Anwar named Malaysia's new prime minister

By Associated Press

Nov 25, 2022 12:12 am

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's king on Thursday named reformist opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim as the country's new prime minister, ending days of uncertainty after divisive general elections produced a hung parliament.

The monarch, Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah, said Anwar would be sworn in as the Southeast Asian nation's 10th leader at the palace at 5 p.m.

MAN ON TOP Anwar Ibrahim (center) waves as he leaves after meeting with Malaysia’s king, Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah, at the National Palace in the capital Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022. AFP PHOTO

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