TOPIC

/ people

Muhyiddin Yassin

The latest news on Muhyiddin Yassin, Malaysian politician and former Prime Minister of Malaysia, including political news and updates.

Born

15 May 1947

Industry

Politics

Job Title

Fomer Prime Minister of Malaysia

last updated:

4 December, 2024

Malaysia

Malaysian ex-PM Muhyiddin ordered to pay US$300,000 for defaming politician

The court also instructed him to retract the statements that Lim Guan Eng had revoked a tax exemption for a charitable organisation.

8 Nov 2024 - 3:28PM

Malaysia

Malaysia’s Johor state reverting to Saturday-Sunday weekend after 11 years

7 Oct 2024 - 2:00PM

Malaysia

Asian Angle | Inside PAS’ ‘brilliant move’ to consolidate political power in Malaysia

7 Oct 2024 - 9:17AMvideocam

Malaysia

Malaysian PM had no role in graft probe into rival Mahathir: senior Anwar aide

Malaysia denies PM Anwar ordered anti-graft probe into rival Mahathir, calling allegations a ‘malicious attempt’ to destabilise the government.

27 Sep 2024 - 8:00PM

Anwar Ibrahim (left) and Mahathir Mohamad during a campaign event in October 2018. Photo: EPA-EFE

Malaysia

Police question Malaysian MP Teresa Kok over halal remarks

Police said 50 reports were lodged against the lawmaker by those who thought her request to review a halal certification plan was offensive.

11 Sep 2024 - 3:58PMvideocam

Malaysia

Malaysia’s Muhyiddin Yassin suffers fresh legal blow in corruption case

Muhyiddin’s legal woes follow a tumultuous year for his political bloc, with some lawmakers shifting allegiance to PM Anwar Ibrahim.

11 Sep 2024 - 1:42PMvideocam

Malaysia

Malaysia’s ex-PM Muhyiddin faces sedition charge over monarchy remarks

Muhyiddin will be the country’s first former leader to be charged under the colonial era law, and could face penalties including jail time if found guilty.

26 Aug 2024 - 8:17PM

Malaysia

Malaysia’s ex-PM Muhyiddin swears loyalty to monarchy after police probe

Muhyiddin Yassin has questioned the palace’s decision to invite Anwar Ibrahim to be Malaysia’s prime minister instead of him in 2022.

21 Aug 2024 - 7:33PMvideocam

Malaysia

Malaysia’s anti-party hopping law tested by controversial ruling on sacked MPs

The parliamentary speaker’s decision to let the MPs keep their seats could undermine the law meant to maintain political stability.

11 Jul 2024 - 6:03PMvideocam

Malaysia

Malaysia court reinstates abuse of power charges against ex-PM Muhyiddin

A Kuala Lumpur high court had thrown out the four charges and acquitted Muhyiddin in August, ruling those had not detailed his alleged offences

28 Feb 2024 - 7:35PM

Malaysia

‘Ready to prosecute’: Malaysia to charge ex-PM Muhyiddin’s son-in-law for graft

Authorities have been searching for Muhammad Adlan Berhan since August in relation to a probe on a project involving the registration and recruitment of foreign workers.

22 Feb 2024 - 4:20PM

Malaysia

Mahathir’s son given extension to declare assets in Malaysia anti-graft probe

The order is part of an anti-graft investigation after Mirzan’s name appeared in leaks of offshore business records that were revealed by a global media network.

18 Feb 2024 - 9:21AM

Malaysia

Malaysia’s Muhyiddin Yassin reverses call to resign as opposition party president

The former prime minister, who also heads the wider opposition bloc Perikatan Nasional, told his Bersatu party on Saturday he had changed his mind after his wife urged him to ‘stay another term’.

26 Nov 2023 - 10:37PMvideocam

Malaysia

Malaysia’s Muhyiddin Yassin to step down as opposition party president

The former PM leads the Bersatu party and chairs the Malay-dominated Perikatan Nasional alliance. If he relinquishes that, it could rob the bloc of one of the few leaders with broad appeal.

24 Nov 2023 - 7:08PMvideocam

Malaysia

Muhyiddin says Malaysia's opposition MPs being coerced to back PM Anwar

The Bersatu party, which leads the opposition alliance, found that four lawmakers were getting threatened with legal action or offered cash bribes to back Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, according to its president Muhyiddin Yassin.

10 Nov 2023 - 6:18PM

Muhyiddin Yassin says that members of his opposition party have been coerced to switch allegiance and back Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim. Photo: Reuters

Malaysia

Malaysian lawmaker Syed Saddiq gets 7 years in jail, whipping for embezzlement

A Kuala Lumpur court found the Muda leader guilty of embezzling more than US$200,000 of funds for a political party.

9 Nov 2023 - 9:04PM

Malaysia

Malaysia faces heat over faulty ventilators bought ‘on WhatsApp’ during Covid

Officials spent US$100 million on some 8.5 million vaccine doses that went unused, while US$4.2 million was wasted on mostly faulty ventilators, a parliamentary report said.

1 Nov 2023 - 6:37PM

Malaysia

Malaysia’s PAS will stab Mahathir and Muhyiddin in the back, says Umno official

Former PMs Mahathir Mohamad and Muhyiddin Yassin ‘will stab PAS’, wrote Umno supreme council member Puad Zarkashi. ‘But PAS will stab them first’.

31 Jul 2023 - 2:06PMvideocam

Malaysia

Malaysia charges opposition election chief with sedition weeks before polls

Perikatan Nasional’s Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor stands accused of bringing the Selangor monarchy into disrepute with his ‘lousy’ swipe at a fellow chief minister.

18 Jul 2023 - 2:27PMvideocam

Malaysia

Malaysia’s Anwar faces crucial test in August state polls

The regional polls will not directly impact Anwar’s two-thirds majority in parliament, but any significant losses for his coalition could lead to questions about his leadership and destabilise his ruling bloc.

5 Jul 2023 - 6:37PMvideocam

Malaysia

Malaysian PM Anwar bites back over sea border claim

Anwar says he consulted multiple government experts about the deal, calls on the opposition to spell out their allegations and defer from making sweeping statements.

13 Jun 2023 - 7:30PM

Malaysia

Malaysia’s Anwar slammed for ‘irresponsible’ sea dispute talks with China

Muhyiddin condemned Prime Minister Anwar’s announcement that his government was open to talks on Beijing’s concerns over Petronas’ exploration in the disputed waterway.

7 Apr 2023 - 2:52PMvideocam

Chinese fishing vessels near Yongshu reef of the Spratly islands in the South China Sea. Photo: AP

Malaysia

Opinion | Is Malaysian PM Anwar’s ‘failure’ in Saudi Arabia a cause for concern?

The domestic brouhaha over Anwar’s failure to enter the Kaaba is partly explained by how any image of a Malay leader in front of the Kaaba will evoke Malaysian Malays’ national pride.

31 Mar 2023 - 3:01PMvideocam

Malaysia

Malaysia’s Mahathir threatens to sue PM Anwar for libel, reigniting feud

Legal threat comes after PM Anwar Ibrahim made a thinly veiled attack on Mahathir Mohamad, potentially reigniting a decades-old feud.

28 Mar 2023 - 8:18PMvideocam

Malaysia

Letters | Muhyiddin Yassin will have, and should wait for, his day in court

Readers discuss the charges against Malaysia’s former prime minister, the US jury system, democratic development in Hong Kong, the theme of the financial secretary’s budget speech, and why companies struggle with hiring.

19 Mar 2023 - 11:30AM

Malaysia

As I see it | Could Malaysia’s latest graft crackdown backfire on Anwar’s administration?

Anwar denies that moves to indict a predecessor are part of witch hunt aimed at lowering support for opposition coalition among majority Muslim population, many of them undecided voters.

17 Mar 2023 - 8:00AMvideocam

Malaysia

Malaysia’s ex-PM Muhyiddin Yassin slapped with seventh corruption charge

The former leader pleaded innocent on Monday to receiving illegal proceeds of more than US$1 million that was banked into his political party.

13 Mar 2023 - 12:21PMvideocam

Malaysia

Malaysia’s Muhyiddin pleads not guilty to abuse of power, money laundering

Muhyiddin, who described the case as politically motivated, was granted bail after pleading not guilty to all six charges.

10 Mar 2023 - 8:36PM

Help preserve 120 years of quality journalism.

SUPPORT NOW