Pak Lah is Prime Minister

Royal mandate: Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi receives his letter of appointment as the country's fifth Prime Minister from the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Syed Putra Jamalullail on Friday, October 31, 2003. - Bernama picture

KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi was sworn in as the country’s fifth Prime Minister before the Yang di-Pertuan Agong at the Istana Negara yesterday, ushering in a new chapter in Malaysia’s history.