JOHOR BAHRU, May 23 — Parti Keadilan Rakyat vice president Nurul Izzah Anwar has been elected as the new deputy president after winning the contest for the position for the 2025-2028 session.
The Central Election Committee (JPP) chairman Datuk Seri Dr Zaliha Mustafa announced the official result at the 2024/2025 National Congress at Persada International Convention Centre tonight.
The former vice president defeated incumbent Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli, who is also the Economy Minister, after obtaining 9,803 votes.
The process to elect the members of the Central Leadership Council (MPP), the Central Keadilan Youth Leadership Council (AMK) and the Central Wanita Leadership Council began at 8am and ended at 5pm, involving 32,030 voters physically and online.
The congress, which was officiated by party president cum Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, was also attended by Keadilan Advisory Council chairman Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail and the party's top leadership.
Also present were Parti Amanah Negara president Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu, DAP secretary-general Anthony Loke, United Progressive Kinabalu Organisation (Upko) president Datuk Ewon Benedick, Barisan Nasional secretary-general Datuk Seri Zambry Abdul Kadir, and Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu secretary-general Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi.
Nicknamed the 'Princess of Reform', the Penang State Leadership Council chairman also successfully defended her position as Permatang Pauh division chief in the recent divisional-level election.
However, in the 2022 election, the 44-year-old did not offer to contest but was appointed as Keadilan vice president.
Meanwhile, Rafizi, who was the treasurer of Keadilan Youth (2003) and a member of Keadilan Supreme Leadership Council (2003), was appointed as a member of the Central Leadership Council (MPP) and treasurer of the Terengganu State Leadership Council in 2009, successfully won the position of deputy president post in the 2022 election.
He successfully defeated former secretary-general Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail.
The 2025-2028 leadership election saw 251 candidates offering themselves to contest in the election, including 104 nominations for the MPP, 85 candidates for the AMK Leadership Council, and 62 for the Wanita Leadership Council.
— Bernama
