Elite Populism and Malay Political Leaders in Malaysia

Syaza Shukri is an associate professor of political science at the International Islamic University Malaysia and a visiting fellow at the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute in Singapore. Her area of specialisation is in comparative politics, specifically in political Islam and democratisation in the Middle East, Southeast Asia and her home country of Malaysia. She has published in the areas of populism, identity politics, and geopolitics, focusing on the Muslim world.

• Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Establishment as Saviour of the Malays.- Chapter 3: Mahathir Mohamad.- Chapter 4: Hadi Awang.- Chapter 5: Muhyiddin Yassin.- Chapter 6: Najib Razak.- Chapter 7: Anwar Ibrahim – Reformist Populist.- Chapter 8: Next-Gen Malay Populists: Sanusi Md Nor and Akmal Saleh.- Chapter 9: Conclusion.