Malaysian university slammed for talk by murdered Mongolian’s ex-lover

A Malaysian university has drawn anger over an event invitation to Abdul Razak Baginda, the former lover of a Mongolian woman whose body was blown up with military-grade explosives in one of the country’s most notorious murders.The controversy has spread beyond social media to the Malaysia" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="185230" data-entity-type="organization">International Islamic University Malaysia’s own academics, who on Thursday called for a review of Abdul Razak’s appearance at the university’s International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilisation (ISTAC) on Tuesday.An adviser and associate of Najib Razak when the future Malaysian prime minister was then defence minister, Abdul Razak is scheduled to speak on the topic “Asia’s Heroes and Villains: A Study of Leadership” at the ISTAC. He now heads the ICON Centre for Global Affairs, a Kuala Lumpur-based think tank focused on international affairs and public policy.