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Datuk Seri
Anwar bin Ibrahim
(
Jawi
: ?????? ?? ???????; 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.
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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.
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However, when Mohamad resigned in 2020, Ibrahim did not replace him.
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.