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Wan Azizah Wan Ismail

1952 - Today

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Wan Azizah binti Wan Ismail (born 3 December 1952) is a Malaysian politician who served as the spouse of the prime minister of Malaysia as the wife of Anwar Ibrahim. A member of the People's Justice Party, she is the first woman to served as deputy prime minister of Malaysia, a position she held from 2018 to 2020. Born in Singapore, Wan Azizah graduated from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. She practised medicine, specialised in ophthalmology, and served as a government doctor for 14 years before leaving in 1993. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Wan Azizah Wan Ismail is the 13,111th most popular politician (down from 13,045th in 2019), the 16th most popular biography from Singapore (down from 12th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Singaporean Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Wan Azizah Wan Ismail ranks 13,111 out of 19,576Before her are Winthrop Rockefeller, Roger Sherman, Imyremeshaw, Ashur-bel-kala, David A. Granger, and August Philipp, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck. After her are Mame Madior Boye, Artaxias II of Iberia, Tibor Szamuely, Ashur-nadin-ahhe II, Vitale Candiano, and Vakhtang IV of Georgia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Wan Azizah Wan Ismail ranks 290Before her are Walter Isaacson, Jim Ratcliffe, Piercarlo Ghinzani, Quim Monzó, Martin Parr, and Reginald VelJohnson. After her are Benny Urquidez, Marek Belka, Ricardo La Volpe, Cerrone, Jigme Thinley, and Kikki Danielsson.

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In Singapore

Among people born in Singapore, Wan Azizah Wan Ismail ranks 16 out of 42Before her are David Marshall (1908), Julia Nickson (1958), Vanessa-Mae (1978), Wee Kim Wee (1915), Abu Bakar of Johor (1833), and Wu Lien-teh (1879). After her are Ong Teng Cheong (1936), Ho Ching (1953), Chin Han (1969), Kygo (1991), Brad Cooper (1954), and William Goh (1957).

Among POLITICIANS In Singapore

Among politicians born in Singapore, Wan Azizah Wan Ismail ranks 13Before her are Parameswara (1344), Goh Chok Tong (1941), Tharman Shanmugaratnam (1957), David Marshall (1908), Wee Kim Wee (1915), and Abu Bakar of Johor (1833). After her are Ho Ching (1953).