Wan Azizah Wan Ismail
While still in prison, Anwar re-joined Mahathir Mohamad under new coalition Pakatan Harapan "in absentia", which went on to win the 2018 general election. Mahathir outlined a plan for Anwar to take over from himself as Prime Minister after an unspecified interim period. A few days after the election, Anwar received a royal pardon from Yang di-Pertuan Agong Muhammad V and was released from prison. He soon made a comeback as a backbencher MP by contesting and winning the 2018 Port Dickson by-election while his wife Wan Azizah Wan Ismail served as the Deputy Prime Minister in the PH administration.