Malaysia Give a short account of the recent political development of Malaysia. boasts one of south-east Asia's most vibrant economies, the fruit of decades of industrial growth and political stability. The majority Muslim ethnic Malay are dominant politically and benefit from positive discrimination in business, education and the civil service, but a large ethnic Chinese minority holds economic power. The communities exist in relative harmony, although racial and religious divides persist.

Mr. Mahathir ruled Malaysia with an iron fist from 1981 to 2003. Later Najib Razak got elected as prime minister. But recently, Mahathir Mohammad has become prime minister in may 2018 following his shock election victory over the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition that ruled the country for six decades since the independence from Britain.

In the midst of dire corruption, violence, misappropriation foreign funds during the previous regime. Mr. Mahathir has become the oldest elected leader in the world. The defeat is a humiliating fall from grace for Najib. With all 222 seats in the country's Parliament accounted for, Mahathir's coalition had officially won 121 seats-enough to form a simple majority and take control the house.