KUALA LUMPUR - The eldest daughter of Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim was appointed Senior Advisor to the Prime Minister on Economics and Finance on Jan 3.is working pro bono for the government, Datuk Seri Anwar said on Saturday as reported by Malaysiakini.
Mr Anwar said Ms Nurul Izzah also has a master’s degree in public policy from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. She is one of the seven vice-presidents of Parti Keadilan Rakyat which is led by her father. PKR is the lead party in Malaysia’s governing coalition.
Inflation, floods, shortage of eggs/chickens. Race politics, corruption, the impending possibilities of racial disharmony. Then there is the middle income trap. The list goes on. Izzah must be more than an extra pair of eyes for auditing. She must propose practical policies.
She should be made an official advisor.