Executive branch: This entry includes five subentries: chief of state; head of government; cabinet; elections/appointments; election results. Chief of state includes the name, title, and beginning date in office of the titular leader of the country who represents the state at official and ceremon...
Chief of state: King - Tuanku Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah (since 11 April 2012) Prime Minister—Mohamed Najib bin Abdul Razak (since 3 April 2009) Foreign Minister—Anifah Aman Ambassador to the U.S.--Datin Paduka Rajmah Hussein Ambassador to the UN—Datuk Hamidon bin Ali Political Conditio...
al-Ma'unah- a radical insurgent Islamist group consisting of disaffected middle-class professionals in Malaysia who want to overthrow the government by violent means and set up an Islamic state Islamic Community,Islamic Group,Jemaah Islamiyah,JI,Malaysia Militant Group,Malaysian Mujahidin Group- a cl...
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Malaysia state chief encourages teen marriagesJULIA ZAPPEI
21 years of age; universal Executive branch: chief of state: Paramount Ruler Sultan MIZAN Zainal Abidin (since 13 December 2006) head of government: Prime Minister ABDULLAH bin Ahmad Badawi (since 31 October 2003); Deputy Prime Minister Mohamed NAJIB bin Abdul Razak (since 7 January 2004) ...
Chief Minister of the Malaysian state of Malacca Ab Rauf Yusoh said on Thursday that the state welcomes investors from China in various sectors and offers them incentives to attract investment. The minister said so while attending an educa...
The tussle has pitched Azmin against Khalid, and PAS and DAP who have 30 assemblymen between them, have endorsed Khalid as their choice, whereas supporters of Azmin, who is also Selangor PKR chief, feel that now is his turn at the top state post. ...
We then had a quick dinner there before joining the parade and walked about 10 kilometres (super long and tiring walk but it was worth it!) all the way to JBCC close to the area where the parade ends (that’s also where the Johor state ruler and Chief Minister of state are watching...
s political and religious influence reached its height underTun Perak, who served as chief minister (1456–98) after defeating the expanding Siamese (Thai) in a fierce naval battle; during histenureIslam became well entrenched in such districts (and subsidiary sultanates) asJohor(Johore), Kedah,...