Ex-deputy PM Ismail Sabri appointed as Malaysia's new leader

Malaysia's king appointed former Deputy Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob as the country's new prime minister on Friday, the palace said, making him the third leader in a span of three years as politics remain fragmented after a 2018 general election.The king, Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin, confirmed that Ismail Sabri, 61, has secured backing from a majority of lower house members needed to form a new government, Comptroller of the Royal Household Ahmad Fadil Shamsuddin said in a statement.Ismail Sabri replaces Muhyiddin Yassin, who resigned Monday with his entire Cabinet, in which Ismail S…READ FULL ARTICLE