In another twist in Malaysian politics, formerly jailed opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim announced on Wednesday he has secured a majority among lawmakers to enable him to form a new government.

Anwar Ibrahim’s political journey is the stuff of legend. As an Islamist student leader, he was plucked out of his relative youth in the early 1980s to join Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad’s ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Malaysia's police said on Monday they have asked opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim to give a statement after they received complaints about names of lawmakers appearing ...

In mid-September, TIME interviewed Malaysian Prime Minister and democracy icon Anwar Ibrahim in Kuala Lumpur. After a political struggle spanning a quarter of a century defying incarceration and ...

Last November, after two decades of struggle for democracy in Malaysia, Anwar Ibrahim, the former leader of the Islamist Youth movement, finally became the country’s prime minister. In his long years ...

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After finally becoming Malaysia’s prime minister in November 2022, Anwar Ibrahim faced a choice: Target political opponents who oppressed him for years, or usher in the new era of democratic reforms ...

PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim says he is "surprised" by talk about the return of a former minister to the Cabinet.

PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim appeared amused when asked about rumours that former ­minister Khairy ...