Nurul Izzah Anwar

Ms Nurul Izzah Anwar's appointment as senior economic and finance adviser to the prime minister took effect on Jan 3.

“Nepotism is where (a family member) is given a position to abuse power, enrich themselves, obtain contracts and get paid a huge sum … It was reported previously that Ms Nurul Izzah is not getting paid for the role. Advertisement

KUALA LUMPUR — Ms Nurul Izzah Anwar is no longer senior adviser on economics and finance to Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.

THE MALAYSIAN INSIGHT He also stated that she would not be paid an allowance. KUALA LUMPUR — Ms Nurul Izzah Anwar is no longer senior adviser on economics and finance to Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.

“The Chair of the Advisory Committee to the Finance Minister, Tan Sri Mohd Hassan Marican, together with the other esteemed members, have invited me to co-head ...

“Malaysians have collectively envisioned a better and more united future led by YAB Prime Minister and the Unity Government. With this new role, I will no longer serve as senior advisor on economics and finance to the Prime Minister. I thank the Prime Minister for the trust he placed in me,” she added in a statement.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 12 — Nurul Izzah Anwar said she has been invited to join the secretariat of the special advisory panel to the finance minister, ...

Despite criticising Datuk Seri Najib Razak previously over the practice, Anwar still chose to take personal control of the finance portfolio while simultaneously being the prime minister. Anwar tried to fend off the allegations by insisting his daughter was qualified, would not be paid for the role, and would not abuse the position. I have humbly accepted,” she said in a statement today.

The former Permatang Pauh MP says she no longer serves as her father's senior economic and finance adviser.

"With this new role, I no longer serve as a senior economic and finance adviser to the prime minister. Nurul, the eldest daughter of Anwar and Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, said last month in an interview with a local daily that she had been appointed as a senior economic and finance adviser to the prime minister effective Jan 3. PKR vice-president Nurul Izzah Anwar yesterday confirmed that she was no longer serving as the senior economic and finance adviser to Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.