<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 10): Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim celebrates his 77th birthday on Saturday.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) through its official Facebook post on Saturday uploaded a poem and a birthday greeting to Anwar.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>“77 angka keramat,<br />
Iltizam membara seiring usia,<br />
Moga teguh memikul amanat,<br />
Allah berkati hidup bahagia.</p></div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>"Happy birthday to prime minister, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim," it said in the message.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>PMO also uploaded a video lasting two minutes 49 seconds which included birthday wishes from Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof as well as ministers.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>A survey of the comment section found that social media users also sent birthday wishes and prayed that the 10th prime minister would be blessed and always be in good health.</p></div>

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Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim celebrates his 77th birthday on Saturday.

Anwar celebrates 77th birthday on Saturday

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