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Malaysian Son : A Progressives Political Journey in the Heart of Southeast Asia

Author :  Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad

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Country
Singapore
Publisher
Penguin Books (Penguin Random House SEA), Singapore
ISBN 9789815017724
Format PaperBack
Language English
Year of Publication 2022
Bib. Info xiv, 278p.
Product Weight 350 gms.
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Malaysian Son is the story of Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Setiawangsa. Growing up privileged under the authoritarian regime of Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad, the imprisonment of Anwar Ibrahim led him to join the Reformasi movement. As a member of the multiracial People’s Justice Party (KEADILAN), he later became the youngest elected state representative in the 2008 General Elections. In 2018, as Youth Leader of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition, he participated in the 2018 campaign against Prime Minister Najib Razak, spending time in jail and the courts. PH achieved a historic victory but, in spite of warnings from Nik who was a backbench MP, failed to achieve a cohesive and stable government. It eventually collapsed in 2020, leading to years of political instability that has yet to abate. Malaysian Son is a must read for all who want to understand the country’s tumultuous recent history.

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