Malaysians Will Have A Female Deputy Prime Minister For The Very First Time
She has been active in politics for nearly 20 years.
By Jia Vern Tham — 11 May 2018, 12:39 PM
Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) president Datuk Seri Wan Azizah Wan Ismail is officially the Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia
The Straits Times reported that she will be working alongside current Prime Minister Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, the man who sent her husband Anwar Ibrahim to jail twenty years ago.
"It's not easy... but I believe he is a changed man, and we are able to work together to save Malaysia," Wan Azizah was quoted as saying by The Straits Times.
Wan Azizah was contesting as a parliamentary candidate in Pandan, where she faced a five-corner fight
She was challenged by Barisan Nasional's Leong Kok Wee, PAS candidate Mohamed Sukri Omar, former Teratai assemblywoman Jenice Lee of Parti Rakyat Malaysia (PRM) and independent candidate Mohd Khairul Azam Abdul Aziz.
Wan Azizah took the seat with a 64,733 votes and a 61% landslide majority.
Apart from being a member of parliament, Wan Azizah is a qualified ophthalmologist who graduated from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Wan Azizah went to school in Alor Setar and Seremban before studying medicine in Ireland. She was then awarded a gold medal in obstetrics and gynaecology before graduating as an ophthalmologist.
She also served as a government doctor for 14 years before becoming a patron of the National Cancer Council (MAKNA).
