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Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim (Jawi: انور إبراهيم; born 10 August 1947) is a Malaysian politician who is currently the Leader of the Pakatan Harapan coalition. He was Leader of the Opposition between 2008 and 2015, and a founder and leading figure of the People's Justice Party (Parti Keadilan Rakyat). Anwar served as the Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia from 1993 to 1998 and Finance Minister from 1991 to 1998 when he was a member of UMNO, the major party in the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition. However, he was removed from his post by Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and jailed in April 1999. His prosecution has been criticised by human rights groups and several foreign governments, including the US, UK and Australia. Following his release in 2004, Anwar became the leading figure in the opposition and helped coalesce the opposition parties into the Pakatan Rakyat, which contested the 2008 and 2013 general elections. Anwar is currently serving a five-year prison sentence, commencing in 2015, after a second sodomy conviction was upheld. Human rights groups, again, called the conviction politically motivated. However, he could receive a royal pardon from Sultan Muhammad V, which would see him released from prison by 15th May 2018, and become prime minister of Malaysia. After his imprisonment and the implosion of the Pakatan Rakyat, a new opposition coalition named the Pakatan Harapan (Alliance of Hope) was formed with Anwar as the de facto leader. It is the largest political coalition in the Malaysian lower house after the 2018 general election.