Perhaps some of you have heard of the R-A-H-M-A-N prophecy which determines the first 6 Prime Ministers of Malaysia. So far, 5 Prime Ministers have fulfilled the prophecy, leaving the last which remains to be seen if it will be fulfilled. The five Prime Ministers are:

R: Tunku Abdul Rahman
A: Tun Abdul Razak
H: Tun Hussein Onn
M: Tun Dr. Mahathir
A: Dato’ Seri Abdullah Badawi
N: ???

So, is the next Prime Minister Dato’ Seri Najib Tun Razak? He will fulfill the R-A-H-M-A-N prophecy nicely! But, with the current political situation, anything deemed impossible can be possible. After all, nobody would have believed that BN will lose their 2/3 majority in Parliament, and they lost! Nobody would ever think that Perak and Selangor would fall to Pakatan Rakyat (DAP, PKR and PAS) and Pakatan Rakyat is now the state governments in Perak and Selangor as well as Penang, Kedah and Kelantan.

Abdullah’s days as Prime Minister is widely believed to be numbered. Calls for his resignation has been made by various leaders, including from his party UMNO. Among them former Prime Minister, Tun Dr. Mahathir and his son who is newly elected Jerlun MP, Mukhriz Mahathir. Former UMNO Vice President, Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah, fondly known as Ku Li has indicated that he will challenge Abdullah for the Presidents’ post in the UMNO party polls in December. However, Deputy Prime Minister Dato’ Seri Najib has voiced his backing to Abdullah to continue leading the government and party.

Will Najib make it to the PM’s post, thus fulfilling this prophecy? Or will the prophecy fails after all? Will Ku Li be successful in his bid to win the UMNO President’s post, thus allowing him to claim the PM’s job?