PKR’s central leadership council (MPP) rejected Nurul Izzah Anwar’s resignation as the party’s deputy president, allowing her time to attend to personal matters and continue her Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) studies.
PKR Information Chief Datuk Seri Fahmi Fadzil said the decision was made after Nurul Izzah requested time to manage herself and complete and continue her doctoral studies.
“In the MPP meeting recently, the MPP decided not to accept her resignation because she requested time to, as she herself stated, among other things, manage herself and also complete and continue her PhD education.
“So, we are giving her time, and the duties and responsibilities of the Deputy President, the functions of the Deputy President, will be carried out by the Vice-President,” he told reporters after officiating the 2026 Safe Internet Parent-Teacher Association (PIBG) Convention for the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur today.
Fahmi said PKR vice-president Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail would temporarily assume the duties and responsibilities of the deputy president.
He said the party’s operations and activities would not be affected by the decision, adding that Nurul Izzah remained a PKR member and would continue to contribute to the party’s struggle.
“The work continues. Nurul Izzah remains a party member and will continue to help the party in its struggle, there is no problem,” he added.
Last Thursday, media reports said the former Permatang Pauh MP had sought to step down from the post.
However, Fahmi said in a statement that after hearing Nurul Izzah’s views as well as those of party leaders, the MPP had agreed to grant her temporary leave.
He said the leave would begin after the 2026 National Congress and continue until a date to be announced later.
Separately, Fahmi said MyKhas allocations are meant exclusively for the benefit of the people and cannot be used for the personal purposes of Members of Parliament.
The Unity Government spokesman said the funds were part of the Prime Minister’s Special Allocation provided for under the Malaysia Plans and national budgets, with the distribution mechanism subject to the discretion of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
“What the Prime Minister said is correct, accurate and true. The allocation in question is the Prime Minister’s Special Allocation. So, it is up to the Prime Minister how it is distributed. Even in my case, MyKhas cannot be used for me. MyKhas is used for the people, residents and voters in the parliamentary constituency. The money has never, at any time, gone to Members of Parliament,” he said.
Fahmi added the MyKhas funds were administered by the Implementation Coordination Unit (ICU) of the Prime Minister’s Department, with applications for assistance able to be channelled through the agency, particularly in Opposition-held states.
Elaborating on the distribution mechanism, he said arrangements differed between constituencies.
In some areas, such as Ampang, the distribution was handled by the Prime Minister’s Political Secretary Datuk Azman Abidin, while in Petaling Jaya, it was coordinated through the local branch chief and State Legislative Assemblyman.
“So, the mechanism is as the Prime Minister has announced. It does not create any problem or issue because the money will be channelled directly to the people,” he said.
Fahmi said this was consistent with Anwar’s clarification yesterday that government allocations were channelled directly to the people to meet development and welfare needs, rather than being given to Members of Parliament.
Anwar, who is also the Finance Minister, had stressed that there was no issue of allocations being withheld from any MP, as government funds were intended to finance projects that directly benefited the people. - August 8, 2026
