TOKYO -- There is no politician in Malaysia more adept at turning adversity to his advantage than the country's new deputy prime minister, Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.
A coalition led by Ahmad Zahid's party suffered a crushing defeat in the Nov. 19 general election, but newly appointed Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim named him co-deputy prime minister, offering him the No. 2 position in the government, alongside Fadillah Yusof.
