Five days after the general elections which resulted in a hung parliament, opposition leader and former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim is officially named as the 10th prime minister of Malaysia.

2022 Malaysian general election

General elections were held in Malaysia on Saturday, 19 November 2022. The prospect of snap elections had been considered high due to the political crisis that had been ongoing since 2020; political instability caused by coalition or party switching among members of Parliament,…

Hung parliament

Parliament without an absolute majority

A hung parliament is a term used in legislatures primarily under the Westminster system to describe a situation in which no single political party or pre-existing coalition has an absolute majority of legislators in a parliament or other legislature. This situation is also known…

Leader of the Opposition

Leader of the largest faction of a legislature that is not in government

The Leader of the Opposition is a title traditionally held by the leader of the largest political party not in government, typical in countries utilizing the parliamentary system form of government. The leader of the opposition is typically seen as an alternative prime minister,…

Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia

Second-highest political office in Malaysia

The deputy prime minister of Malaysia is the second-highest political office in Malaysia. There have been 15 officeholders since the office was created in 1957. The first prime minister of Malaysia, Tunku Abdul Rahman, started the convention of appointing a deputy prime…

Anwar Ibrahim

Prime Minister of Malaysia since 2022

Anwar bin Ibrahim, also known as DSAI and PMX, is a Malaysian politician who served as the 10th prime minister of Malaysia since November 2022. A member of the People's Justice Party, he has been the party's president since 2018. Anwar also served as the finance minister since…

Prime Minister of Malaysia

Head of government of Malaysia

The prime minister of Malaysia is the head of government of Malaysia. The prime minister directs the executive branch of the federal government. The Yang di-Pertuan Agong appoints the prime minister who is a member of Parliament (MP) who, in his opinion, is most likely to…

November 24

Day of the year

November 24 is the 328th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 37 days remain until the end of the year.