COMMENT | Who will succeed Anwar?

COMMENT | Question: Who was the oldest prime minister of Malaysia at his first appointment? It may not be so obvious if you don’t think about it, but the answer is Anwar Ibrahim.

Dr Mahathir Mohamad holds the record for the oldest prime minister in Malaysia in his second reincarnation, and the oldest in the world at re-appointment in 2018, marking a sad saga of dependence on ageing, fading leaders.

Where is our fresh blood, when they were in abundance earlier?

Tunku was PM at 54

Tunku Abdul Rahman was just 54 when he became prime minister at independence, Abdul Razak Hussein was a mere 35 when he was deputy prime minister and 48 when he became the premier, becoming easily the...