Prime Minister of MalaysiaThe prime ministerof Malaysia (Malay: Perdana Menteri Malaysia; Jawi: ڤردان منتري مليسيا) is the head of government of Malaysia. The prime minister directs the executive branch of the federal government. The Yang di-Pertuan Agong appoints the prime minister who is a member of Parliament (MP) who, in his opinion, is most likely to command the confidence of a majority of MPs.
2023 Sabah political crisisThe 2023 Sabah political crisis or widely reported on local media as Langkah Kinabalu or the Kinabalu Move, began on 6 January 2023, when the state government of Sabah led by Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) collapsed when its coalition party Barisan Nasional (BN) withdrew its support.
2022 Malaysian general electionGeneral elections were held in Malaysia on Saturday, 19 November 2022.
Mahathir MohamadPersonal lifeSiti Hasmah Mohamad AliMarinaMokhzaniMukhrizPersonal lifePolitical positionsCareerAwards and honoursSecurity incidentsCultural depictionsFourth Prime Minister of MalaysiaFirst premiershipCabinets 1st2nd3rd4th5th6thNorth-South ExpresswayMSC MalaysiaProton HoldingsWawasan 2020National Development Policy1993 constitutional amendmentBangsa MalaysiaDawn RaidLook East policyOperation HazeIMT-GTReformasi"Asian values"PutrajayaPetronas TowersSeventh Prime Minister of MalaysiaSecond premiershipCabinet (7th)Shared Prosperity Vision 2030International tripsTHM fundBorneo states bill2020 political crisisRelatedKL War Crimes CommissionThe Malay DilemmaCitizens' DeclarationAsian valuesTeater Tun Siti HasmahMahathir, the MusicalMahathir Science AwardGalleryQuotesMahathir bin Mohamad (Jawi: محاضر بن محمد; Malay:; born 10 July 1925) is a Malaysian politician, physician and author who served as the fourth and seventh prime minister of Malaysia from 1981 to 2003 and again from 2018 to 2020.
Coalition governmentA coalition government, or coalition cabinet, is a government by two or more political parties that enter into a power-sharing arrangement of the executive. Coalition governments usually occur when no single party has achieved an absolute majority after an election. A party not having majority is common under proportional representation, but not in nations with majoritarian electoral systems.
Pakatan HarapanPakatan Harapan (PH; stylised as HARAPAN; English: Alliance of Hope) is a Malaysian political coalition consisting of centrist and centre-left political parties which was formed in 2015 to succeed the Pakatan Rakyat coalition. It has led a grand coalition government since November 2022, having previously led a single-coalition government from May 2018 to February 2020.
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Majority governmentAbsolute majority of seats in a legislature A majority government is a government by one or more governing parties that hold an absolute majority of seats in a legislature. Such a government can consist of one party that holds a majority on its own, or be a coalition government of multiple parties. This is as opposed to a minority government, where the government does not have a majority, and needs to cooperate with opposition parties to get legislation passed.
Members of the Dewan Rakyat, 14th Malaysian ParliamentOverviewLegislative bodyParliament of MalaysiaJurisdictionMalaysiaMeeting placeMalaysian Houses of ParliamentTerm16 July 2018 – 10 October 2022Election2018 general electionGovernmentSeventh Mahathir cabinet (until 24 February 2020)Muhyiddin cabinet (until 16 August 2021)Ismail Sabri cabinetWebsitewww.parlimen.gov.myDewan RakyatMembers222SpeakerMohamad Ariff Md Yusof (until 13 July 2020)Azhar Azizan HarunDeputy SpeakerMohd Rashid HasnonNga Kor Ming (until 13 July 2020)Azalina Othman Said (until 23 August 2021)SecretaryRoosme Hamzah (until 5 December 2019)Riduan Rahmat (12 May 2020)Nizam Mydin Bacha MydinPrime MinisterMahathir Mohamad (until 24 February 2020)(Interim: 24 February – 1 March 2020)Muhyiddin Yassin (until 16 August 2021)(Caretaker: 16 – 20 August 2021)Ismail Sabri YaakobLeader of the OppositionAhmad Zahid Hamidi (until 11 March 2019)Ismail Sabri Yaakob (until 24 February 2020)Anwar IbrahimParty controlPakatan Harapan (until 24 February 2020)Perikatan Nasional (until 16 August 2021)Barisan NasionalSovereignYang di-Pertuan AgongSultan Muhammad V (until 6 January 2019) Sultan Nazrin Mu'izzuddin Shah(Acting: 6 – 31 January 2019)Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah ShahSessionsThis is a list of the members of the Dewan Rakyat (House of Representatives) of the 14th Parliament of Malaysia, elected in 2018.
Perikatan NasionalPerikatan Nasional (PN; English: National Alliance) is a Malaysian political coalition. It is the second largest political coalition in Dewan Rakyat with 49 seats after Pakatan Harapan (PH) with 76 seats. The coalition consists of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), National Vision Party (WAWASAN), Malaysian People's Movement Party (GERAKAN), Malaysian Indian People's Party (MIPP), and Homeland Fighter's Party (PEJUANG).Cabinet crisisA cabinet crisis, government crisis or political crisis refers to a situation where an incumbent government is unable to form or function, is toppled through an uprising, or collapses. Political crises may correspond with, cause or be caused by an economic crisis, and may spread among neighbouring countries.
SabahSabah (Malay pronunciation: [ˈsabah]) is a state of Malaysia located in northern Borneo, in the region of East Malaysia. Sabah has land borders with the Malaysian state of Sarawak to the southwest and Indonesia's North Kalimantan province to the south. The Federal Territory of Labuan is an island just off Sabah's west coast. Sabah shares maritime borders with Vietnam to the west and the Philippines to the north and east.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.