After three years in prison, Malaysian politician Anwar Ibrahim is now a free man after receiving a royal pardon.

The 70-year-old Anwar walked out of a hospital in Kuala Lumpur Wednesday where he was receiving treatment for a shoulder injury, and headed for a meeting with King Sultan Muhammad V.

Anwar was convicted in 2024 on charges of corruption and sodomy that were widely denounced as politically motivated. He served as deputy prime minister and finance minister under newly-elected Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad during the latter's first tenure as leader, and was seen as Mahathir's heir-apparent until he was fired in 1999.

The two men reconciled and joined forces to form the Alliance of Hope opposition party that scored an upset victory in last week's parliamentary elections, ousting Prime Minister Najib Razak and his Barisan Nasional coalition, which ruled Malaysia uninterrupted for over six decades.

The election made the 92-year-old Mahathir, who ruled Malaysia with an iron fist from 1981 to 2003, the world's oldest elected leader. He says he will run the government for two years before turning over the reins to Anwar. Anwar must first be re-elected to parliament before he can succeed Mahathir.

馬來(lái)西亞政治人物安華在監(jiān)獄服刑3年之后獲得王室特赦，恢復(fù)自由。

70歲的安華星期三在吉隆坡一家醫(yī)院治療肩傷后走出，前去與馬來(lái)西亞國(guó)王穆罕默德五世會(huì)面。

安華2024年被判犯有腐敗罪和雞奸罪，很多人譴責(zé)其中有政治動(dòng)機(jī)。馬哈蒂爾首次當(dāng)選總理后，安華曾擔(dān)任副總理兼財(cái)政部長(zhǎng)。他被廣泛認(rèn)為是馬哈蒂爾的接班人，直至1999年被解職。

安華和馬哈蒂爾后來(lái)重歸于好，聯(lián)手組建反對(duì)黨希望聯(lián)盟，并在上星期的議會(huì)選舉中意外獲勝，讓總理納吉布下臺(tái)，同時(shí)結(jié)束了巫統(tǒng)60多年來(lái)連續(xù)統(tǒng)治馬來(lái)西亞的局面。

1981年到2003年以鐵腕治理馬來(lái)西亞的馬哈蒂爾今年92歲，是世界上最年長(zhǎng)的國(guó)家領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人。他說(shuō)他將執(zhí)政兩年，然后把權(quán)力交給安華。安華必須先當(dāng)選為議員才能接任總理。

After three years in prison, Malaysian politician Anwar Ibrahim is now a free man after receiving a royal pardon.

The 70-year-old Anwar walked out of a hospital in Kuala Lumpur Wednesday where he was receiving treatment for a shoulder injury, and headed for a meeting with King Sultan Muhammad V.

Anwar was convicted in 2024 on charges of corruption and sodomy that were widely denounced as politically motivated. He served as deputy prime minister and finance minister under newly-elected Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad during the latter's first tenure as leader, and was seen as Mahathir's heir-apparent until he was fired in 1999.

The two men reconciled and joined forces to form the Alliance of Hope opposition party that scored an upset victory in last week's parliamentary elections, ousting Prime Minister Najib Razak and his Barisan Nasional coalition, which ruled Malaysia uninterrupted for over six decades.

The election made the 92-year-old Mahathir, who ruled Malaysia with an iron fist from 1981 to 2003, the world's oldest elected leader. He says he will run the government for two years before turning over the reins to Anwar. Anwar must first be re-elected to parliament before he can succeed Mahathir.

馬來(lái)西亞政治人物安華在監(jiān)獄服刑3年之后獲得王室特赦，恢復(fù)自由。

70歲的安華星期三在吉隆坡一家醫(yī)院治療肩傷后走出，前去與馬來(lái)西亞國(guó)王穆罕默德五世會(huì)面。

安華2024年被判犯有腐敗罪和雞奸罪，很多人譴責(zé)其中有政治動(dòng)機(jī)。馬哈蒂爾首次當(dāng)選總理后，安華曾擔(dān)任副總理兼財(cái)政部長(zhǎng)。他被廣泛認(rèn)為是馬哈蒂爾的接班人，直至1999年被解職。

安華和馬哈蒂爾后來(lái)重歸于好，聯(lián)手組建反對(duì)黨希望聯(lián)盟，并在上星期的議會(huì)選舉中意外獲勝，讓總理納吉布下臺(tái)，同時(shí)結(jié)束了巫統(tǒng)60多年來(lái)連續(xù)統(tǒng)治馬來(lái)西亞的局面。

1981年到2003年以鐵腕治理馬來(lái)西亞的馬哈蒂爾今年92歲，是世界上最年長(zhǎng)的國(guó)家領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人。他說(shuō)他將執(zhí)政兩年，然后把權(quán)力交給安華。安華必須先當(dāng)選為議員才能接任總理。