GEORGE TOWN: Businessman Low Taek Jho, better known as Jho Low, was a reserved student who did extremely well in mathematics.
One of his former teachers, who preferred to remain anonymous, told the New Straits Times today that Low did not mix much with other students, but stuck to a few close friends.
“I know it sounds like a cliche, being Chinese and good in maths, but Low was different.”
He said Low’s math teachers told him that Low prepared himself in advance and had no problem understanding mathematical concepts that were taught for the first time.
“He was a bright student overall, but his ability to grasp Mathematics was really something,” he said.
Jho Low is the youngest of the three children of Low Hock Peng.
He was born in George Town, Penang, on Nov 4, 1981.
He studied at SJK (C) Union, Chung Ling High School, International School of Penang (Uplands) and Harrow School in London.
He did his undergraduate studies and obtained a Master’s Degree in Business Administration at Wharton Business School in the United States.
During his last visit to Penang in May 2013, Low donated RM1 million to his primary school.
“It is good that he came back and contributed to his old school, but I did not manage to meet him,” said the retired teacher.
Low is accused of corruption, bribery and money laundering by law enforcement agencies in several countries in connection with the 1Malaysia Development Bhd financial scandal.
The authorities are trying to track him down.