A diplomat who always stood tall


“I am tough with people, and I am tough with myself. There are no double standards” Datuk Ahmad Mokhtar Selat.

DEC 17, 1996 is a date which will forever be etched in the mind of the late Datuk Ahmad Mokhtar Selat. It was on this day that he was held hostage with many others at the Japanese Embassy residence in Lima, Peru.

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