Abdullah Ahmad Badawi

Abdullah Ahmad Badawi is the Prime Minister of Malaysia and the President of the United Malays National Organization. Badawi took office on October 31, 2003. He won his second term in March of 2008.

• • Director of Youth, Ministry of Youth and Sport
  • Secretary, National Emergency Council
  • President, UMNO
  • Secretary General, Non-Aligned Movements Secretaries General
  • Member of the Malaysian Parliament in Kepala Batas
  • Prime Minister of Malaysia
  • Minister of France
  • Minister, Prime Minister's Department
  • Minister, Defense
  • Minister, Foreign Affairs

On February 13, 2008, Abdullah dissolved the parliament and called for general elections, which were held on March 8, 2008.

• Google News: Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
• Bloomberg: Abdullah at Risk as Malaysian Coalition Loses Ground (March 8, 2008)
• AFP: Malaysian coalition suffers rebuke at polls (March 8, 2008)
• Inquirer: "Malaysia PM Says 2007 Fuel Subsidy at $12.4B" (February 24, 2008)
• New Straits Times: "Changes and Lobbying Nothing New, says Abdullah" (February 24, 2008)
  • "There won't be any more changes unless we get last-minute information which disqualifies a person from being nominated as a candidate."
• Agence France-Presse: "Malaysia's Opposition Mounts Campaign in Cyberspace" (February 20, 2008)
• The Star: "No List is Finalized, says Abdullah" (February 19, 2008)
• The Hindu: "Hindraf Urges Ethnic Indians to Vote Against Badawi..." (February 17, 2008)
• The Hindu: "Badawi Calls Mid-Term Elections" (February 14, 2008)
• Hindustan Times: "Badawi Promises Early Decision on Malaysia Polls" (February 5, 2008)