Nurul Izzah
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Nurul Izzah Anwar is the current Member of Parliament for Permatang Pauh, serving her third term in the Malaysian legislature. Her political career began with the creation of the People’s Justice Party (KEADILAN) in 1999 where she played a vital role in its establishment.
To this day, she remains a member of the KEADILAN after serving as the political party’s thrice elected Vice President from 2010-2018; as well as the party’s Co-Election Director in the 13th Malaysian General Elections.
Prior to being an MP, Nurul Izzah was known as a strong proponent of political and civil rights with a special interest in prisoners of conscience, bent on pursuing a holistic reform agenda to expand Malaysia’s democratic space.
She is a founding member of the previous Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement Caucus and member of the Women’s Caucus, and is on the committee of the Inter-Parliamentary Union Malaysia. Currently, she serves on the Public Accounts Committee and is KEADILAN Spokesperson for the Ministry of Women, Family, and Community Development.
She is also an active member of the All Party Parliamentary Group Malaysia for the Reform of All Places of Detention (APPGM), where she continues to reiterate her calls for national prison reform.
Prior to entering politics, Nurul Izzah earned her Masters’ Degree from the School for Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University studying International Relations (with a specialisation in Southeast Asia Studies). She received her Bachelors’ Degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from University Tenaga Nasional, graduating in 2004, two days after her father, Anwar Ibrahim, was released from six years of politically-motivated imprisonment.
She also recently launched ‘Talian Prihatin’, a telephone service providing free mental health support catered to her constituents. Run by trained volunteers, the hotline offers private individual counseling, while also operating as a port of call for victims of domestic violence.
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