Anwar Ibrahim
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Malaysia's prime minister spent 25 years zigzagging between deputy leadership and prison cells - twice jailed on sodomy charges he called political, twice freed, now holding the office that once seemed designed to elude him.
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PM of Malaysia Anwar Ibrahim meeting with PM of Japan Fumio Kishida (2024) (cropped)
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Anwar Ibrahim, Deputy Prime Minister, Malaysia (1993-98) (14452317635)
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I will walk again for the third time into prison but rest assured that I will walk in with my head held high. I maintain my innocence.
Anwar Ibrahim (2015) cited in: "Malaysia's Anwar jailed for five years after losing appeal in sodomy trial" in Reuters, 10 February 2015.
Most of Malaysia does not believe that I will get a fair trial or a decision based on the facts of the law.
Anwar Ibrahim (2014) cited in: "Malaysia's Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim Awaits Sodomy Appeal Verdict" in TIME, 24 October 2014.
Just because they are putting me in prison now I can’t announce my retirement.
Anwar Ibrahim (2014) cited in: "Interview: Anwar Ibrahim" in BBC News, 24 April 2014.
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About this person
Born in Penang in 1947, Anwar Ibrahim rose through Islamic student movements before joining UMNO and becoming deputy prime minister in 1993, steering Malaysia through the 1997 financial crisis as finance minister. In 1998, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad stripped him of power and he was jailed on corruption and sodomy charges until 2004, when the conviction was overturned. He rebuilt the opposition into the Pakatan Rakyat coalition, contested two elections, and was imprisoned again in 2015 on a second sodomy conviction during the Kajang Move crisis. Released under royal pardon in 2018 after Mahathir's coalition won power, Anwar waited through another government collapse before his Pakatan Harapan won a plurality in 2022. Sworn in as prime minister on 24 November 2022, he formed a unity cabinet with former rivals, appointed himself finance minister, and now chairs ASEAN while facing criticism over conservative turns and controversies including reduced sentences for convicted predecessors.
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