{"id":15614,"date":"2022-11-26T15:08:17","date_gmt":"2022-11-26T07:08:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=15614"},"modified":"2022-11-26T15:08:19","modified_gmt":"2022-11-26T07:08:19","slug":"hamas-leader-congratulates-anwar-on-appointment-as-pm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=15614","title":{"rendered":"Hamas leader congratulates Anwar on appointment as PM"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 26<\/strong> &#8212; Hamas Political Bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh has congratulated\u00a0Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on his appointment as Malaysia\u2019s 10th Prime Minister.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In his congratulatory letter, Ismail said Hamas looked forward to Anwar\u2019s continued support of the Palestinian cause and wished him&nbsp;success&nbsp;in leading Malaysia and the causes of the Islamic ummah and its peoples.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cAs we congratulate Your Excellency, we remember with a great sense of pride your appreciated stands in support of the cause of our Palestinian people and the blessed Masjid Al-Aqsa.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Screenshot-2022-11-26-at-3.05.59-PM-1-1024x566.png\" alt=\"hamas\" class=\"wp-image-15615\" width=\"420\" height=\"232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Screenshot-2022-11-26-at-3.05.59-PM-1-1024x566.png 1024w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Screenshot-2022-11-26-at-3.05.59-PM-1-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Screenshot-2022-11-26-at-3.05.59-PM-1-768x424.png 768w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Screenshot-2022-11-26-at-3.05.59-PM-1-181x100.png 181w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Screenshot-2022-11-26-at-3.05.59-PM-1-350x193.png 350w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Screenshot-2022-11-26-at-3.05.59-PM-1-800x442.png 800w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Screenshot-2022-11-26-at-3.05.59-PM-1.png 1166w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cWe look forward to continuing this path with more courageous and intrepid stands until our people obtain their full rights, our country is liberated from the vicious occupation, and our independent Palestinian state is established, with Al-Quds as its eternal capital,\u201d<\/em> he said in the letter dated Nov 24.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A copy of the letter was shared with Malaysian media late Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anwar, 75, took the oath of office as the 10th Prime Minister before the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri\u2019ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah at Istana Negara on Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/\">NMT<\/a> as reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bernama.com\/en\/general\/news.php?id=2142454\">Bernama<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 26 &#8212; 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