Anwar Ibrahim Politician

Datuk Seri Anwar bin Ibrahim (born 10 August 1947) is a Malaysian politician. He is currently the Leader of Opposition of Malaysia, economic advisor to the state government of Selangor and de facto leader of the People's Justice Party (Parti Keadilan Rakyat), component party of Pakatan Rakyat (People's Pact).Anwar served as the Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia from 1993 to 1998 and Finance Minister from 1991 to 1998 when he was a member of UMNO, the major party in the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition. However, he was sacked from his post by Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and jailed for corruption and sodomy. Following his release by Mahathir's successor Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Anwar has been the leading figure in the opposition and helped coalesce the opposition parties into the Pakatan Rakyat, which contested the 2008 and 2013 general elections.

Personal facts

Birth date	August 10, 1947
Birth place	Malayan Union , Penang , Bukit Mertajam , Cherok Tok Kun
Religion	Sunni Islam
Education	University of Malaya Malay College Kuala Kangsar
Spouse	Wan Azizah Wan Ismail
Children	Nurul Izzah Anwar

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Office holder

election majority	10479 11721 15671 16150 23230
monarch	Sharafuddin of Selangor Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu Abdul Halim of Kedah Jaafar of Negeri Sembilan Azlan Shah of Perak
office	Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia Leader of the Opposition 25th President of UNESCO's General Conference Selangor Economic Advisor 2nd President of International Islamic University of Malaysia 15th Chairman of Development Committee of World Bank & International Monetary Fund
party	People's Justice Party (Malaysia) United Malays National Organisation
prime minister	Najib Razak Mahathir Mohamad Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
region	Permatang Pauh
successor	Najib Razak Bethwell Allan Ogot Abdullah Ahmad Badawi Wan Azizah Wan Ismail Tarrin Nimmanahaeminda