the subsequent by-election on 26 August 2008 with a large majority. 2014 Kajang by-election On 9 March 2014, PKR announced Wan Azizah as its new candidate for the Kajang by-election. This was following Anwar Ibrahim's sentencing to five years in prison after Malaysia's court of appeal overturned his sodomy acquittal, causing Anwar to be unable to run in the by-election. On 23 March 2014, Wan Azizah was elected as the Selangor state legislative assembly member for Kajang. 2015 Permatang Pauh by-election A by-election was held for the Dewan Rakyat seat of Permatang Pauh on 7 May 2015, after Wan Azizah's husband Anwar Ibrahim was disqualified from holding the seat after being found guilty of sodomy in a controversial trial. Wan Azizah contested the seat against three other candidates, retaining it for PKR with a majority of 8,841 votes. 2018 general election On 7 January 2018, the opposition alliance Pakatan Harapan announced Mahathir Mohamad as their candidate for Prime Minister in the 2018 election, with Wan Azizah as Deputy. It was announced as part of a deal for Mahathir to serve as interim if elected, seeking a pardon for Anwar and making way for him to take over. Others have speculated, however, that it would be Wan Azizah who would make way for her husband. Honours Honours of Malaysia Wan Azizah was honoured on the occasion of the official birthday of the Yang di-Pertua Negeri (State Governor) of Penang on 12 July 2008 when she was awarded the Darjah Panglima Pangkuan Negeri (Order of the Defender of the State), a chivalric order of the second rank in the state which carries the title Dato' Seri. : Knight Commander of the Order of the Defender of State (DPPN) - Dato' Seri (2008) Election results See also Pakatan Rakyat Pakatan Harapan Reformasi (Malaysia) References External links Asia Week: A Woman of Grace Result of Malaysian General Election 2008 for Permatang Pauh |- |- |- |- |- |- Living people 1952 births Anwar Ibrahim family People from Singapore People who lost Singaporean citizenship Singaporean emigrants to Malaysia Citizens of Malaysia through descent Malaysian people of Malay descent Peranakan people in Malaysia Malaysian Muslims Malaysian obstetricians Malaysian gynaecologists Malaysian ophthalmologists Women ophthalmologists Malaysian civil rights activists Malaysian democracy activists Malaysian political party founders Leaders of political parties in Malaysia People's Justice Party (Malaysia) politicians Deputy Prime Ministers of Malaysia Spouses of prime ministers of Malaysia