Surrounding the Federal Territories of Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya, Selangor's strategic location boosts its appeal as the preferred holiday destination for the rising middle class Malaysians and foreign tourists.

BBC: The Maldives meets Dubai, in Malaysia

While Malaysia's parliament is in capital Kuala Lumpur, the federal government runs its administration from a suburb, Putrajaya.

WSJ: Malaysia Prime Minister Faces Fresh Elections

This new class of reformers includes Mr. Anwar's soft-spoken but charismatic daughter, Nurul Izzah Ibrahim, who won one of the election's hardest-fought battles, prevailing against a well-funded federal minister in a middle-class Kuala Lumpur district.

WSJ: Michael Vatikiotis: Seeds of Change in Kuala Lumpur