Muhyiddin Yassin resigned as Malaysia’s PM

Malaysia’s Muhyiddin Yassin has resigned as prime minister after months of political turmoil culminated in the loss of his majority.

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Mr. Muhyidddin’s departure comes less than 18 months after taking office and will plunge the country into a fresh crisis amid a worsening pandemic.

Muhyiddin Yassin is a Malaysian politician who served as the 8th Prime Minister of Malaysia from 1 March 2020 to 16 August 2021.

He is currently appointed as the Caretaker Prime Minister until a new Prime Minister is elected under orders from the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, based on his powers provided by the Federal Constitution.

He served as the 10th Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Home Affairs and in many other Cabinet positions under former Prime Ministers Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Najib Razak and Mahathir Mohamad, from May 1995 to February 2020.

During the 2020–21 Malaysian political crisis, Mahathir’s abrupt resignation on 24 February 2020 led to Muhyiddin being declared Prime Minister by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong on 29 February 2020.