Malaysia Key Facts

Oscar Arribas

3:18am Monday 6 February

Political system	Federal constitutional monarchy
National government	Barisan Nasional (National Front) coalition
National legislature	Westminster system
Last election	March 2008
Next election due	At the latest by March 2013
Head of State	The 13th Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia, His Majesty the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin
Head of Government	Prime Minister - Dato' Seri Abdullah bin Haji Ahmad Badawi
Key Ministers	Deputy PM - Dato' Seri Najib Tun Razak Foreign Minister - Datuk Seri Utama Dr Rais Yatim Finance Minister - Dato' Seri Najib Tun Razak Defence Minister - Dato' Seri Abdullah Badawi Trade Minister - Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin
Key Opposition Figures	Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim (Leader of Parti Keadilan Rakyat and official opposition leader) Lim Kit Siang (DAP leader) Abdul Hadi Awang (PAS leader)
Main political parties	Barisan Nasional ruling coalition: United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) 10 other minor partners Opposition: Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Democratic Action Party (DAP) Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) PKR, DAP and PAS have formed a loose coalition - the Pakatan Rakyat - since the March 2008 general elections