Malaysia has new Prime Minister
(VOVWORLD) - Malaysia’s Monarch announced the appointment of Ismail Sabri Yaakob, the deputy leader of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), as the prime minister on Friday, replacing Muhyiddin Yassin, who stepped down this week.
 Malaysia's new Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob (Photo: Malaymail) |
The decision was made following a meeting of King Al-Sultan Abdullah and party leaders the same day. Ismail Sabri has the support of 114 lawmakers out of the 222-seat parliament.
Ismail was the Defense Minister since March, 2020 before he was appointed the Deputy Prime Minister in July, 2021.
Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin resigned on August 16 after losing major seats in the parliament.