Summary
- PKR grants temporary leave to Nurul Izzah Anwar.
- Saifuddin Nasution to perform Deputy President’s duties.
- Amirudin Shari remains Election Director.
- PKR approves over 3,500 new members.
KUALA LUMPUR, August 6 — PKR’s Central Leadership Council (MPP) has agreed to grant temporary leave to Deputy President Nurul Izzah Anwar after she requested to step down from the post.
The leave will take effect after the 2026 PKR National Congress until a date to be announced. The party appointed Vice-President Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail to temporarily perform.
The Deputy President’s duties, while Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari will continue serving as Election Director. MPP also approved 3,533 new party members who registered online between July and August 2026.
