The decision was made after a conference among Malaysia’s rulers, chaired by the Yang-di Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah.
Throughout his long career, Anwar has held several positions in the Malaysian government, which include being the Education Minister. Anwar was also appointed as the Minister of Finance and became the country's Deputy Prime Minister under then-Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad in the 1990s.
Anwar will be sworn in at 5pm.
