Anwar Ibrahim
10th Prime Minister of Malaysia
Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim (born 10 August 1947) is a Malaysian politician. He is the 10th and current Prime Minister of Malaysia since 24 November 2022. Before becoming Prime Minister, he was the Leader of the Opposition from 2020 to 2022. He was the Opposition Leader before between 2008 and 2015.[3] He is a founder and leading figure of the People's Justice Party (Parti Keadilan Rakyat).
Anwar Ibrahim | |
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أنوار إبراهيم | |
.jpg) Anwar in 2019 | |
| 10th Prime Minister of Malaysia | |
| Assumed office 24 November 2022 | |
| Monarch | Abdullah |
| Preceded by | Ismail Sabri Yaakob |
| 12th and 16th Leader of the Opposition | |
| In office 18 May 2020 – 24 November 2022 | |
| Monarch | Abdullah |
| Prime Minister | Muhyiddin Yassin Ismail Sabri Yaakob |
| Preceded by | Ismail Sabri Yaakob |
| Succeeded by | Muhyiddin Yassin |
| In office 28 August 2008 – 16 March 2015 | |
| Monarch | Mizan Zainal Abidin (2008–2011) Abdul Halim (2011–2015) |
| Prime Minister | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (2008–2009) Najib Razak (2009–2015) |
| Preceded by | Wan Azizah Wan Ismail |
| Succeeded by | Wan Azizah Wan Ismail |
| 2nd President of the People's Justice Party | |
| Assumed office 17 November 2018 | |
| Deputy | Mohamed Azmin Ali (2018–2020) Rafizi Ramli (since 2022) |
| Preceded by | Wan Azizah Wan Ismail |
| 2nd Chairman of the Pakatan Harapan | |
| Assumed office 14 May 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Mahathir Mohamad |
| Spouse of the Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia | |
| In role 21 May 2018 – 24 February 2020 | |
| Monarch | Muhammad V Abdullah |
| President | Wan Azizah Wan Ismail |
| Prime Minister | Mahathir Mohamad |
| Deputy | Wan Azizah Wan Ismail |
| Preceded by | Hamidah Khamis |
| Succeeded by | Muhaini Zainal Abidin |
| 7th Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia (Acting Prime Minister: 19 May – 22 July 1997) | |
| In office 1 December 1993 – 2 September 1998 | |
| Monarch | Azlan Shah Ja'afar |
| Prime Minister | Mahathir Mohamad |
| Preceded by | Ghafar Baba |
| Succeeded by | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 15 March 1991 – 2 September 1998 | |
| Monarch | Azlan Shah Ja'afar |
| Prime Minister | Mahathir Mohamad |
| Deputy | Abdul Ghani Othman (1991–1993) Loke Yuen Yow (1991–1995) Mustapa Mohamed (1993–1995) Affifudin Omar (1995–1996) Wong See Wah (1995–1998) Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz (1996–1998) |
| Preceded by | Daim Zainuddin |
| Succeeded by | Mahathir Mohamad |
| Minister of Education | |
| In office 11 August 1986 – 15 March 1991 | |
| Monarch | Iskandar Azlan Shah |
| Deputy | Woon See Chin (1986–1990) Bujang Ulis (1986–1987) Leo Michael Toyad (1987–1991) Fong Chan Onn (1990–1991) |
| Preceded by | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi |
| Succeeded by | Sulaiman Daud |
| Minister of Agriculture | |
| In office 17 July 1984 – 10 August 1986 | |
| Monarch | Iskandar |
| Prime Minister | Mahathir Mohamad |
| Deputy | Goh Cheng Teik Luhat Wan |
| Preceded by | Abdul Manan Othman |
| Succeeded by | Sanusi Junid |
| Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports | |
| In office 2 June 1983 – 17 July 1984 | |
| Monarch | Ahmad Shah |
| Prime Minister | Mahathir Mohamad |
| Deputy | Rosemary Chow Poh Kheng |
| Preceded by | Mokhtar Hashim |
| Succeeded by | Sulaiman Daud |
| Chair of the Caucus on Reform and Governance | |
| Assumed office 4 December 2018 | |
| Deputy | Lim Kit Siang |
| Speaker | Mohamad Ariff Md Yusof (2018–2020) Azhar Azizan Harun (since 2020) |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Chair of the Development Committee of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund | |
| In office March 1998 – September 1998 | |
| Preceded by | Driss Jettou |
| Succeeded by | Tarrin Nimmanahaeminda |
| 2nd President of the International Islamic University Malaysia | |
| In office 1988–1998 | |
| Chancellor | Ahmad Shah |
| Preceded by | Hussein Onn |
| Succeeded by | Najib Razak |
| 8th Youth Chief of United Malays National Organisation | |
| In office 1982–1987 | |
| President | Mahathir Mohamad |
| Preceded by | Suhaimi Kamaruddin |
| Succeeded by | Najib Razak |
| President of the UNESCO General Conference | |
| In office 1989–1991 | |
| Preceded by | Guillermo Putzeys Alvarez |
| Succeeded by | Bethwell Allan Ogot |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Tambun | |
| Assumed office 19 November 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Ahmad Faizal Azumu (PN–BERSATU) |
| Majority | 3,736 (2022) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Anwar bin Ibrahim 10 August 1947 Bukit Mertajam, Malayan Union (now Malaysia)[1] |
| Political party | People's Justice Party (PKR) (since 1999) United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) (1982–1998) |
| Other political affiliations | List
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| Spouse(s) | Wan Azizah Wan Ismail (m. 1980) |
| Children | 6 (including Nurul Izzah) |
| Alma mater | University of Malaya (BA) National University of Malaysia (MA) |
| Signature |  |
| Website | Official website |
Ibrahim was expected to become Malaysia's Prime Minister in "one to two years" when Mahathir Mohamad said he would resign in that time frame and hand the role to Ibrahim.[4][5] However, when Mohamad resigned in 2020, Ibrahim did not replace him.
Early lifeEdit
Anwar was born on 10 August 1947 in Bukit Mertajam. He studied at University of Malaya and at National University of Malaysia. In 1980, he married Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, who became Deputy Prime Minister in 2018. They have six children.
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "Anwar Ibrahim". Encyclopaedia Britannica. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- ↑ "Anwar disqualified as MP since Mar 16, says speaker". The Malaysian Times. 1 April 2015. Archived from the original on 6 April 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
- ↑ Kamarudin, Raja Petra (9 November 2005). "The Anwar Factor". Malaysia Today. Archived from the original on 14 January 2008. Retrieved 17 July 2008.
- ↑ "Anwar Ibrahim freed from prison after royal pardon from Malaysian king". Archived from the original on 16 May 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ↑ "Anwar hails 'new dawn for Malaysia' following release from prison". Retrieved 16 May 2018.[permanent dead link]
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