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[[File:Mahathir 2.jpg|thumb|220x220px|Mahathir Mohamad]]Alliance of Hope, a coalition of four political parties, People's Justice Party (PKR), Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), National Trust Party (AMANAH), and [[Democratic Action Party|Democratic Action Party (DAP)]], won the 2018 Malaysian general election against the then-incumbent Barisan Nasional, which had held power in the federal government for 60 years. Mahathir Mohamad, the chairman of Bersatu and president of Pakatan Harapan, was elected as the seventh Prime Minister of Malaysia, making him the oldest prime minister in the world at age 92. He had previously served as the fourth prime minister from 1981 until 2003 under the banner of [[United Malays National Organisation|United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)]], a component party of Barisan Nasional. He left the party in 2016 and founded Bersatu to oppose the regime of the sixth prime minister, Najib Razak, whom he had repeatedly urged to resign after the 1MDB scandal.

Mahathir reconciled with his former political rival Anwar Ibrahim who was the leader of PKR, in order to win the election. Anwar was previously Mahathir's deputy prime minister from 1993 to 1998 before he was dismissed and imprisoned from 1998 until 2004 under corruption charges. He was further imprisoned in 2014 under sodomy charges before receiving a royal pardon in 2018 from the 15th Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Muhammad V of Kelantan. Mahathir had promised to hand over the position of prime minister to Anwar in two years. Mahathir resigned from his position on 24 February 2020.

Mahathir reconciled with his former political rival Anwar Ibrahim who was the leader of PKR, in order to win the election. Anwar was

[[File:The three political figures GE 2018.jpg|thumb|220x220px|[[Najib Razak]] of Barisan Nasional vs [[Mahathir Mohamad]] of Pakatan Harapan vs [[Hadi Awang]] of Gagasan Sejahtera in 2018 Malaysian general election.]]

previously Mahathir's deputy prime minister from 1993 to 1998 before he was dismissed and imprisoned from 1998 until 2004 under corruption charges. He was further imprisoned in 2014 under sodomy charges before receiving a royal pardon in 2018 from the 15th Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Muhammad V of Kelantan. Mahathir had promised to hand over the position of prime minister to Anwar in two years. Mahathir resigned from his position on 24 February 2020.

[[File:Peliwat.jpg|thumb|220x220px|Anwar Ibrahim]]

Azmin Ali was the deputy president of PKR and previously served as Anwar's private secretary from 1993 to 1998. He was introduced to Anwar by Mahathir and was regarded as the latter's adopted son. He left Mahathir's UMNO in favour of Anwar's PKR (then called Parti Keadilan Nasional), becoming one of its founding member, after Anwar's first imprisonment. He was appointed by the Sultan of Selangor, Sharafuddin of Selangor over Anwar's wife, Wan Azizah Ismail, as Menteri Besar of Selangor during a highly controversial political manoeuvre called the Kajang Move in 2014. He reconciled with Mahathir after the 2018 general election, relinquishing his position as Menteri Besar to join Mahathir's cabinet as the Minister of Economic Affairs. Azmin's relationship with Anwar had since turned sour, with Azmin being accused of trying to block Anwar from prime ministerial position. It culminated at PKR's annual national congress in December 2019 where Anwar makes vague remarks about treachery in his policy speech, which was believed to be aimed at Azmin.

Muhyiddin Yassin is the president and a founding member of Bersatu. He was the deputy president of UMNO and had formerly served as the deputy prime minister from 2009 until 2015 under the sixth prime minister, Najib Razak. He was fired from his position after he criticised Najib for his alleged involvement in the 1MDB scandal and was ultimately expelled from the party in 2016. He returned to the cabinet after the 2018 general election and became the Minister of Home Affairs. He was appointed as the eighth prime minister of Malaysia a week after Mahathir's resignation.

[[File:TSMYPM8.png|thumb|327x327px|Muhyiddin Yassin]]

The Yang di-Pertuan Agong, also sometimes referred to as the King of Malaysia, is the constitutional monarch of Malaysia and its position is rotated between the nine Malay rulers every five years. He has the prerogative to appoint the prime minister based on whom he believes holds the majority support from the members of parliament, in accordance with Article 43 of the Constitution of Malaysia. The current and 16th Yang di-Pertuan Agong is [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdullah_of_Pahang Abdullah Ahmad of Pahang] who ascended the throne in January 2019.

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 [[File:Mahathir 2.jpg|thumb|220x220px|Mahathir Mohamad]]Alliance of Hope, a coalition of four political parties, People's Justice Party (PKR), Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), National Trust Party (AMANAH), and [[Democratic Action Party|Democratic Action Party (DAP)]], won the 2018 Malaysian general election against the then-incumbent Barisan Nasional, which had held power in the federal government for 60 years. Mahathir Mohamad, the chairman of Bersatu and president of Pakatan Harapan, was elected as the seventh Prime Minister of Malaysia, making him the oldest prime minister in the world at age 92. He had previously served as the fourth prime minister from 1981 until 2003 under the banner of [[United Malays National Organisation|United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)]], a component party of Barisan Nasional. He left the party in 2016 and founded Bersatu to oppose the regime of the sixth prime minister, Najib Razak, whom he had repeatedly urged to resign after the 1MDB scandal.
-Mahathir reconciled with his former political rival Anwar Ibrahim who was the leader of PKR, in order to win the election. Anwar was previously Mahathir's deputy prime minister from 1993 to 1998 before he was dismissed and imprisoned from 1998 until 2004 under corruption charges. He was further imprisoned in 2014 under sodomy charges before receiving a royal pardon in 2018 from the 15th Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Muhammad V of Kelantan. Mahathir had promised to hand over the position of prime minister to Anwar in two years. Mahathir resigned from his position on 24 February 2020.
+Mahathir reconciled with his former political rival Anwar Ibrahim who was the leader of PKR, in order to win the election. Anwar was
+[[File:The three political figures GE 2018.jpg|thumb|220x220px|[[Najib Razak]] of Barisan Nasional vs [[Mahathir Mohamad]] of Pakatan Harapan vs [[Hadi Awang]] of Gagasan Sejahtera in 2018 Malaysian general election.]]
+previously Mahathir's deputy prime minister from 1993 to 1998 before he was dismissed and imprisoned from 1998 until 2004 under corruption charges. He was further imprisoned in 2014 under sodomy charges before receiving a royal pardon in 2018 from the 15th Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Muhammad V of Kelantan. Mahathir had promised to hand over the position of prime minister to Anwar in two years. Mahathir resigned from his position on 24 February 2020.
 [[File:Peliwat.jpg|thumb|220x220px|Anwar Ibrahim]]
 Azmin Ali was the deputy president of PKR and previously served as Anwar's private secretary from 1993 to 1998. He was introduced to Anwar by Mahathir and was regarded as the latter's adopted son. He left Mahathir's UMNO in favour of Anwar's PKR (then called Parti Keadilan Nasional), becoming one of its founding member, after Anwar's first imprisonment. He was appointed by the Sultan of Selangor, Sharafuddin of Selangor over Anwar's wife, Wan Azizah Ismail, as Menteri Besar of Selangor during a highly controversial political manoeuvre called the Kajang Move in 2014. He reconciled with Mahathir after the 2018 general election, relinquishing his position as Menteri Besar to join Mahathir's cabinet as the Minister of Economic Affairs. Azmin's relationship with Anwar had since turned sour, with Azmin being accused of trying to block Anwar from prime ministerial position. It culminated at PKR's annual national congress in December 2019 where Anwar makes vague remarks about treachery in his policy speech, which was believed to be aimed at Azmin.
 Muhyiddin Yassin is the president and a founding member of Bersatu. He was the deputy president of UMNO and had formerly served as the deputy prime minister from 2009 until 2015 under the sixth prime minister, Najib Razak. He was fired from his position after he criticised Najib for his alleged involvement in the 1MDB scandal and was ultimately expelled from the party in 2016. He returned to the cabinet after the 2018 general election and became the Minister of Home Affairs. He was appointed as the eighth prime minister of Malaysia a week after Mahathir's resignation.
 [[File:TSMYPM8.png|thumb|327x327px|Muhyiddin Yassin]]
 The Yang di-Pertuan Agong, also sometimes referred to as the King of Malaysia, is the constitutional monarch of Malaysia and its position is rotated between the nine Malay rulers every five years. He has the prerogative to appoint the prime minister based on whom he believes holds the majority support from the members of parliament, in accordance with Article 43 of the Constitution of Malaysia. The current and 16th Yang di-Pertuan Agong is [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdullah_of_Pahang Abdullah Ahmad of Pahang] who ascended the throne in January 2019.