With the rise of Anwar Ibrahim as Malaysia’s 10th prime minister and the fall of Mahathir Mohamad, whose once-in-a-lifetime defeat expedited the 97-year-old leader to an overdue retirement, Malaysia ...

Anwar Ibrahim can’t seem to stay away from Russia. The Malaysian prime minister, once the darling of Western claqueurs, visited Vladivostok last month for the Eastern Economic Forum, where he ...

13 minute read Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim talks to TIME at the opening of an Infineon semiconductor fab in Kulim, Malaysia, on Aug. 8, 2024. Sadiq Asyraf—Prime Minister’s Office of Malaysia ...

Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim speaks at a press conference at the prime minister’s office in Putrajaya, Malaysia, Friday, Dec. 2, 2022. Credit: AP Photo/Vivian Loo ...

THE MOST enigmatic figure in South-East Asian politics for half a century, Anwar Ibrahim has now served just over a year as Malaysia’s prime minister. Simply holding on to power in that country ...

marks his first anniversary as prime minister. Anwar’s Pakatan Harapan coalition approached the November 2022 general election with a simple promise to get back on track after the COVID-19 pandemic.

Anwar vowed to change Malaysia when he became prime minister. Now, his critics see him perpetuating revenge politics. Anwar Ibrahim during an interview in New York, in September 2023.