AFTER two decades of political struggle, Permatang Pauh MP Nurul Izzah Anwar is now the scion of Malaysia’s leading political family - her mother Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail is Deputy Prime Minister, while her father Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is widely seen as the Prime Minister-in-waiting.
Those connections could have come in handy for a plum position in the new government, and she most definitely would have been a popular pick. But speaking to her in person, with all her idealism and charisma, you'd know she wouldn't let something like a title (or lack thereof) get in the way her from her role as a proud reformist.
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