Which version of Anwar Ibrahim will govern Malaysia?
Karma, karma, karma, karma, karma chameleon
He was for so long Asia’s prime-minister-in-waiting, it takes an effort to grasp that Anwar Ibrahim has the top job in Malaysia at last. After a general election last month produced the country’s first hung parliament, its king tasked Mr Anwar with forming a government. The 75-year-old’s first cabinet meeting this week is the culmination of an extraordinary political odyssey.
This article appeared in the Asia section of the print edition under the headline “Karma chameleon”
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