The Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (Ideas) has flagged 238 political appointments to federal statutory bodies (FSB) and government-linked companies (GLC) under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s administration.

In its report, titled “Who Sits at the Table: From Political to Public Appointees in Malaysia’s Federal Statutory Bodies”, the think tank found that 222 political appointments were to FSBs, while another 16 were to GLCs.

The appointments, which...