Hishammuddin Accidentally Tweets Photo With Playboy Book In Background

Aside from cigars, he’s also into guns and swords.

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A photograph of Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein has been making rounds on the internet but it seems innocent enough till you zoom in and look a little closer.

On the shelf of books behind Hishammuddin is a white book with the words “PLAYBOY” just barely visible on the spine.

Realising this, Malaysians are having a bit of fun, because of course you would after finding out that a Minister has a book by Playboy, was photographed with it, and then tweeted out the picture himself.

Just took a call at home tonight from 🇬🇧 UK’s Foreign Secretary and First Secretary of State, The Rt Hon @DominicRaab. Our discussion focused on 3 aspects – education; #COVID19 treatment plans; and @ASEAN as a regional grouping and the #Commonwealth pic.twitter.com/nR76l9Jxmh
— Hishammuddin Hussein 🇲🇾 (@HishammuddinH2O) April 20, 2020

Playboy, if you didn’t know, is a publisher of a famous magazine which showed women in the nude and was founded by Hugh Hefner, who lived in a mansion with dozens of girlfriends.

It might not even be the most controversial thing on that shelf.

So is Hishammuddin a purveyor of naked women? We checked, and sorry to pop that bubble, but it’s the Playboy The Book of Cigars Hardcover by Aaron Sigmond (Author), Nick Kolakowski (Author), Ian Spanier (Photographer).

There’s still some racy pics in it because it’s still Playboy, but since Hishammuddin is known to smoke cigars from time-to-time and has a famously beautiful wife, it’s probably for the smokes.

Me n my wife at the summer palace Beijing this morning. pic.twitter.com/lrxmuQ6VhF
— Hishammuddin Hussein (@HishammuddinH2O) September 22, 2014

We checked with a source close to Hishammuddin and they admitted that it was an amusing “scandal” and everyone was having a bit of a giggle at the Minister’s expense.

Also on the shelf, by the way, are numerous books about guns and swords, so make of that what you will but it seems like Hishammuddin Hussein Onn is actually a bit of a “lad“!

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Hamzah Nazari

Hamzah Nazari is a Malaysian journalist and editor with experience covering politics, current affairs, investigative reporting, and digital media. Currently the Head of Editorial for The Rakyat Post, he previously reported for Malay Mail, where his work focused on Malaysian politics and public policy. Over the years, he has written opinion pieces, breaking news, and feature stories spanning governance, technology, culture, and social issues, earning a reputation for accessible, sharp, and distinctly Malaysian storytelling.