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Al Jazeera
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Politics
Al Jazeera Staff

Malaysians celebrate Anwar Ibrahim’s rise to prime minister

Malaysia's newly appointed Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and his wife Wan Azizah Wan Ismail wave as they arrive at a gathering in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on November 24, 2022 [Vincent Thian/Pool via Reuters]

For Anwar Ibrahim’s supporters, his appointment as Malaysia’s new prime minister has been a long time coming.

The 75-year-old opposition leader secured the Southeast Asian country’s top job on Thursday after its king intervened in the political impasse that followed last weekend’s inconclusive general election and named him the country’s 10th prime minister.

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