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The prime minister of Malaysia (Malay: Perdana Menteri Malaysia; Jawi: ڤردان منتري مليسيا ) 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 as a member of Parliament (MP) who, in his opinion, is most likely ...
Nominated by the Prime Minister and appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong 3 November 2008 58 Fall from a roof [5] Lee Sing Chooi: BN (MCA) Nominated by the Prime Minister and appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong 9 December 2008 56 Heart attack [6] Ismail Md. Salleh: Independent: Nominated by the Prime Minister and appointed by the Yang di ...
Mahathir bin Mohamad (Jawi: محاضر بن محمد; [1] IPA: [mahaðɪ(r) bɪn mohamad]; born 10 July 1925) is a Malaysian politician, author, and doctor who served as the fourth and seventh Prime Minister of Malaysia from 1981 to 2003 and from 2018 to 2020. With a cumulative tenure of 24 years, making him the longest-serving prime minister ...
The eldest son of Malaysian Prime Minister, Abdul Razak Hussein, was elected to the Parliament of Malaysia in 1976 replacing his deceased father in the Pahang-based seat of Pekan. The national outpouring of grief following Tun Razak's death and the respect for his father helped Najib win election unopposed as Member of Parliament at the very ...
On 12 May 2018, Mahathir named former Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng as Malaysia's new finance minister. He also named former deputy prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin as the home or interior minister and Mohamad Sabu, the President of the National Trust Party (AMANAH), as the defence minister.
He was the deputy prime minister as well as finance minister during the 1990s and was prominent in Malaysia's response to the 1997 Asian financial crisis. [5] In 1998, he was removed from all posts by prime minister Mahathir Mohamad and went on to spearhead the Reformasi movement against the government.
Prime Minister: Westminster Kingdom of Great Britain: Illness [1] Henry Pelham: 1754 Great Britain: Prime Minister: Westminster Kingdom of Great Britain: Illness – skin infection [2] Charles Watson-Wentworth: 1782 Great Britain: Prime Minister: Wimbledon Kingdom of Great Britain: Illness – influenza [3] William Pitt the Younger: 1806 United ...
Abdul Razak bin Hussein (Jawi: عبد الرزاق بن حسين; 11 March 1922 – 14 January 1976) was a Malaysian lawyer and politician who served as the second prime minister of Malaysia from 1970 until his death in 1976. He also served as the first deputy prime minister of Malaysia from 1957 to 1970.