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Prime Minister of Malaysia

The Prime Minister of Malaysia is the elected head of government of Malaysia. He is formally appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, or King, of Malaysia, and is invariably the leader of the largest party in the federal House of Representatives. Since independence in 1957 the prime minister has been from the United Malays National Organisation (Umno), the largest component party of the Alliance or Barisan Nasional

The current and fifth Prime Minister of Malaysia is Dato' Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.

List of Prime Ministers of Malaysia

Name	Took Office	Left Office	Party
Tunku Abdul Rahman	1957	1970	UMNO
Tun Abdul Razak	1970	1976	UMNO
Tun Hussein Onn	1976	1981	UMNO
Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad	1981	2003	UMNO
Dato' Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi	2003	-	UMNO