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(Clockwise from top left) Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad and PAS president Hadi Awang.
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Muhyiddin Yassin, 74
Prime Minister
Tan Sri Muhyiddin succeeded Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad as premier in March last year. Both men were from the same Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia, which was part of the previous Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition. Mr Muhyiddin and a good number of his party colleagues defected from the PH coalition, leading eventually to the collapse of that government. A new coalition, the Perikatan Nasional (PN), then took the reins of power in Putrajaya. But it rules with a slim majority, often under pressure from Umno, the biggest party in PN.
