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In June 2024, Anwar announced that Malaysia would soon begin the process of joining BRICS, following a positive reception to its expression of interest. He later sought to ease concerns about Malaysia's potential membership in the BRICS intergovernmental organisation, emphasising that it would not impact domestic politics. Malaysia attained BRICS partner country status on 1 January 2025, with Rafizi Ramli ...

Rafizi is a close ally of PKR leader Anwar Ibrahim. In 2014, Rafizi engineered the failed Kajang Move, which sought to oust Khalid Ibrahim, a PKR member, as Menteri Besar of Selangor and install Anwar as his replacement.

At the halfway point of his term, Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim faces trouble brewing inside his own camp as his long-time lieutenant Rafizi Ramli seizes the banner of reform and clean government that was once his own.

Chinese voters are less likely to vote for the predominantly Malay-Muslim right-wing opposition, but some might sit out the election. Rafizi also highlighted Indian voter anger with Anwar’s handling of religious and race matters.

Two PKR leaders have poured cold water on Rafizi Ramli's prediction that the party would not survive past the Anwar Ibrahim era.

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has held several meetings with PKR lawmakers who are aligned with his estranged former deputy, Rafizi Ramli.

In Tajuddin’s view, insisting that Anwar is “preoccupied with becoming prime minister” ignores the cost of his political battles and the obstacles he faced within a turbulent era of Malay politics. Pandan MP Rafizi Ramli, on the other hand, frames leadership in terms of public service and governance rather than personal ambition.

The Straits Times recently named five possible contenders for the top post: Hamzah Zainudin, Samsuri Mokhtar, Fadillah Yusof, Zahid Hamidi and Rafizi Ramli. The last of these has emerged as a voice of deep public frustration with the paralysis in the nation’s governance. The nation drifts without direction in a turbulent world of rapidly changing geopolitical and economic upheaval. The country needs both clear direction and a clear line of succession. The Anwar government has two deputy PMs but no political hierarchy of distinction.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim arrives at Halim Perdanakusuma International Airport in Jakarta June 27, 2025, where he was received by Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto.