Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad on Monday said
Pakatan Harapan replaced "so-called Islamic leaders who did not-so-Islamic things".
He also said good governance is the key for any Muslim country to be successful.
Dr Mahathir was speaking at an international colloquium on "Demystifying Islamophobia: Towards a deeper understanding of Islam" organised by the Institute of Islamic Understanding of Malaysia.