Anwar Ibrahim is the best prime minister money can buy, his hardcore supporters claimed. He is also Malaysia’s most popular political leader, according to a Merdeka Center survey recently. Even if the 10th Prime Minister is a fake reformist, serial liar, hypocrite, traitor, untrustworthy, anti-Chinese, and whatnot, the chameleon is still the “best of the worst”, his apologists love to argue.
“If not Anwar, who else” – his worshippers like to lecture critics who dare to question the PM. Yet, the so-called most popular Malaysian leader had lost not one, not two, but three state elections namely Sabah, Johor and Negeri Sembilan. And you can bet all your money that Anwar-led Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition is going to lose the upcoming Melaka state election too.
But losing four state elections consecutively was just an appetizer. Anwar’s party – People’s Justice Party (PKR) – would be lucky if it could retain half of the current 31 parliamentary seats it won in the November 2022 national polls. The party might end up withless than 10 MPsin the next 16th General Election. While PKR is still in “denial, delusion and drunk” with power, someone appears to have woken up.
Nurul Izzah, who is Anwar’s eldest child, has resigned as PKR deputy president – about 14 months after she was elected in the party’s elections in May 2025. In a statement issued on the night of Aug 6, 2026, she said – “I extend my deepest appreciation to the party president Anwar Ibrahim and the party leadership for acknowledging my decision to step down as PKR’s deputy president.”
“This decision was made after much deliberation as I embark on a new path to pursue further studies, a journey rooted in service and contribution and not necessarily bound by the world of politics,” – she said. Nurul said she would remain a PKR member and support the struggle for a better Malaysia championed by the party’s leadership under Anwar (her father).
However, in refusing to accept her resignation, PKR Central Leadership Council has instead granted her a leave of absence – indefinitely. PKR vice-president Saifuddin Nasution Ismail, who is Home Affairs Minister, will serve as acting deputy president. This means the party deputy president post is being “reserved or frozen” for an unknown period.
PKR communications director Fahmi Fadzil, who is also Malaysia’s Communication Minister cum Propaganda Minister, said – “We discussed Nurul Izzah’s request to step down as deputy president and, after hearing her views and those of the party leadership, the council agreed to grant her temporary leave of absence, which will begin after the national congress for an indefinite period,”
Exactly why Nurul Izzah’s desire to step down as PKR’s No. 2 leader was rejected, and her resignation was re-packaged as “pursuing further studies” by the party leadership? The short answer – to save face. The long answer – to stop the perception that PKR is a sinking ship as even Anwar’s own daughter disagreed, clashed and abandoned the PM’s leadership and PKR’s direction.
If Izzah – “Puteri Reformasi” or Princess of Reform – is allowed to quit, it would be a slap in the face of the Premier himself. Mr Anwar can’t explain why his own daughter, groomed to take over the party, is quitting. It creates FUD – fear, uncertainty, and doubt. People leave jobs primarily to seek career growth, better pay, or a healthier work environment. You don’t suddenly leave your deputy CEO job.
Yes, nobody believes Nurul Izzah suddenly wanted to further her studies after she was elected around 14 months ago in PKR’s internal election, beating incumbent Rafizi Ramli after an intense campaign. Only Anwar’s cult supporters believe such unbelievable fairy tales. She would not have fought tooth and nail with Rafizi for the deputy president post, only to step down now to further studies.
Rafizi, Malaysia’s former economy minister, later left PKR and took over leadership of Bersama party in May. Why would she make an enemy out of her good reformist comrade by toppling him if she had no interest in the first place to lead the party as the deputy president? Worse, after strategist Rafizi left, she also wanted to leave now after creating all the mess that has weakened the party.
At best, Nurul Izzah has decided to give up his new toy after discovering that PKR deputy president isn’t a cushy job, and she was not up to the mark. At worst, she is giving up after losing hope with both her daddy and the party. Either way, it does not bode well for a ruling party that has bragged about Anwar’s popularity, but suffered several crushing defeats in state elections.
The fact that Anwar is reduced to trusting someone like the clueless and incompetent Saifuddin Nasution as acting deputy president speaks volumes about the serious problems inside PKR. It seems the party is not only lacking talents, but Anwar’s half-baked plot to bulldoze dynastic politics and nepotism, contrasting with the party’s historical “Reformasi” roots against entrenched political patronage, has backfired.
When power-crazy Anwar plotted against his own deputy – Rafizi Ramli – last year, he arrogantly, stubbornly, and hypocritically ignored and rubbished critics and analysts’ argument that elevating her own daughter to positions like the deputy presidency would undermine PKR’s founding reformist ideals, which long criticized other Malaysian leaders for family favouritism.
The family-centric leadership model is one of the reasons that alienates grassroots supporters who expect merit-based advancement rather than hereditary succession, leading to a loss of confidence, distrust, and even hatred over Anwar’s treachery and betrayal after he got power. Even though Anwar, Nurul, and their supporters maintain that her victory was won through legitimate intra-party elections, the truth speaks otherwise.
To prevent Rafizi from winning, the cheating began when Parti Keadilan Rakyat under the instruction of Anwar abolished its “one member, one vote” system for national leadership elections and switched to a delegate-based system. This effectively transferred the responsibility of electing the party’s top six national office-bearers from 30,000 delegates to merely 222 divisions.
Four years ago, Mr. Rafizi won the party’s No 2 post when he defeated Anwar’s loyalist, Saifuddin Nasution. Despite Anwar’s open support for Saifuddin, Rafizi received roughly 68,992 votes compared to Saifuddin’s 50,038 votes. In the same 2022 party election, Selangor Chief Minister Amirudin Shari defeated Farhash Wafa Salvador Rizal Mubarak, who happened to be Anwar’s political secretary and trusted crony.
To unseat Rafizi, by hook or by crook, Anwar had to play dirty, including changing the party election system. The PM knew the only way to topple his deputy was to control or “bribe” a small 222 divisions rather than 30,000 delegates. Under pressure, Nurul reluctantly agreed to be used by her daddy to contest against Rafizi in May 2025. That has tainted her integrity and reputation.
Therefore, furthering studies is just a lazy and lame excuse. After Nurul defeated Rafizi and was crowned as the new deputy president, she led PKR to a disastrous defeat in the Sabah state election. Annihilated with just 1 seat, she practically went silent – and missing – since then. She did not care about the Johor state election, and did not bother to help in the Negeri Sembilan state election.
When someone like Nurul Izzah went MIA (missing in action) and kept a low profile, it’s not just a short burst of frustration or sulking. It’s a demonstration of dejection, depression, and disappointment. That sadness translates to hopelessness, and eventually gives up entirely. And she was right to give up after Sabah, as his daddy would lead Johor and Negeri Sembilan to two more crushing defeats.
Apparently, she had disagreed with certain directions the party was taking to the extent of facing “pressure from the party internally” to step aside. Internal source revealed that unlike Anwar Ibrahim, “Nurul Izzah is principled on some issues, and was not willing to shift on them.” Her differences in opinion from her father on the party’s direction continued to snowball till it exploded.
The final straw that broke the camel’s back was when narcissist PM Anwar cut direct constituency funding from specific PKR lawmakers such as PKR MPs Wong Chen (Subang),Lee Chean Chung (Petaling Jaya), and Rodziah Ismail (Ampang), who have vocally dissented or aligned themselves with internal party opposition. Anwar only welcomes apple polishers like Ramanan.
The affected MPs complained that their parliamentary service offices were completely denied access to the MyKHAS online portal, an official system used by lawmakers to manage and administer federal constituency allocations. Because Anwar dares not sack them, he cowardly bullies and intimidates them by denying his own PKR MPs their rightful constituency funding.
Anwar pushed back against accusations of starving constituencies. He even argued that federal development allocations are for the people and local communities, not an exclusive entitlement to be disbursed through the offices of elected Members of Parliament (MPs). Yet, he can’t explain why a similar discrimination does not apply to all 30 MPs from Barisan Nasional (BN), who have declared war on Anwar-led PH coalition.
The cowardice is written on the wall when the PM only has the balls to punish a few MPs from his own party. Facing a bigger force from governing partner BN, Anwar is as quiet as a church mouse. When BN chairman Zahid Hamidi challenged the PM to simply sack any minister he is unhappy with after Anwar tried to flex muscles by telling ministers to resign for attacking fellow unity government partners, the Premier responded by keeping silent.
That was not the only issue the “Puteri Reformasi” clashes with her “Fake Reformist” father. Her criticism of Azam Baki, the former Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Chief Commissioner caught with his pants down in shareholding and corporate mafia scandals has also added to the pressure for her to step aside.
Anwar, who extended Azam’s one-year contract thrice, has repeatedly, fiercely, and suspiciously defended the former anti-graft chief, saying he has shown “extraordinary courage” in going after powerful figures allegedly involved in corruption. Under pressure, a special committee to probe the allegations against Azam was formed by the Anwar administration, but has not made its findings public.
Nurul Izzah had called for the government to expand the scope of investigation on Azam and stressed the need for independent oversight of the anti-graft agency. She saw the actions of her father were inconsistent with the principles she and the party had long championed. But her public comments ultimately hurt Anwar and the party. Her inability to offer the strategy or charisma that Rafizi did makes Nurul practically useless.
Still, it raises a simple question – why did Anwar need to force Rafizi out by pushing his daughter up? Not only PKR is now without a strategist, but Izzah’s resignation further exposes the lack of leadership in PKR’s lineup. Anwar’s push to create a dynasty at a time when his daughter isn’t fit for the job has created “bad blood” with pro-Rafizi’s faction that openly attacks his leadership.
It doesn’t matter whether Nurul really goes for studies or not. She has proven to be an ineffective leader despite her short and unsuccessful stint as PKR deputy president. She should not have allowed herself to be used by daddy to topple Rafizi. It also doesn’t matter whether PKR president Anwar tries to cover up his daughter’s loss of trust in him. The damage is done. PKR is on the right track to a stunning loss in the next national election.
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August 8th, 2026 by financetwitter
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