KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 6 — Former Permatang Pauh MP Nurul Izzah Anwar will take temporary leave from her duties as PKR deputy president after the party’s national congress next week.
PKR information chief Datuk Seri Fahmi Fadzil in a statemen this evening said Nurul Izzah had initially expressed her intention to step down from the post, but the party’s Central Leadership Council (MPP) decided instead to grant her a temporary break from the role.
“After hearing the views of Nurul Izzah and the party leadership, the MPP agreed to grant Nurul Izzah temporary leave beginning after the 2026 National Congress until a date to be announced,” Fahmi said.
He added that Nurul Izzah would officiate the PKR Women’s and Angkatan Muda Keadilan (AMK) congresses on Aug 14.
Fahmi also announced that PKR vice-president Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail would assume the duties of deputy president in the interim.
Meanwhile, Selangor Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari will remain as PKR vice-president and take on full responsibilities as the party’s election director.
Nurul Izzah was elected PKR deputy president for the 2025 to 2028 term after defeating then-incumbent Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli in the party election in May last year.
She secured 9,803 votes compared with Rafizi’s 3,866 votes, according to the party election results announced by JPP chairman Datuk Seri Dr Zaliha Mustafa.
The decision comes after Amirudin was appointed PKR’s election director, with Saifuddin serving alongside him in the role.
