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Anwar Ibrahim: Student Activist, Prisoner, Prime Minister

Dr Bridget Welsh, Honorary Research Associate, University of Nottingham Malaysia’s Asia Research Institute

29-Nov-22 15:00

Anwar Ibrahim: Student Activist, Prisoner, Prime Minister

Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim has been appointed the 10th Prime Minister of Malaysia. We discuss Anwar’s journey, from his student activist days, getting sacked by Tun Dr Mahathir, the reformasi movement and becoming the Prime Minister after 25 years of fighting tirelessly.

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Produced by: Dashran Yohan

Presented by: Dashran Yohan


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Categories:  politics,  government

Tags:  politics,  malaysian politics,  anwar ibrahim,  dsai,  pakatan harapan,  Keadilan,  pm10,  ge15,  pru15,  malaysia memilih, 


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