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- Born: August 10, 1947, in Cherok Tok Kun, Penang
- Married: Wan Azizah Wan Ismail
- Assumed Office: December 1, 1993
- Left Office: September 2, 1998
- Political Party: People's Justice Party
- Occupation: Politician
- Was working as a professor at Georgetown University
- Candidate for the Malaysia 2008 Election
- Faced corruption and sodomy charges
- Sentenced to a total of 15 years in prison
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Anwar Ibrahim is a politician in Malaysia. He served as Deputy Prime Minister under Mahathir Mohammad, but eventually became an outspoken critic of Mahathir's administration.
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Key Dates
- 1974: Arrested during student protests
- 1983: Became Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports
- 1985: Became Minister of Education
- 1991: Promoted to Minister of Finance
- 1993: Became Deputy Prime Minister
- 1999: Sentenced to six years in prison on corruption charges
- 2000: Sentenced to nine more years in prison on sodomy charges
- 2004: Released after charges were reviewed
- July, 2006: Named chair of the Foundation for the Future
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Positions Held
- President, National Union of Malaysian Muslim Students
- Founder/leader, Angkatan Belia Islam Malaysia ABIM
- Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports, Malaysia
- Head, Agricultural Ministry
- Minister of Education
- Minister of Finance
- Chair, Foundation for the Future
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1999 Prison Sentence
In 1999, Ibrahim was sentenced, amid much controversy, to six years in prison on corruption charges.Times: Coming Out in the Open -
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On Twitter powered by Twitter
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Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan telah membuat laporan polis berhubung mesej ancaman bunuh terhadapnya di laman facebook Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
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Uh Oh, Bung Mokhtar to sue Anwar Ibrahim http://bit.ly/byNWt6
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Baju oren masih banyak! Sila dapatkan segera utk buktikan sokongan pada anwar ibrahim.. http://bit.ly/bR0wZk
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Indonesia : Indonesia: Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim put once more on - http://www.askbiography.com/bio/Indonesia.html
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On Twitter powered by Twitter
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Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan telah membuat laporan polis berhubung mesej ancaman bunuh terhadapnya di laman facebook Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
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Uh Oh, Bung Mokhtar to sue Anwar Ibrahim http://bit.ly/byNWt6
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Baju oren masih banyak! Sila dapatkan segera utk buktikan sokongan pada anwar ibrahim.. http://bit.ly/bR0wZk
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Indonesia : Indonesia: Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim put once more on - http://www.askbiography.com/bio/Indonesia.html
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