Malaysia’s reformist leader Anwar Ibrahim has been released from jail on May 16 after receiving a royal pardon. He was serving a five-year prison sentence for sodomy, a charge he claims was trumped up by former prime minister Najib Razak. Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has promised to hand over power to Anwar within two years, but the two leaders have had a rocky relationship, starting out as friends, turning into foes, and becoming friends again.
