‘Malay first’: Malaysia’s Muhyiddin allies with nationalists to become PM (VIDEO)
Saturday, 29 Feb 2020 06:20 PM MYT
Here are some facts about Muhyiddin, 72, who is from the majority Malay Muslim community and once courted controversy in the multi-racial country by saying that he was Malay first. He is the president of Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia , which he started in 2016 and is now chaired by Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.
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