MY #5 PM from 2003 to 2009 Abdullah Badawi

Tun Abdullah bin Haji Ahmad Badawi (1939 - ) was born in Kampung Perlis (Bayan Lepas, Penang) to a prominent religious family. Abdullah Badawi is a Malaysian politician who served as Prime Minister from 31 October 2003 to 25 April 2009. He was also the President of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), the largest political party in Malaysia, and led the governing Barisan Nasional parliamentary coalition. He is informally known as Pak Lah, 'Pak' meaning 'Uncle' while 'Lah' is taken from his name 'Abdullah'.