Defense minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob, and his deputy Ikmal Hisham Abdul Aziz have resigned following the resignation of the country’s prime minister, Muhyiddin Yassin, on 16 August.
Muhyiddin and his full cabinet declared their resignations to the constitutional monarch, King Al-Sultan Abdullah, after the premier lost the support of several lawmakers in his political coalition ahead of a vote of confidence scheduled to be held in parliament in September.
Malaysia; defense Minister resigns