NEW STRAITS TIMES, MONDAY, JULY 20,1981 Sanusi 13 is my calls lucky for more number, rural says credit Sanusi By ARIFFIN OMAR * From Page One KUALA LUMPUR. Sun. — Banks in which Pernas Umno, Encik Sanusi said has substantial interests he joined the party as an should pay greater atten- ordinary member in tion to the rural sector, Seremban in 1963 at the either for agricultural fi- age of 20. nancing or rural industry The following year he development, the Na- was made the secretary tional and Rural De- of the Seremban Bandar velopment Minister En- Umno Youth branch. cik Sanusi Junid said to- When he was 22, Encik day. Sanusi became the secre- He said this was defi- tary of tho Seremban nitely better than using Timur Umno Youth legitimate local deposits division and later the to finance speculative treasurer and informa- ventures in unproductive tion chief of that division. overseas investments. In 1966, he was also the He said these un- secretary of the Negri productive investments Sembilan Malay did not help to create em- Chamber of Commerce. ployment locally and While in London from might cause an infla- 1968 to 1969. he was the tionary trend by creating information secretary of artificial riches without London Umno Club. contributing to the na- Encik Sanusi, born in tional economy. Kedah, had his early The former Deputy education at the Yen Minister of Home Affairs Malay School and the was yesterday promoted Sultan Ibrahim School in to a full Minister by- Sungei Patani before Prime Minister Datuk going to the Malay Col- Seri Dr Mahathir lege. Kuala Kangsar. Mohamad to head the re- He Joined the Chart- vived National and Rural ered Bank In 1963 as a Development. Ministry. trainee officer im- Referring to his rise in mediately after his See Page 4, Col.8 Higher School Certificate and was the manager of Rural and Bumiputra Credit and Advisory Ser- vices Division when he resigned on Aug 31, 1977. While in the bank, he sat for the Institute of Bankers and Institute of Exports, London ex- Bahan asal dari Arkib aminations. Negara Malaysia Birthday Encik Sanusi, one of those responsible for the setting up of the Shamelin Cooperative, Joined the cooperative as a fulltime general man- ager on his resignation from the Chartered Bank. The Minister also dis- closed that the number 13 was lucky for him al- though not so for most people. He said he was first informed of his appoint- ment as the Deputy Min- ister of Land and Re- gional Development on July 13. 1978. He used to work on the 13th floor at the Ministry in Wisma Kramat. He was placed 13th on the list of candidates for the Umno Supreme Coun- cil election on June 26 and won the 13th place. Encik Sanusi had 652 votes, which he said added up to 13. "My wife's birthday also falls on July 13." he added. .