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Muhyiddin Yassin

Muhyiddin Yassin

Muhyiddin Yassin

The latest news on Muhyiddin Yassin, Malaysian politician and former Prime Minister of Malaysia, including political news and updates.

Born

15 May 1947

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Job Title

Fomer Prime Minister of Malaysia

The Malaysia Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) building in Putrajaya. Photo: EPA-EFE

Are Malaysia’s whistle-blower laws protecting the wrong people?

A businessman who exposed alleged corruption is now facing scrutiny himself, raising questions about Malaysia’s anti-graft legal framework.

11 Apr 2025 - 10:28PMvideocam

Former Malaysian PM Ismail Sabri shows up to give statement in corruption case

13 Mar 2025 - 4:40PM

My Take | Here we go again: Ismail Sabri is third Malaysian ex-PM on corruption carousel

7 Mar 2025 - 9:30AM

Malaysians appalled by another corruption probe involving an ex-prime minister

Anti-corruption authorities are investigating former leader Ismail Sabri Yaakob after a huge amount of cash was found in several properties.

4 Mar 2025 - 5:30PM

Malaysian then caretaker prime minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob arrives at a nomination centre in Bera, Pahang in 2022. Photo: Reuters

Malaysia’s ex-PM Ismail Sabri declares wealth to anti-corruption agency

The agency said Ismail Sabri Yaakob formally submitted a wealth declaration to authorities on February 10 after being ordered to do so.

3 Mar 2025 - 8:35AM

Malaysian ex-PM Muhyiddin ordered to pay US$300,000 for defaming politician

The court also instructed him to retract the statements that Lim Guan Eng had revoked a tax exemption for a charitable organisation.

8 Nov 2024 - 3:28PM

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Malaysia’s Johor state reverting to Saturday-Sunday weekend after 11 years

The move had received the ‘consent and blessing’ of Malaysia’s king Sultan Ibrahim, his son Johor Regent Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim said.

7 Oct 2024 - 2:00PM

Johor Bahru, capital of the Malaysian state of Johor. The change to the state’s weekend will take effect from January 1, 2025. Photo: Bloomberg

Asian Angle | Inside PAS’ ‘brilliant move’ to consolidate political power in Malaysia

SG4 aims to pool resources from Kedah, Kelantan, Perlis and Terengganu to attract investment – though feasibility issues remain.

7 Oct 2024 - 9:17AMvideocam

Malaysian PM had no role in graft probe into rival Mahathir: senior Anwar aide

Malaysia denies PM Anwar ordered anti-graft probe into rival Mahathir, calling allegations a ‘malicious attempt’ to destabilise the government.

27 Sep 2024 - 8:00PM

Police question Malaysian MP Teresa Kok over halal remarks

Police said 50 reports were lodged against the lawmaker by those who thought her request to review a halal certification plan was offensive.

11 Sep 2024 - 3:58PMvideocam

Teresa Kok was questioned by police for suggesting a review of mandatory halal certification. Photo: AFP

Malaysia’s Muhyiddin Yassin suffers fresh legal blow in corruption case

Muhyiddin’s legal woes follow a tumultuous year for his political bloc, with some lawmakers shifting allegiance to PM Anwar Ibrahim.

11 Sep 2024 - 1:42PMvideocam

Former Malaysian prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin leaves court after a hearing into his case last month. Photo: Reuters

Malaysia’s ex-PM Muhyiddin faces sedition charge over monarchy remarks

Muhyiddin will be the country’s first former leader to be charged under the colonial era law, and could face penalties including jail time if found guilty.

26 Aug 2024 - 8:17PM

Malaysia’s ex-PM Muhyiddin swears loyalty to monarchy after police probe

Muhyiddin Yassin has questioned the palace’s decision to invite Anwar Ibrahim to be Malaysia’s prime minister instead of him in 2022.

21 Aug 2024 - 7:33PMvideocam

Malaysia’s anti-party hopping law tested by controversial ruling on sacked MPs

The parliamentary speaker’s decision to let the MPs keep their seats could undermine the law meant to maintain political stability.

11 Jul 2024 - 6:03PMvideocam

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim speaks during an interview in Hamburg in March. Photo: DPA

Malaysia court reinstates abuse of power charges against ex-PM Muhyiddin

A Kuala Lumpur high court had thrown out the four charges and acquitted Muhyiddin in August, ruling those had not detailed his alleged offences

28 Feb 2024 - 7:35PM

Malaysia’s Court of Appeal reinstated former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin’s four abuse of power charges. Photo: Reuters

‘Ready to prosecute’: Malaysia to charge ex-PM Muhyiddin’s son-in-law for graft

Authorities have been searching for Muhammad Adlan Berhan since August in relation to a probe on a project involving the registration and recruitment of foreign workers.

22 Feb 2024 - 4:20PM

Mahathir’s son given extension to declare assets in Malaysia anti-graft probe

The order is part of an anti-graft investigation after Mirzan’s name appeared in leaks of offshore business records that were revealed by a global media network.

18 Feb 2024 - 9:21AM

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Malaysia’s Muhyiddin Yassin reverses call to resign as opposition party president

The former prime minister, who also heads the wider opposition bloc Perikatan Nasional, told his Bersatu party on Saturday he had changed his mind after his wife urged him to ‘stay another term’.

26 Nov 2023 - 10:37PMvideocam

Malaysia’s then Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin takes part in the online Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation leaders’ summit in Kuala Lumpur on Nov. 20, 2020. Muhyiddin said he will stand in elections for his partyâs presidency in upcoming internal polls in 2023, reversing a decision he made the previous day to step down from the role. (Mohd Rasfan/AFP/Getty Images/TNS)

Malaysia’s Muhyiddin Yassin to step down as opposition party president

The former PM leads the Bersatu party and chairs the Malay-dominated Perikatan Nasional alliance. If he relinquishes that, it could rob the bloc of one of the few leaders with broad appeal.

24 Nov 2023 - 7:08PMvideocam

Muhyiddin says Malaysia's opposition MPs being coerced to back PM Anwar

The Bersatu party, which leads the opposition alliance, found that four lawmakers were getting threatened with legal action or offered cash bribes to back Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, according to its president Muhyiddin Yassin.

10 Nov 2023 - 6:18PM

Malaysian lawmaker Syed Saddiq gets 7 years in jail, whipping for embezzlement

A Kuala Lumpur court found the Muda leader guilty of embezzling more than US$200,000 of funds for a political party.

9 Nov 2023 - 9:04PM

Former Malaysian youth and sports minister Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman. Photo: Reuters

Malaysia faces heat over faulty ventilators bought ‘on WhatsApp’ during Covid

Officials spent US$100 million on some 8.5 million vaccine doses that went unused, while US$4.2 million was wasted on mostly faulty ventilators, a parliamentary report said.

1 Nov 2023 - 6:37PM

Children who are accompanied by their parents and guardians wait to be vaccinated against coronavirus at the Axiata Arena Vaccination Center in February 2022. Photo: Bernama/dpa

Malaysia’s PAS will stab Mahathir and Muhyiddin in the back, says Umno official

Former PMs Mahathir Mohamad and Muhyiddin Yassin ‘will stab PAS’, wrote Umno supreme council member Puad Zarkashi. ‘But PAS will stab them first’.

31 Jul 2023 - 2:06PMvideocam

Malaysia charges opposition election chief with sedition weeks before polls

Perikatan Nasional’s Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor stands accused of bringing the Selangor monarchy into disrepute with his ‘lousy’ swipe at a fellow chief minister.

18 Jul 2023 - 2:27PMvideocam

Malaysia’s Anwar faces crucial test in August state polls

The regional polls will not directly impact Anwar’s two-thirds majority in parliament, but any significant losses for his coalition could lead to questions about his leadership and destabilise his ruling bloc.

5 Jul 2023 - 6:37PMvideocam

Less than a year after taking office, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim faces a critical first test in state elections next month that pits his government against a powerful Islamic opposition. Photo: Pool via Reuters

Malaysian PM Anwar bites back over sea border claim

Anwar says he consulted multiple government experts about the deal, calls on the opposition to spell out their allegations and defer from making sweeping statements.

13 Jun 2023 - 7:30PM

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim. Photo: dpa

Malaysia’s Anwar slammed for ‘irresponsible’ sea dispute talks with China

Muhyiddin condemned Prime Minister Anwar’s announcement that his government was open to talks on Beijing’s concerns over Petronas’ exploration in the disputed waterway.

7 Apr 2023 - 2:52PMvideocam

Opinion | Is Malaysian PM Anwar’s ‘failure’ in Saudi Arabia a cause for concern?

The domestic brouhaha over Anwar’s failure to enter the Kaaba is partly explained by how any image of a Malay leader in front of the Kaaba will evoke Malaysian Malays’ national pride.

31 Mar 2023 - 3:01PMvideocam

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