KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 8 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has been named the 15th most influential Muslim figure in the 2025 edition of The World’s 500 Most Influential Muslims by Jordan’s Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre (RISSC).
This achievement was shared by Housing and Local Government Minister Nga Kor Ming on X (formerly Twitter) today, congratulating the Prime Minister for successfully improving his ranking to 15th compared to 17th last year for the same category.
“This success shows an exemplary figure and inclusive leadership for a multi-racial society,” he said in the post.
In the book's publication, Anwar is among the 50 individuals listed as the most influential Muslim individuals in the world besides the King of Jordan King Abdullah II Al-Hussein, who occupies first place; the King of Saudi Arabia King Salman Abdul-Aziz Al-Saud (fifth); and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto (18th).
The RISSC said that Anwar was ranked ninth in the category of Islamic leaders and politicians most influential in the world, surpassing Prabowo (10th) and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Saeed Al-Sisi (11th).
Their assessment is made based on their respective influence in bringing about changes in terms of culture, ideology, finance, politics, and so on in the Muslim community and also internationally.
The publication, in its brief introduction of Anwar, said the Prime Minister has been vocal about the Palestinian people's struggles in the face of Israeli atrocities.
"Ibrahim (Anwar) has been a vocal supporter of the Palestinian right to resist occupation. His meetings with Hamas officials (including the late assassinated Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh) have drawn criticism from the United States.
"His social media posts offering condolences after the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh were taken down, prompting him to say: "Let this serve as a clear and unequivocal message to Meta: cease this display of cowardice and stop acting as instruments of the oppressive Zionist Israeli regime," the publication said.
— Bernama
