Malaysians Have Declared That New Defence Minister Mat Sabu Is Now A Meme Icon
Mat Sabu and LGE's bromance > Twilight.
Cover image via FacebookPakatan Harapan wasted no time in getting down to business after their GE14 win
Among many things announced in the past few days, Amanah president Haji Mohamad bin Sabu a.k.a. Mat Sabu was unveiled as the country's new Defence Minister… much to Malaysians' delight.
Malaysians were especially tickled pink that the "cute" politician will be overseeing national security. So much so that netizens began congratulating him with memes and Photoshop battles:
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In case you're wondering, the caption above says: "Being cute is not a crime."
Check out the best ones we came across on the interwebs:
1. He may not have much experience, but it's nothing Photoshop can't fix
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2. If all else fails, he'll scare enemies off with his fiery speeches
3. Or he'd probably just throw his cap at them, nbd
Check out that Spider-Man cameo, lol.
4. Mat Sabu stacking up chairs so he doesn't have to stand when giving a speech is such a mood
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5. Even Mark Zuckerberg took a leaf out of Mat Sabu's book
6. And then there's his epic bromance with Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng
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7. Still a better love story than Twilight
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8. FUN FACT: According to Lim Guan Eng, Mat Sabu makes a killer curry fish head.
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9. Over on Snapchat, the young ones think Mat Sabu is "precious" when he smiles
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10. Meanwhile, a former minister is experiencing major FOMO
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11. A meme compilation is not complete until you wrap it up with the Avengers. Yep, that's Mat Sabu as the Hulk.
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12. TL;DR…
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BONUS: Malaysians are also sharing this photo of Mat Sabu sleeping on the road during the 2015 Bersih rally.
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