After performing the dawn prayer on Aug 16, Muhyiddin Yassin sat with his wife, Noorainee Abdul Rahman.

“How do you feel?” she asked.

“I feel relieved,” he replied. “This burden on me as prime minister is no more after today.”

Muhyiddin would later tender his resignation to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong after just 17 months in office.

He also met with his staff at the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) in Putrajaya where he recalled his conversation with his wife and spoke about dealing with the...