He himself was a successful player in his teens and early 20s, having a trial for England Under-19s and going on to study sports science and management at university.

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After a career spanning 35 years at the British Geological Survey, Mike went on to help set up the MSc in Water Science, Policy and Management at Oxford University.

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"Both Mr. Anwar and Mr. Najib are under strain, " said Bridget Welsh, a political-science professor at Singapore Management University and an expert on Malaysian politics.

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He has a bachelor of arts degree from Princeton University and a master of science degree in management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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Mr. Tata received a Bachelor of Science degree in Architecture with Structural Engineering from Cornell University in 1962 and completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School in 1975.

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