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...He expressed disappointment with Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, his immediate successor, who took over in 2003, as well as Mr Najib, both of whom rose under Mr Mahathir’s guidance....
...“The belief of some countries that their model or experience allows them to interfere in our affairs is rejected,” wrote Anwar Gargash, UAE minister of state for foreign affairs, on Twitter....
...The three men — alongside Abdullah Badawi, another jilted Mahathir protégé — have between them dominated Malaysian politics for much of the past 40 years....
...Riyadh, which has not publicly commented on Ms Badawi’s arrest, was furious....
...and sodomy 2003 Mahathir steps down as PM and is replaced by Abdullah Badawi 2004 Anwar is released from prison 2009 Najib Razak replaces Abdullah as PM and later sets up 1MDB 2015 Anwar jailed...
...He resigned from office 15 years ago but has remained influential, playing a key role in removing his handpicked successor Abdullah Badawi in 2009 and installing Mr Najib....
...Indeed, he has promised eventually to hand over power to his estranged deputy from the 1990s, Anwar Ibrahim, who languished in prison for years following a controversial conviction on sodomy charges....
...Members linked to Anwar Ibrahim, the imprisoned former deputy prime minister, accepted their erstwhile enemy Mr Mahathir as PH chairman in July, hoping to attract more Malay voters....
...In the late 1990s he had his own deputy, Anwar Ibrahim, jailed on charges of sodomy that many believe were trumped up to discredit a rival....
...He pulled the same stunt in 2008 to protest against former prime minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, eventually forcing his successor’s resignation....
...Mr Mahathir has periodically criticised Mr Najib and was instrumental in the ousting in 2009 of his successor Abdullah Badawi, Mr Najib’s direct predecessor....
...Dr Mahathir engineered the removal Abdullah Badawi, who succeeded him as prime minister in 2009, but six years on 90-year-old Dr Mahathir may not be as influential as he was then....
...The activists heard a tribute to Boris Nemtsov, the liberal Russian politician assassinated near the Kremlin in February, and from Nurul Izzah Anwar, whose father, Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim...
...But the opposition Pakatan Rakyat (people’s alliance) coalition, led by former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim, has refused to accept the result....
...Pakatan Rakyat (People’s Alliance), led by Anwar Ibrahim, garnered more support from urbanites and youth, many of whom are first-time voters....
...That led the party in 2009 to replace then prime minister Abdullah Badawi with Mr Najib, the son of a former Malaysian premier....
...Umno dumped Abdullah Badawi, its election-winning leader, in favour of Najib Razak, his deputy, in April last year....
...It is probably harder under Najib than under Abdullah [Badawi].”...
...Many analysts believe that Mr Najib has little choice but to take bold action if he wants to stay in power and fend off a growing challenge from the opposition, led by Anwar Ibrahim, which has criticised...
...The discontent among minorities has led them to back a resurgent opposition, led by Anwar Ibrahim....
...A recent opinion poll gave Mr Najib 41 per cent support against 46 per cent for Abdullah Badawi, the present prime minister....
...He spent six years in solitary confinement before being released, in part through the wisdom of Mahathir’s successor as prime minister, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi....
...against a government and an independent candidate is likely to strengthen his effort to persuade disaffected government MPs to support him in a no-confidence vote against the administration of Abdullah Badawi...
...The opposition leader has accused the government of bringing the sodomy charge against him in an effort to disrupt his plans to call for a vote of no-confidence against the government of Abdullah Badawi...
...Abdullah Badawi, the Malaysian prime minister, said on Wednesday he would hand over his finance ministry portfolio to his deputy in a sign he may step down sooner than expected....
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