No discussion on Nurul Izzah as S'gor MB, says PM

The Star

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim says suggestions that his daughter, Nurul Izzah, should take over as Selangor Mentri Besar are personal opinions and not something he has knowledge of or has discussed.  Anwar said that the proposal, reportedly expressed by current Selangor Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari, was never raised with him.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/4x8y6awr  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the suggestion that his daughter, Nurul Iza,

00:07should become the next Selangor Mentri Besar is merely a personal opinion and was never discussed

00:13with him. Anwar said he had no knowledge of the proposal, which was reportedly raised by the

00:18current Selangor Mentri Besar, Datuk Seri Amiruddin Sha'ari. He told reporters this after a dinner

00:25with the Malaysian diaspora on Friday night. The PKR president was also asked about Amiruddin's

00:31readiness to take on federal responsibilities. Anwar replied that there was no rush, noting that

00:38the next election is still some time away. The discussion surfaced after Amiruddin, in a recent

00:44Keluar Sekejab podcast, said he strongly agreed when asked if Nurul Iza should be given the opportunity

00:50to lead the Selangor government. Amiruddin said he had directly conveyed the idea to Nurul Iza,

00:56adding that the decision ultimately rests with her. He said the move could provide a landing for her

01:02without creating perceptions of nepotism. The Selangor MB, who is also Gombak MP,

01:08also indicated that he is ready to move to the federal level if required.

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