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Mahathir, who has served as prime minister twice since 1981, has been locked in a rivalry with his one-time protege Anwar that has dominated Malaysian politics for decades.
Anwar and Mahathir have been locked in a decades-long off-on rivalry that saw Anwar, a one-time protege of Mahathir, jailed for sodomy and corruption - charges he said were politically motivated.
Malaysia's king on Monday accepted Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad's shocking resignation but reappointed him as interim leader following the collapse of the ruling alliance in a major political ...
Daim was appointed as Finance Minister under Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad in 1984, serving until 1991, and later returning to the role from 1999 to 2001. Known for his economic policy work, Daim played a key advisory role in guiding Malaysia's economic recovery, with the GDP improving from a negative growth rate of 1.03% in 1985 to 9.06% in ...
(Bloomberg) -- At 97, Mahathir Mohamad was looking to the future, plotting to form a government once again after Malaysia’s national vote. Instead, the country’s longest-serving leader finds ...
Anwar, Mahathir and other Pakatan leaders then met to clarify the situation; Mahathir said he was not involved in the attempt to form a new governing coalition. [127] [128] Mahathir submitted his resignation to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Abdullah of Pahang on 24 February 2020, [129] refusing to work with UMNO leaders in a new government.
[26] [27] Mahathir had promised to hand over the position of the prime minister to Anwar in two years. [27] Azmin Ali was the deputy president of PKR and previously served as Anwar's private secretary from 1993 to 1998. [28] He was introduced to Anwar by Mahathir and was regarded as the latter's adopted son. [29]
Malaysian leader Anwar Ibrahim said on Wednesday that he would give full support to the government led by former rival Mahathir Mohamad, but would not immediately be part of it. "I have given my ...