R.A.H.M.A.N.

Assalamualaikum warahmatullah wabarakatuh,

Somehow some Malaysians do believe in the RAHMAN theory as the initials for the order of the Malaysian Prime Ministers. Some might believe it's just nonesense. Let's see how it works:

R.ahman - Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra al-Haj
A.bdul Razak (R?) - Tun Abdul Razak Hussein
H.ussein - Tun Hussein Onn
M.ahathir - Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamed
A.bdullah - Dato Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
N.? - Najib? Nazri? Nik Aziz? or Nazrin (Raja Muda Perak)? or not going to follow this theory? Cause the now Deputy PM might have no chance to be PM as there are two competitors who are up for this juicy post - Tengku Razaleigh (Ku Li) and Anwar Ibrahim.

See Malaysia Today and MSO.

They might get it because one is R and one is A if we do the cycle again. Let's say Najib got it, so we retain the N. The next cycle would probably, maybe, perhaps,...:

R - Razaleigh? So he get there first? or Rafidah Aziz who has been kicked out by PM from his cabinet this round. Can't be Rosol cause he just got into trouble with the Agong. Roslan SMS Pas? Probably too early.

A - Anwar? So he came second place in the race with Ku Li, probably when his plan to get into the Parliament this round didn't work, he has to wait for the next election. Azalina Othman? Is that too early for her? Probably if Rafidah has broken the record as the first female PM, then Azalina followed suit, no? Ok, probably too young still and she is not even a Wanita member, let's put her in the next round. Anifah Aman? He is going to jump to the opposition soon. Nik Aziz? Let's take A for this round. Probably by then many Malaysians can accept Islam as the way forward, so they want the Tok Guru. Wan Azizah? Abdul Hadi Awang? Ahmad Awang?

H - Hishamuddin Hussein if he is still there and if people still like him. (Abdul) Hadi Awang? If the opposition got the parliament. Or Husam Musa? If Hadi Awang has retired. Syed Husin Ali? Haron Din?

M - many posibilities. Mukhriz most probably if BN is still in power. Muhammad Muhd. Taib? If corruption is Malaysia got worse than ever. Muhyiddin Yassin? Mahfuz Omar Pas? Mohd Sabu Pas? Probably they are the minors now, who knows in the future?

A - again so many posibilities.

N - Nurul Izzah? Starts from very young political career. Nasaruddin Mat Isa? Nizar, Nazifuddin, Norashman (Najib's sons)? Noraini Ahmad? Noh Omar?

So, if the BN choices for the second round of R.A.H.M.A.N., that would be -

R - Razaleigh or Rafidah
A - Azalina Othman or Anifah Aman (if he is still in BN), no great choice of BN for 'A'
H - Hishamuddin Hussein
M - Mukhriz most probably unless seniors like Muhammad Muhd. Taib & Muhyiddin Yassin still are clinging there
A - same as A above
N - Noraini Ahmad if Wanita/Puteri power is stronger. Or one of Najib's sons if Nepotism is still strong. Probably not Noh Omar.

The BA/BR choices might be -

R - Can't be Roslan SMS, not sure
A - Anwar most likely. Wan Azizah maybe if Anwar got detained again. Nik Aziz or Abdul Hadi Awang if people want Islam. If not, take Ahmad Awang.
H - Husam Musa, Hadi Awang, Haron Din or Syed Husin Ali.
M - Mahfuz Omar or Mohd Sabu
A - same as 'A' above
N - Nurul Izzah or Nasaruddin Mat Isa

So, Khairy Jamaluddin is not here, neither is Lim Guan Eng, Ling Hee Leong and the rest of the 'L' (from both BN and BA) if RAHMAN is the theory.

Do you believe in this theory?

ALLAHU'alam.

Wassalam.

p/s: of course all these are just guesses, who knows what's going to happen because at this stage of political wave in Malaysia, anything is possible!