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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 ...
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.
The National Palace of Malaysia subsequently confirmed Mahathir would be sworn in as Malaysia's seventh prime minister, refuting any claims of delaying the appointment. [191] [192] Mahathir became the world's oldest serving state leader (aged 92 years, 304 days at the time), and the first Malaysian prime minister not to represent UMNO. [193]
Hussein Onn (Jawi: حسين بن عون; 12 February 1922 – 29 May 1990) was a Malaysian lawyer and politician who served as the third Prime Minister of Malaysia from the death of his predecessor Abdul Razak Hussein in 1976 to his retirement in 1981.
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 ...
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.
Upon reaching Malaysia on 6 May 2024, he was admitted to the National Heart Institute (IJN) in Kuala Lumpur for medical care. He died four days later on 10 May 2024, at the age of 69. [11] The King and Queen of Malaysia, Prime Minister of Malaysia described Mutang's death as a loss to the state of Sarawak, as well as to the nation.
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.