Malaysian Gen.T honourees Yeo Bee Yin, Syahredzan Johan and Prabakaran Parameswaran have won seats in their respective constituencies during the country's recent elections
Malaysia's recently concluded 15th general election on November 19 was historic. Partly as three Gen.T honourees—Yeo Bee Yin, Syahredzan Johan and Prabakaran Parameswaran—won in their respective constituencies. Their achievements contributed to the 82 seats for the Pakatan Harapan coalition, making it the political party with the most seats this time.
That total, however, was insufficient to command a simple majority of 112 out of the total 222 seats in Malaysia's parliament. The results led to a hung parliament, where no coalition was able to form the next government.
Yesterday, after five days of uncertainty, the King finally announced that Pakatan Harapan chairman Anwar Ibrahim would be the country's 10th Prime Minister.
Read below to learn more about the three Gen.T honourees who have contributed to this historic moment in Malaysian politics.
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Syahredzan Johan
During the 2022 general election, Syahredzan Johan won the Bangi seat for the Pakatan Harapan coalition.
Prior to that, he practised law for many years, taking up civil and criminal litigation as well as human rights and public interest matters. He was appointed the political secretary to veteran parliament member Lim Kit Siang, where he pushed for reform and the decoding of the law for laypeople.
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