For the fourth publication of the ADRN special working paper series, Ms. Aira Azhari and Mr. Faiz Abdul Halim of the Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs discuss the Malaysian populist phenomenon and its role in bringing the current Pakatan Harapan (PH) government into power. They caution that the now-opposition Islamic Party of Malaysia (PAS) and the United Malays National Organization (UMNO) may "adopt the successful platforms from right-wing political parties in Europe and the U.S." and provide a "more populist stance that may combine political Islam and Malay nativist sentiments." Given that the definition of populism has been "inconsistent" in Malaysian politics, they also suggest and conclude that further research is needed as to how the "'people' come to adopt these views and whether there is any factual basis for said views."