Muhyiddin Yassin

Muhyiddin bin Haji Muhammad Yassin (Jawi: محيي الدين بن محمد ياسين; born 15 May 1947) is a Malaysian politician. He was the 8th Prime Minister of Malaysia. He was appointed on 29 February 2020 and sworn in on 1 March 2020 after Mahathir Mohamad's resignation on 24 February 2020. He resigned after losing a coalition support on 16 August 2021. Muhyiddin is Member of Parliament for Pagoh, Member of Johor State Legislative Assembly for Gambir, former Deputy President of Pakatan Harapan and acting Chairman of Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia. He was Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia from 2009 till 2015, Deputy Chairman of Barisan Nasional and Deputy President of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), the main component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition from 2009 till 2016. Muhyiddin was fired by Najib for criticizing the 1Malaysia Development Berhad scandal. Muhyiddin was charged with corruption and abuse of power in March 2023. He denied the charges and said they were political attacks. References Other websites Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia Official Website Archived 2016-04-09 at the Wayback Machine Johor Menteri Besar Office|Menteri Besar Biography|Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin Archived 2010-02-01 at the Wayback Machine My KMU Johor|Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin Archived 2011-10-08 at the Wayback Machine Johorean Student Society|Persatuan Mahasiswa Anak Johor (PERMAJ)|National University of Malaysia|Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)|Biografi Mantan Menteri Besar Johor