by Ganesh Sahathevan
From Malaysiakini:
“ (Anwar Ibrahim) I just handed it over, there were no funds, no machinery. At the time, no one talked about family or nepotism. I only thought about who could hold the torch while I was imprisoned,” he said.
He noted that the decision, made in a short time, ended up lasting far longer than initially expected.
“I was in a very precarious position, with only a few hours or days before being jailed. We all thought it would be for a few months, but it turned out to be years,” said Anwar.
‘Nurul Izzah dropped out of university’
He also recalled how his daughter, Nurul Izzah Anwar, had to abandon her studies to support the party’s struggle at a young age.
“In that situation, Nurul Izzah had to leave university and step up as an adult. But even then, I never heard anyone mention nepotism,” he said.
Newly elected PKR deputy president Nurul Izzah Anwar
However as previously reported on this blog, with regards money sent Nurul Izzah from Anwar Ibrahim's IIIT (see story below):
Nurul Izzah told Asiaweek that her father had paid her university fees until his dismissal, after which she applied for and won a scholarship. - Editors
Anwar was a director of the IIIT at the relevant time,and is now its charman. Hi statement above means that his declaration in the IIIT's IRS 990 below is false.There would have been no need for any scholarship if Nurul had discontinued her studies.
Anwar's other statements above are likely to anger the grassroots who gave in cash and kind to keep the Reformasi movement alive.
TO BE READ WITH
Sunday, February 12, 2023
Anwar Ibrahim has used other people's money to fund Nurul Izzah's work in the past - Nurul Izzah's appointment as her father's adviser a replay of Anwar using IIIT money to fund his children, and Rahim Ghouse's children's university education
by Ganesh Sahathevan
Nurul Izzah appears enroute to bigger and better things at Petronas, after being appointed her father , Prime Minister Of Malaysia Anwar Ibrahim's adviser in his capacity as Prime Minister and Minister For Finance.
The appointment has been criticised, and it does bring to mind another incident where Anwar Ibrahim used a public position to benefit Nurul Izzah and his other children.
These are extracts from the International Institute Of Islamic Thought's US IRS 990 Return Of Organization Exempt From Income Tax for the year 2003:
Nurul Izzah told Asiaweek that her father had paid her university fees until his dismissal, after which she applied for and won a scholarship. - Editors
However in October 2003, in response to the public revelation of the document above Anwar Ibrahim said:
In connection with IIIT's award of a scholarship to my daughter Nurul Izzah, I would like to state that Muslims in America made a special donation to sponsor the education of all six of my children during the five years that I have been in jail.
Anwar Ibrahim
Sungai Buloh Prison
25 October 2003
The relationship was not disclosed, as required, the IRS 990 document above.
Raiyan Adbul Rahim and Ibrahim Abdul Rahim are the children of Rahim Ghouse, Anwar's long time advisor and confidante, who was appointed special advisor to Anwar's wife Wan Azizah when she served as Deputy Prime Minister Malaysia between May 2018 and January 2020.
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