WHO IS ANWAR IBRAHIM

Yang Berhormat Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim MP
Leader of the Opposition
Incumbent
Assumed office 28 August 2008
Monarch	Mizan Zainal Abidin Abdul Halim
Prime Minister	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi Najib Tun Razak
Preceded by	Wan Azizah Wan Ismail
Constituency	Permatang Pauh
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Permatang Pauh
Incumbent
Assumed office 28 August 2008
Preceded by	Wan Azizah Wan Ismail
Majority	15,671 (2008) 11,721 (2013)
In office 29 March 1982 – 14 April 1999
Preceded by	Zabidi Ali
Succeeded by	Wan Azizah Wan Ismail
Majority	10,479 (1986) 16,150(1990) 23,230 (1995)
Selangor Economic Advisor
Incumbent
Assumed office 13 November 2009
Monarch	Sultan Sharafuddin
Menteri Besar	Abdul Khalid Ibrahim
Preceded by	position established
7th Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia
In office 1 December 1993 – 2 September 1998
Monarch	Azlan Shah Tuanku Ja'afar
Prime Minister	Mahathir bin Mohamad
Preceded by	Ghafar Baba
Succeeded by	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Constituency	Permatang Pauh
2nd President of International Islamic University of Malaysia
In office 1988–1998
Chancellor	Sultan Ahmad Shah
Preceded by	Hussein Onn
Succeeded by	Mohd Najib Abdul Razak
15th Chairman of Development Committee of World Bank & International Monetary Fund
In office March 1998 – September 1998
Preceded by	Driss Jettou
Succeeded by	Tarrin Nimmanahaeminda
25th President of UNESCO's General Conference
In office 1989–1991
Preceded by	Guillermo Putzeys Alvarez
Succeeded by	Bethwell Allan Ogot
Personal details
Born	10 August 1947 (age 66) Bukit Mertajam, Penang, Malayan Union
Political party	PKR – Pakatan Rakyat (2006–present) UMNO – BN (1982–1998)
Spouse(s)	Wan Azizah Wan Ismail
Children	Nurul Izzah Anwar Ehsan Anwar Nurul Nuha Anwar 3 others
Alma mater	University of Malaya Malay College Kuala Kangsar
Profession	Politician Lecturer
Religion	Sunni Islam

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