Biography
Anwar bin Ibrahim (born 10 August 1947 in Bukit Mertajam, Penang) is the tenth Prime Minister of Malaysia, a position he has held since 24 November 2022. He sits in the Dewan Rakyat as the Member of Parliament for Tambun and leads the People's Justice Party (PKR), the largest component of the Pakatan Harapan coalition. Anwar first rose to prominence as a student activist, leading the National Union of Malaysian Muslim Students and co-founding the Malaysian Islamic Youth Movement (ABIM). He entered electoral politics in 1982 and rose quickly through UMNO, holding a succession of senior cabinet posts — Culture, Youth and Sports; Agriculture; Education; and Finance — before becoming Deputy Prime Minister under Mahathir Mohamad from 1993 to 1998. His dismissal in 1998 triggered the Reformasi protest movement and a prolonged period out of power. He was imprisoned from 1999 to 2004, co-founded what became PKR, and served two separate terms as Leader of the Opposition (2008–2015 and 2020–2022), with a further period of imprisonment in between. After the 2022 general election produced no outright majority, he was appointed Prime Minister at the head of a multi-party "unity government." As of writing, his government brings together former rivals — Pakatan Harapan, Barisan Nasional and the main Borneo blocs — an arrangement that illustrates how fluid Malaysian coalition politics has become.
Constituencies (1)
Electoral track record
| Year | Party | Votes | % | Majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | PKR | 49,655 | 39.77% | — | Won |
| 2018 | PH | 31,016 | 71.32% | — | Lost |
| 2013 | PKR | 37,090 | 59.19% | — | Won |
| 2008 | PKR | 31,195 | 66.64% | — | Won |
| 1998 | Independent | — | — | — | Won |
| 1995 | BN | 27,945 | 76.68% | — | Won |
| 1990 | UMNO | 23,793 | — | — | Won |
| 1986 | UMNO | 17,979 | — | — | Won |
| 1982 | UMNO | 18,849 | — | — | Won |
Parliamentary activity
From 249 Dewan Rakyat sittings- 3 Mar 2026· Sitting 202Present
- 2 Mar 2026· Sitting 193Present
- 26 Feb 2026· Sitting 18Absent
- 25 Feb 2026· Sitting 17Absent
- 24 Feb 2026· Sitting 161Present
- 23 Feb 2026· Sitting 15Absent
- 12 Feb 2026· Sitting 14Absent
- 11 Feb 2026· Sitting 131Present
- 10 Feb 2026· Sitting 12Present
- 9 Feb 2026· Sitting 11Absent
- 5 Feb 2026· Sitting 10Present
- 4 Feb 2026· Sitting 9Present
- Rang Undang-undang Perlembagaan Persekutuan (Pindaan) 20262 Mar 2026Yes
- RANG UNDANG-UNDANG PERLEMBAGAAN (PINDAAN) 20254 Mar 2025Yes
- RANG UNDANG-UNDANG PERLEMBAGAAN (PINDAAN) 20254 Mar 2025Yes
- RANG UNDANG-UNDANG PERLEMBAGAAN (PINDAAN) 202417 Oct 2024Yes
- RANG UNDANG-UNDANG PERLEMBAGAAN (PINDAAN) 202417 Oct 2024Yes
- RANG UNDANG-UNDANG SURUHANJAYA PENERBANGAN MALAYSIA (PEMBUBARAN) 202426 Jun 2024No
Attendance, participation & recorded votes extracted from official Hansard records.
Connections (359)
Explore network- Muhyiddin YassinBERSATU100% aligned
- Tuan Ibharim bin Tuan ManPAS100% aligned
- Ahmad Amzad HashimPAS100% aligned
- Ahmad Fadhli ShaariPAS100% aligned
- Ahmad Zahid HamidiUMNO100% aligned
- Fadillah YusofPBB100% aligned
- Mohamad SabuAMANAH100% aligned
- Mohamed Khaled NordinUMNO100% aligned
- Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad100% aligned
- Fadhlina SidekPKR100% aligned
- Ahmad Amzad HashimPAS3 articles
- Fahmi FadzilPKR3 articles
- Akmal NasirPKR3 articles
- CHARLES ANTHONY A/L R. SANTIAGO3 articles
- Onn Hafiz GhaziUMNO3 articles
- Muhammad Sanusi bin Md NorPAS2 articles
- Aminuddin HarunPKR2 articles
- Mohd Azizi Abu Naim2 articles
- Che Mohamad Zulkifly JusohPAS2 articles
- Wan Azizah Wan IsmailPKR2 articles
News sentiment over time
5576 mentions across 41 months
News mentions
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