Govt's move to cap PM's tenure rooted in principle nobody is indispensable, says Azalina

The Star 2026-01-29

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Nobody is indispensable, and that principle underpins the government's move to introduce a bill to limit the Prime Minister's tenure to two full terms, says Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said.

The Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Law and Institutional Reform) at a town hall session on the proposed bill on Thursday (Jan 29) that Malaysia has many capable leaders and must prevent power from being concentrated in one individual for too long.

She later confirmed the proposal would require a constitutional amendment, which she hopes to table during the current Parliament sitting.

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