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PKR reshuffles Sarawak leadership ahead of 13th state election

KUALA LUMPUR: PKR has appointed Sarawak State Leadership Council secretary Mahmud Epah as its new state chairman to prepare for the 13th Sarawak election.

PKR reshuffles Sarawak leadership ahead of 13th state election

KUALA LUMPUR: The PKR party has announced a reshuffle of Sarawak leadership in anticipation of the upcoming 13th Sarawak election. The party's secretary-general, Datuk Dr Fuziah Salleh, disclosed this decision during a Sarawak PKR Branch Leadership meeting chaired by party president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Dr Fuziah revealed that Mahmud Epah, the current Sarawak State Leadership Council secretary, has been appointed as the new state chairman.

This move is part of a broader effort to bolster the party's infrastructure in preparation for the election. The meeting underscored that the primary emphasis is on devising effective election strategies and organizing ground operations, which are integral to the party's comprehensive preparations. Additionally, Dr Fuziah mentioned that Ahmad Nazib Johari, the previous Sarawak State Leadership Council chairman, has been reassigned to a new role at the federal level.

His new position involves strengthening relations between federal leadership and the states of Sabah and Sarawak, in line with PKR's strategy of reinforcing political networks across these regions.

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