Jalil Rasheed tendered his resignation from PNB on June 13 citing personal reasons.
LSE legal head Kevin Haynes said a degree from the University of London in economics was not the same as a degree from the LSE, the Edge reported. The report said prior to this clarification, an email from the executive assistant directorate of the LSE, Leda Cosentino, had indicated that a degree from UoL in association with the LSE, could be accurately called a degree from LSE.The report said this reply indicated that assertions that Jalil, who obtained a degree from the UoL, was not a LSE alumni were right.
But the authorities seemed to suggest it was over discrepancies in his academic credentials. On July 16, the Dewan Rakyat was told the LSE had confirmed that Jalil was not a LSE graduate.