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.
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Malaysia's new deputy premier Ahmad Zahid feeds off adversity
Will Anwar's coalition partner leader help unify multiethnic nation or rend it?
Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, right, sits with his deputy, Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, following a swearing-in ceremony at the National Palace in Kuala Lumpur on Dec. 3. © Reuters
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