Azalina told to hold further talks on bills to split AG, PP’s roles, limit PM’s tenure

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has instructed Law and Institutional Reform Minister Azalina Othman Said to conduct additional discussions on bills aimed at curbing the prime minister's term limit and segregating the functions of the attorney-general and public prosecutor, according to feedback from the Conference of Rulers. Government spokesman Fahmi Fadzil, who is also Communications Minister, confirmed Azalina will collaborate with the parliamentary special select committee drafting the constitutional amendments.

Following Anwar's briefing on the bills to the Cabinet, any modifications or enhancements must be returned to the Conference of Rulers. Earlier, the Conference of Rulers deliberated on the consultation paper for the Constitution (Amendment) Bill 2026, which seeks to cap the prime minister's tenure, and the Constitution (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2026, proposing the separation of the attorney-general and public prosecutor roles.

The tenure-limiting bill was initially introduced on February 23 but fell short of the two-thirds majority needed for a second reading on March 2. The bill to separate the attorney-general and public prosecutor roles was first tabled on the same date, with its second reading postponed on July 14 to enable the government to present the proposed amendments to the Conference of Rulers.