Malaysia\u2019s King Al-Sultan Abdullah has named Ismail Sabri Yaakob as the new prime minister, the palace said in a Friday statement, reports cnbc.<\/p>\n
Ismail will be Malaysia\u2019s third prime minister in three years. He will be sworn in on Saturday after receiving the support of 114 members of parliament, the palace said. That\u2019s more than the 111 required for a simple majority.<\/p>\n
Ismail\u2019s predecessor Muhyiddin Yassin resigned on Monday after a little over 17 months in power. Muhyiddin had lost majority support in parliament due to infighting within his ruling political coalition.<\/p>\n
The appointment of Ismail, who was deputy prime minister under Muhyiddin, would essentially keep the ruling coalition intact.<\/p>\n
But his ascent means that the country\u2019s longest-governing political party \u2014 the United Malaysia National Organisation or UMNO \u2014 has reclaimed Malaysia\u2019s premiership after a shocking loss in 2018<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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