{"id":112694,"date":"2022-11-24T15:37:18","date_gmt":"2022-11-24T12:37:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timeskuwait.com\/news\/?p=112694"},"modified":"2022-11-24T15:37:18","modified_gmt":"2022-11-24T12:37:18","slug":"anwar-sworn-in-as-malaysias-pm-after-25-year-struggle-for-reform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timeskuwait.com\/news\/anwar-sworn-in-as-malaysias-pm-after-25-year-struggle-for-reform\/","title":{"rendered":"Anwar sworn in as Malaysia\u2019s PM after 25-year struggle for reform"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Anwar Ibrahim has been sworn in as Malaysia\u2019s 10th prime minister, marking an incredible comeback for a man who was first lined up for the job in the boom years of the 1990s before he was suddenly sacked and jailed.<\/p>\n<p>The 75-year-old veteran politician took the oath of office in front of King Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah at the palace in Kuala Lumpur shortly after 5pm (09:00 GMT) on Thursday afternoon, hours after he had been named to the top job by the monarch.<\/p>\n<p>King Sultan Abdullah had taken control of the process of forming a new government after\u00a0Anwar\u2019s Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition\u00a0won the most seats in the weekend\u2019s election, but not the 112 seat parliamentary majority necessary to form a government.<\/p>\n<p>After a meeting of the royal households on Thursday, Anwar was announced as the leader because the king was convinced he had the support of the majority of Malaysia\u2019s 222 members of parliament.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anwar Ibrahim has been sworn in as Malaysia\u2019s 10th prime minister, marking an incredible comeback for a man who was first lined up for the job in the boom years of the 1990s before he was suddenly sacked and jailed. 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