicles, be it private or official, have registration plates bearing the number 13.
His love for this particular number goes way back and his cars have been carrying the registration number 13 since he was Foreign Minister.
“Yes, I like the number 13. It’s because nobody wants it. Those who are superstitious may say habislah if they get number 13.
“If people do not want it, let me take it,” he has said.
The number holds further significance as his daughter Nori’s birthday is on Jan 13, while that of her son and Abdullah’s only grandson, Jibreil Ali Jamaluddin Abu Bakar, who was born last year, is Sept 13.
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