Ismail Sabri Yaakob appointed as new Prime Minister of Malaysia

Ismail Sabri Yaakob

On Friday, 20 August 2021, Malaysia's King Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah appointed former Deputy Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob as the new Prime Minister of Malaysia.

He will succeed Muhyiddin Yassin, who resigned on Monday after losing majority support in the lower house of parliament.

Ismail Sabri, 61, is a veteran politician of the United Malays National Organization (UMNO) and has served in Muhyiddin's cabinet as defense minister before being appointed as deputy prime minister in July, reported Xinhua.