Norman (centre) with his father Abdul Halim Kamal (right) and father-in-law Datuk Mohamed Hashim (left) — photo by Mohd Syahmi Afif Mohd Noor
Like many young boys, as a child, Datuk Norman Abdul Halim had a certain respectful fear for his father.
The 48-year-old businessman and former member of KRU, one of Malaysia’s leading music groups in the 1990s and 2000s, recalls crying when his father would sit with him and his siblings to go through their homework.
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