Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has congratulated Republican candidate Donald Trump for winning the United States presidential election and raised the wars in the Middle East and Ukraine.

In a social media post, the Pakatan Harapan chairperson, who waited more than two decades to become prime minister after his unceremonious exit from the corridors of power, described Trump’s victory as a “remarkable political comeback”.

Anwar, who has been a staunch critic of US support for...