From prisoner to PM, Malaysia's Anwar had long ride to top
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Malaysia's King Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah, right, and newly appointed Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, left, take part in the swearing-in ceremony at the National Palace in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2022. Malaysia's king on Thursday named Anwar as the country's prime minister, ending days of uncertainty after the divisive general election produced a hung Parliament. (Mohd Rasfan/Pool Photo via AP)Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim waves to his supporters as he arrives at a nomination center for the upcoming general election in Tambun, Malaysia, Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022. Malaysia's king on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2022, named Anwar as the country's prime minister, ending days of uncertainties after divisive general elections produced a hung Parliament. (AP Photo/John Shen Lee)FILE - Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, right, shakes hands with successor Anwar Ibrahim in Putrajaya, Malaysia, Feb. 22, 2020. Malaysia's king on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2022, named Anwar as the country's prime minister, ending days of uncertainties after divisive general elections produced a hung Parliament. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian, File)Malaysia's newly appointed Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim delivers his speech during a gatheringin Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2022. Malaysia's king on Thursday named Anwar as the country's prime minister, ending days of uncertainty after the divisive general election produced a hung Parliament. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)FILE - With a blackened left eye, former Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim waves to supporters as he is led into Petaling Jaya court to be charged in Kuala Lumpur, Sept, 30, 1998. Malaysia's king on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2022, named Anwar as the country's prime minister, ending days of uncertainties after divisive general elections produced a hung Parliament. (AP Photo/Ed Wray, File)FILE- Then Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, right, raises the hand of reform icon Anwar Ibrahim during a rally in Port Dickson, Malaysia on Oct. 8, 2018. Malaysia's king on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2022, named Anwar as the country's prime minister, ending days of uncertainties after divisive general elections produced a hung Parliament. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian, File)Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, foreground, arrives at a hotel to meet the leaders of United Malays National Organization in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Monday, Nov. 21, 2022. Malaysia's king on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2022, named Anwar as the country's prime minister, ending days of uncertainties after divisive general elections produced a hung Parliament. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)FILE - Then Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, left, stands next to Malaysia's Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad during the UMNO Annual Meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, June 20, 1998. Malaysia's king on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2022, named Anwar as the country's prime minister, ending days of uncertainties after divisive general elections produced a hung Parliament. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian, File)
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Malaysia's King Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah, right, and newly appointed Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, left, take part in the swearing-in ceremony at the National Palace in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2022. Malaysia's king on Thursday named Anwar as the country's prime minister, ending days of uncertainty after the divisive general election produced a hung Parliament. (Mohd Rasfan/Pool Photo via AP)
