{
  "id": 225755,
  "title": "Nurul Izzah says stepping down as PKR No 2 to pursue further studies",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/nurul-izzah-says-stepping-down-as-pkr-no-2-to-pursue-further-studies",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-06T14:07:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/08/06/nurul-izzah-says-stepping-down-as-pkr-no-2-to-pursue-further-studies"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former Permatang Pauh MP Nurul Izzah Anwar has announced her decision to relinquish her position as PKR deputy president in order to pursue further studies. In a statement, Nurul Izzah expressed gratitude to the PKR leadership for acknowledging her decision, as well as her father, PKR president Anwar Ibrahim, and the party leadership in general. She is confident that the current deputy president, Saifuddin Nasution Ismail, and PKR election director Amirudin Shari will carry out their duties effectively during her absence. Nurul Izzah clarified that her pursuit of further studies is not tied to the realm of politics, but rather aims to serve the people. She remains a member of PKR and will continue to support the party's struggle for a better Malaysia, led by the party leadership and its grassroots. Nurul Izzah will be attending the PKR congress next week and officiating the Wanita PKR and PKR Youth congress on August 14. Earlier, PKR information chief Fahmi Fadzil had stated that Nurul Izzah would only take temporary leave from her duties as deputy president after the party's national congress, but the PKR leadership decided to allow her to step down entirely. Nurul Izzah was elected as PKR deputy president in May of the previous year, defeating her predecessor, Rafizi Ramli, in a bitter race. Rafizi subsequently left PKR, along with former vice-president Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad, to launch a new party called Bersama.",
  "summary": "Nurul Izzah Anwar says serving the people is not necessarily tied to the realm of politics.",
  "key_points": [
    "Nurul Izzah Anwar to resign as PKR deputy president",
    "Pursuing further studies, not tied to politics",
    "Will remain PKR member, support party's goals"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Vibes",
        "title": "PKR rejected Nurul Izzah’s resignation - Fahmi",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/pkr-rejected-nurul-izzahs-resignation-fahmi",
        "published": "2026-08-08T05:59:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}