KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 28 (AFP) - Sacked Malaysian politician Anwar Ibrahim told his sex trial Friday that a record of his official engagements in early 1993 -- ranging from a Mickey Mouse on Ice show to an Islamic reception -- proved he could not have sodomised his driver at the time.

Anwar, using an official record of his program when finance minister, gave details of his movements and the names of people accompanying him for the period stipulated in the charge.

Defence lawyers said current finance minister Daim Zainuddin would be called as a witness later.

Anwar and his co-accused Sukma Darmawan are charged with sodomising driver Azizan Abu Bakar at Sukma's apartment on "one night at 7.45 p.m., between January and March, 1993."

Prosecutors earlier in the trial had twice amended the charge to change the year of the alleged offence, despite defence objections.

The defence is trying to establish an alibi from February 11, saying the bed on which the act allegedly took place was only delivered on February 12.

Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad sacked his heir apparent Anwar as finance minister and deputy premier in September 1998. He was detained later that month after leading mass anti-government protests.

Last April Anwar was jailed for six years for abusing his official powers to cover up allegations up sexual misconduct. He says he is the victim of a high-level conspiracy.

He could face a 20-year jail term if convicted of sodomy.

Anwar said he was away in Europe from February 4, 1993, and returned on February 14. He named Daim and Ali Abul Hassan Sulaiman, now central bank governor, as being among his entourage.

On February 16, he said, he hosted a dinner for a delegation from the Organisation of the Islamic Conference. He said he left home at about 7.40 p.m and the function ended about 10.45 to 11 p.m.

On February 17 Anwar said he attended a poetry recital and the following day he watched a Mickey Mouse on Ice skating performance at the time of the alleged offence.

"On February 21 I left for Penang and on 23rd I went to Bangkok for the ASEAN Finance Ministers' Meeting and returned to Kuala Lumpur (the same day), which was the first day of the Ramadan (Muslim fasting) month," he said.

The defence says it needs not show an alibi for weekends and Mondays, as Azizan had earlier testified he was sodomised on a working day and that the previous day was also a working day.

Anwar also said he need not account for Fridays, based on Azizan's earlier testimony.

Azizan had also told the court he had lunch on the day he was sodomised. The defence says this ruled out the Ramadan month, which lasted from late February to late March in 1993.

Muslims must not eat between dawn and dusk during Ramadan.

Anwar said that on March 26, he celebrated the feast of Eid-al-Fitr marking the end of Ramadan in his home town in Penang state.

"I was in Penang from March 24 to 29. I returned to Kuala Lumpur late March 29, after attending a meeting of the United Malays National Organisation," he said.

Anwar said he held a Eid-al-Fitr party at his residence on March 30 and on the following day attended a dinner at the home of Abdul Hamid Abu Sulaiman, rector of the International Islamic University.

"Every day at 7.30 p.m., I perform the Maghrib prayers," he added.The trial was adjourned until Wednesday after Anwar finished giving alibi evidence. Sukma's lawyers along with prosecutors are expected to cross-examine Anwar.

Anwar's lawyers are then expected to call witnesses -- including senior civil servants -- to support the alibi defence during their re-examination.Lead counsel Christopher Fernando tolf AFP the defence would summon witnesses including Daim to prove Anwar did not commit the alleged offence.

"They will be called after the prosecution finishes the cross-examination," he said outside the courtroom.