Anwar Ibrahim Wife: Who is Wan Azizah Wan Ismail? – Anwar Ibrahim is a Malaysian politician who has served as the 12th and 16th Leader of the Opposition since May 2020 and from August 2008 to March 2015, respectively, as well as the 2nd Chairman of the opposition coalition Pakatan Harapan (PH) since May 2020 and the 2nd President of the People’s Justice Party (PKR) since November 2018.

From October 2018 to November 2022, he was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Port Dickson, and from March 1982 to April 1999, and again from August 2008 to March 2015.

From 1982 to 1998, he was Malaysia’s Deputy Prime Minister and held numerous Cabinet positions in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration of former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad.

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Anwar Ibrahim attended the Malay College Kuala Kangsar for his secondary education. He received his education at the University of Malaya, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in Malay Studies. From 1974 to 1975, he spent time in jail working on his master’s degree in literature through the National University of Malaysia.

Anwar served as the National Union of Malaysian Muslim Students’ president from 1968 to 1971 while still a student. He also served as the University of Malaya Malay Language Society’s president at the same time.

He co-founded Angkatan Belia Islam Malaysia (ABIM), and in 1971 he served on the pro tem committee. He was also chosen to serve as the second President of Majlis Belia Malaysia, the national youth council.

Anwar was detained in 1974 during student demonstrations against hunger and poverty in rural areas. This occurred as a false report that claimed a family had perished from starvation in a village in Baling, Kedah, was made public.

However, as the price of rubber declined in 1974, the rubber tappers in Baling were forced to live in extreme poverty.

He was held in the Kamunting Detention Center for 20 months under the Internal Security Act (ISA), which permits detention without a hearing. He represented Asia Pacific at the World Assembly of Muslim Youth from 1975 to 1982.

Anwar Ibrahim Wife: Who is Wan Azizah Wan Ismail?

Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, also known as Kak Wan, is a Malaysian politician who served as the 12th Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Women, Family, and Community Development in former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad’s Pakatan Harapan (PH) administration from May 2018 until the PH administration collapsed during a political crisis in February 2020.

She was Malaysia’s first female Deputy Prime Minister, the first female Leader of the Opposition, and the highest-ranking female politician in the country’s history.

Wan Azizah worked as a government doctor for 14 years before deciding to devote her time to volunteering after her husband, Anwar Ibrahim, was appointed Malaysia’s Deputy Prime Minister in 1993. During that time, she became a patron of MAKNA (Majlis Kanser Nasional or National Cancer Council) as part of her voluntary activities.

Wan Azizah Wan Ismail age

She was born on December 3, 1952. As of 2022, her age was 59 years old.

Wan Azizah Wan Ismail education

She attended St. Nicholas Convent School in Alor Setar and Tunku Kurshiah College in Seremban for her primary and secondary education. She went on to study medicine at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, where she received a gold medal in obstetrics and gynecology and later qualified as an ophthalmologist.

Wan Azizah Wan Ismail career

Following her husband’s dismissal and arrest on September 20, 1998, Wan Azizah assumed leadership of the fledgling Reformasi movement. She founded the Social Justice Movement (ADIL), a civil rights NGO, before assisting in the formation of the Parti Keadilan Nasional on April 4, 1999.

Wan Azizah was elected as the party’s first president upon its formation, a position she retained in 2001.

She became the second woman in Malaysian history to lead a political party, following Ganga Nayar as the founder and first president of the Malaysian Workers’ Party in 1978.

Wan Azizah Wan Ismail children

Wan Azizah Wan Ismail and her husband have six (6) children. The names of her children are Nurul Izzah Anwar, Muhamad Ihsan Anwar, Nurul Nuha Anwar, Nurul Ilham Anwar, and Nurul Hana Anwar.

Wan Azizah Wan Ismail parents

Details about her parents are not available.