Nurul Izzah Anwar

Nurul Izzah binti Anwar (Jawi: ; born 19 November 1980) is a Malaysian politician who has served as Co-chairperson of the Secretariat of the Special Advisory Body to the Minister of Finance (ACFIN) Anwar Ibrahim since February 2023. She served as Senior Advisor to the Prime Minister on Economics and Finance from January to her resignation in February 2023, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Permatang Pauh from May 2018 to November 2022 and for Lembah Pantai from March 2008 to May 2018. A member of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) and formerly Pakatan Rakyat (PR) opposition coalitions. She has also served as the Vice President of PKR from November 2010 to her resignation in December 2018 and again since July 2022. She also served as Chairperson of the Consideration of Bills Select Committee from December 2018 to July 2019. She is the eldest child and daughter of Prime Minister, Chairman of PH, President of PKR and Tambun MP Anwar and President of PH, Chairwoman of the PKR Advisory Body and Bandar Tun Razak MP Wan Azizah Wan Ismail who are also both the former deputy prime ministers. Family background Nurul Izzah is the daughter of Anwar Ibrahim, former Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia, current President of PKR and current Prime Minister of Malaysia. Her mother, Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, was the outgoing President of the party and former Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia and also former Minister of Women, Family and Community Development. Education Prior to being an MP, Nurul Izzah was and still is a strong proponent of human and civil rights with a special interest in prisoners of religious prejudice. Prior to entering politics, Nurul Izzah did her bachelor's degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the Universiti Tenaga Nasional where she graduated from in 2003. She then furthered her studies in the U.S. and earned her master's degree from the School for Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University studying International Relations specializing in Southeast Asia Studies. Political career