Malaysian King Appoints 3rd Prime Minister In 3 Years

Malaysian King Al-Sultan Abdullah has appointed Ismail Sabri Yaakob the new Prime Minister, the palace announced on Friday.

Gatekeepers News reports that Yaakobas replaces Muhyiddin Yassin who resigned on Monday after a little over 17 months in power.

Yassin, who was Deputy Prime Minister under Muhyiddin, will be sworn in on Saturday after receiving the support of 114 members of parliament.

He becomes the third Prime Minister to be appointed in three years.