Rafizi Ramli, Chang Lih Kang and Ali Biju appointed as PKR VPs (Updated)

PETALING JAYA: Former Pandan MP Rafizi Ramli (pic) has been appointed as PKR vice-president, as part of the party's central leadership council (MPP) line-up.

PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim also announced the appointment of Tanjung Malim MP Chang Lih Kang and Saratok MP Ali Biju as its vice-presidents, with the latter representing Sabah and Sarawak.

This follows a MPP meeting Friday (Dec 28) to announce the MPP new line-up.

Hang Tuah Jaya MP Datuk Seri Shamsul Iskandar Md Akin has been named as the party's information chief, while Setiawangsa MP Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad has been announced as PKR's supervising secretary, Anwar said in a statement on Friday (Dec 28).

Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail remained as the party's secretary-general, while Semambu assemblyman Lee Chean Chung has been appointed as PKR's treasurer-general.

Anwar also named Segamat MP Datuk Seri Dr Edmund R. Santhara Kumar as the party's deputy secretary-general, while Deputy Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Minister Sim Tze Tzin and S. Manivanan have been appointed as PKR's deputy information chiefs.

Nibong Tebal MP Datuk Dr Mansor Othman is now PKR's strategic director, while Lembah Pantai MP Fahmi Fadzil has been appointed as its communication director.

The meeting also proposed former party vice-president Tian Chua to lead the membership committee, while Deputy Health Minister Dr Lee Boon Chye is to lead PKR's central election committee (JPP).