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Section size for Anwar Ibrahim (60 sections)
Section name	Byte count		Prose size (words)
Section name	Header	Total	Header	Total
(Top)	15,106	15,106	498	498
Early life and education	4,796	4,796	349	349
Early years and activism (1968–1982)	3,540	3,540	246	246
Early political career (1982–1993)	4,479	4,479	398	398
Deputy premiership (1993–1998)	2,037	9,995	135	783
Financial crisis	1,146	1,146	110	110
Fall from power and first sodomy conviction	6,812	6,812	538	538
Reformasi and formation of KEADILAN (1998–1999)	1,552	1,552	155	155
Interim years (1999–2007)	32	14,831	0	1,000
First sodomy conviction	3,767	3,767	250	250
Teaching and non-profit work	2,330	2,330	176	176
Return to politics	4,448	4,448	394	394
Permatang Pauh by-election	4,254	4,254	180	180
First term as Leader of the Opposition (2008–2015)	845	25,597	62	1,471
Petition against Najib Razak	1,384	1,384	73	73
Parliamentary censure over APCO and 1Malaysia	3,622	3,622	254	254
Attempts to form a majority coalition	5,510	5,510	240	240
2013 general election	5,569	5,569	377	377
Kajang Move	3,852	3,852	173	173
2008–2014 sodomy trials	4,815	4,815	292	292
Pakatan Harapan backbencher (2018–2020)	46	5,957	0	359
Royal pardon and release	2,448	2,448	170	170
Return to parliament	1,625	1,625	63	63
Sheraton Move and return to opposition	1,838	1,838	126	126
Second term as Leader of the Opposition (2020–2022)	1,294	16,410	107	886
Collaboration with UMNO	3,429	3,429	177	177
2022 general election	11,687	11,687	602	602
Premiership (2022–present)	796	43,383	0	2,024
Cabinet	3,099	3,099	184	184
Domestic affairs	26	22,206	0	983
Anti-corruption and political reform	7,225	7,225	290	290
Education reform	1,187	1,187	49	49
Economy	5,717	5,717	280	280
Criminal justice	2,589	2,589	152	152
Social issues	5,462	5,462	212	212
International affairs	5,089	10,918	250	527
Gaza war and genocide	5,829	5,829	277	277
North Borneo dispute and the Malaysia-Sulu case	3,660	3,660	200	200
Popularity	2,704	2,704	130	130
Political positions and views	4,226	11,017	218	638
Israel and Palestine	3,500	3,500	197	197
LGBTQ rights	3,291	3,291	223	223
Personal life	2,397	2,397	131	131
Cultural depictions	26	1,338	0	18
Biographies and popular media	1,312	1,312	18	18
Election results	6,470	6,470	0	0
Honours and awards	23	15,616	0	0
Honours of Malaysia	8,921	8,921	0	0
Foreign honours	3,500	3,500	0	0
Honorary degrees	2,679	2,679	0	0
Others	493	493	0	0
Published works	22	523	0	0
Books	354	354	0	0
Prefaces	147	147	0	0
See also	261	261	0	0
Notes	26	26	0	0
References	33	2,070	0	0
Other references	2,037	2,037	0	0
Bibliography	660	660	0	0
External links	6,673	6,673	0	0
Total	192,697	192,697	8,956	8,956

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Which honorific?

Latest comment: 8 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

The lead introduces Anwar with the honorific "Datuk Seri", whereas the infobox uses "Dato' Sri". We should be consistent. Which is it to be? WWGB (talk) 07:01, 17 May 2018 (UTC)Reply

Malaysian politicians' infoboxes getting extremely long and unwieldy

Latest comment: 3 years ago2 comments1 person in discussion

Hi,

Is it just me or the infoboxes for Malaysian politicians in general are getting extremely long and unwieldy lately? They used to be shorter and similar to infoboxes of politicians in other countries. Now it includes information such as majorities in each election and long lists of deputies. I frankly don't think these are particularly necessary and listing these inside the article itself will do a better job. Infoboxes are supposed to give a brief overview of a person's career. I would suggest either removing them from the infobox or using collapsible lists. My other suggestion is to create collapsible sections (e.g. this infobox on former UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Ken Clarke's page) for parliamentary offices and junior cabinet positions.

There might be a better forum for me to post this. I would appreciate any redirect if that's the case. Stv59 (talk) 07:56, 5 August 2021 (UTC)Reply

It has gotten even less concise since then! Stv59 (talk) 13:09, 29 December 2022 (UTC)Reply

A Commons file used on this page or its Wikidata item has been nominated for deletion

Latest comment: 3 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

The following Wikimedia Commons file used on this page or its Wikidata item has been nominated for deletion:

Anwar Ibrahim, official portrait 2022.jpg

Participate in the deletion discussion at the nomination page. —Community Tech bot (talk) 18:36, 25 November 2022 (UTC)Reply

New infobox image suggestion

Latest comment: 1 year ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Indonesian Government recently published a new photo of Anwar Ibrahim, which seemed to be a perfect replacement for the new infobox image. He seemed more stern, though this photo makes him better, as his eyes are more visible than previous image and his position does not look to awkward.

DelawareMatt (talk) 21:57, 7 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

Anwar Proposed nickname "Malaysian Father of Refomation" or "Habibie of Malaysia"

Latest comment: 8 months ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Because he's struggle against Corruption, Cronism, Nepotism and Political Prisoners inspiring by B.J. Habibie as Former President of Indonesia. ~2025-35741-92 (talk) 10:11, 23 November 2025 (UTC)Reply

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Which honorific?

Malaysian politicians' infoboxes getting extremely long and unwieldy

A Commons file used on this page or its Wikidata item has been nominated for deletion

New infobox image suggestion

Anwar Proposed nickname "Malaysian Father of Refomation" or "Habibie of Malaysia"