BUSINESS BACKGROUND

Azhar, who was lauded as "Pahlawan Bangsa" (Nation's Hero) is a successful businessman.On his business, a topic he seldom shares with others, he said being a businessman is not as easy as is generally thought to be because he often has to work till late into the night to maintain or repair tourist boats. He has 25 employees; most of them are locals. The focus is to build sailboats bearing the JG (Jalur Gemilang) brand.He is also trying to draw more foreign boats to Langkawi. He often took students and their teachers on sea excursions during school holidays and taught them about sailing.