Mr Anwar said that Ms Nurul Izzah took on the role of senior economic and finance adviser to the prime minister in order to help him.
, Malaysia Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Tuesday said that Ms Nurul Izzah Anwar’s role will be limited.
Mr Anwar added that Ms Nurul Izzah’s role as senior adviser will help to ensure transparency in his administration while ensuring that proper processes are in place for tenders and procurements. “My daughter was eager to help me in any way she could. If she came to help me without being given an official position, people will question her intentions even more severely than they do now,” he said.
Following reports that Malaysia’s global Corruption Perception Index had dropped from 48 in 2021 to 47 last year, Mr Anwar on Tuesday pledged that he would not commit acts of corruption or bribery. Opposition politicians, including Perikatan Nasional chairman Muhyiddin Yassin and its secretary-general Hamzah Zainudin, have been calling for Ms Nurul Izzah to step down from the role.
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