Umno vice-president Ismail Sabri Yaakob has officially been appointed as the country's ninth prime minister.

It has been a meteoric rise for Ismail Sabri - whose political career made major gains over the last three years.

Ismail first faced a general election 17 years ago in 2004, and up until 2018 was largely considered a mid-tier leader.

Prior to this year, he had not faced...