Malaysia s King Sultan Abdullah Ri ayatuddin appointed former Deputy Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob as the country s new prime minister on Aug. 20, the palace said.
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) Malaysia's longest-governing political party appeared set to reclaim the premiership it lost in a shock 2018 election defeat, with its lawmakers summoned to the palace Thursday to verify their candidate has enough support to take office.