Anwar Ibrahim

Yang Berhormat Dato' Seri Haji

Anwar Ibrahim

SSAP DGSM DUPN SPNS SPCM SSPJ SPDK MP
Yang Berhormat Dato' Seri Haji; Anwar Ibrahim; SSAP DGSM DUPN SPNS SPCM SSPJ SPDK MP
انوار ابراهيم
	Anwar in 2023
10th Prime Minister of Malaysia
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 24 November 2022
Monarch	Abdullah; Ibrahim Iskandar
Preceded by	Ismail Sabri Yaakob
12th and 16th Leader of the Opposition
	In office; 18 May 2020 – 24 November 2022
Monarch	Abdullah
Prime Minister	Muhyiddin Yassin; Ismail Sabri Yaakob
Preceded by	Ismail Sabri Yaakob
Succeeded by	Muhyiddin Yassin
	In office; 28 August 2008 – 16 March 2015
Monarch	Mizan Zainal Abidin; (2008–2011) ; Abdul Halim ; (2011–2015)
Prime Minister	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi; (2008–2009) ; Najib Razak ; (2009–2015)
Preceded by	Wan Azizah Wan Ismail
Succeeded by	Wan Azizah Wan Ismail
2nd President of the People's Justice Party
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 17 November 2018
Deputy	Mohamed Azmin Ali ; (2018–2020) ; Rafizi Ramli ; (since 2022)
Preceded by	Wan Azizah Wan Ismail
2nd Chairman of the Pakatan Harapan
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 14 May 2020
Preceded by	Mahathir Mohamad
Spouse of the Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia
	In role; 21 May 2018 – 24 February 2020
Monarch	Muhammad V; Abdullah
President	Wan Azizah Wan Ismail
Prime Minister	Mahathir Mohamad
Deputy	Wan Azizah Wan Ismail
Preceded by	Hamidah Khamis
Succeeded by	Muhaini Zainal Abidin
7th Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia; (Acting Prime Minister: 19 May – 22 July 1997)
	In office; 1 December 1993 – 2 September 1998
Monarch	Azlan Shah; Ja'afar
Prime Minister	Mahathir Mohamad
Preceded by	Ghafar Baba
Succeeded by	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Minister of Finance
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 3 December 2022
Monarch	Abdullah
Prime Minister	Himself
Preceded by	Tengku Zafrul Aziz
	In office; 15 March 1991 – 2 September 1998
Monarch	Azlan Shah; Ja'afar
Prime Minister	Mahathir Mohamad
Deputy	Abdul Ghani Othman (1991–1993) ; Loke Yuen Yow (1991–1995) ; Mustapa Mohamed (1993–1995) ; Affifudin Omar (1995–1996) ; Wong See Wah (1995–1998) ; Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz (1996–1998)
Preceded by	Daim Zainuddin
Succeeded by	Mahathir Mohamad
Minister of Education
	In office; 11 August 1986 – 15 March 1991
Monarch	Iskandar; Azlan Shah
Deputy	Woon See Chin (1986–1990) ; Bujang Ulis (1986–1987) ; Leo Michael Toyad (1987–1991) ; Fong Chan Onn (1990–1991)
Preceded by	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Succeeded by	Sulaiman Daud
Minister of Agriculture
	In office; 17 July 1984 – 10 August 1986
Monarch	Iskandar
Prime Minister	Mahathir Mohamad
Deputy	Goh Cheng Teik ; Luhat Wan
Preceded by	Abdul Manan Othman
Succeeded by	Sanusi Junid
Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports
	In office; 2 June 1983 – 17 July 1984
Monarch	Ahmad Shah
Prime Minister	Mahathir Mohamad
Deputy	Rosemary Chow Poh Kheng
Preceded by	Mokhtar Hashim
Succeeded by	Sulaiman Daud
Chair of the Caucus on Reform and Governance
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 4 December 2018
Deputy	Lim Kit Siang
Speaker	Mohamad Ariff Md Yusof ; (2018–2020) ; Azhar Azizan Harun ; (since 2020)
Preceded by	Position established
Chair of the Development Committee of the ; World Bank Group and the ; International Monetary Fund
	In office; March 1998 – September 1998
Preceded by	Driss Jettou
Succeeded by	Tarrin Nimmanahaeminda
President of the UNESCO General Conference
	In office; 1989–1991
Preceded by	Guillermo Putzeys Alvarez
Succeeded by	Bethwell Allan Ogot
Personal details
Born	Anwar bin Ibrahim; 10 August 1947 (age 77); Bukit Mertajam, Malayan Union (now Malaysia)
Political party	People's Justice Party (PKR) (since 1999) ; United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) ; (1982–1998)
Other political; affiliations	List
Spouse(s)	Wan Azizah Wan Ismail (m. 1980)
Children	6 (including Nurul Izzah)
Alma mater	University of Malaya (BA); National University of Malaysia (MA)
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Website	Official website

Datuk Seri Anwar bin Ibrahim (Jawi: ‏انوار بن ابراهيم; born 10 August 1947) is a Malaysian politician. He is the 10th and current Prime Minister of Malaysia since 24 November 2022. Before becoming Prime Minister, he was the Leader of the Opposition from 2020 to 2022. He was the Opposition Leader before between 2008 and 2015.^[3] He is a founder and leading figure of the People's Justice Party (Parti Keadilan Rakyat).

Ibrahim was expected to become Malaysia's Prime Minister in "one to two years" when Mahathir Mohamad said he would resign in that time frame and hand the role to Ibrahim.^[4]^[5] However, when Mahathir resigned in 2020, Ibrahim did not replace him.

Early life

Anwar was born on 10 August 1947 in Bukit Mertajam. He studied at University of Malaya and at National University of Malaysia. In 1980, he married Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, who became Deputy Prime Minister in 2018. They have six children.

Anwar Ibrahim Media

US Secretary of Defense William Cohen (right) meets with Anwar Ibrahim (left) at the Pentagon 1998.
Anwar Ibrahim speaks at an election campaign in 2009 as opposition leader.
Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim speaks during a rally in Penang on 11 May 2013
Anwar speaking at a rally denouncing the May 2013 election results.
On 16 September 2023, participants in the rally expressed dissatisfaction with the government led by Anwar and protested against the release of Ahmad Zahid
Anwar Ibrahim at the ASEAN–Australia Special Summit in Melbourne
Anwar Ibrahim with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Eastern Economic Forum in Primorsky Krai, Russia, 4 September 2024
MY-KED Order of Loyalty to Sultan Sallehuddin - Grand Commander (SSSK)
MY-KEL Order of the Crown of Kelantan - Star of Muhammad