Malaysia GE2022: Nurul Izzah loses Permatang Pauh seat, ending father Anwar Ibrahim's legacy
PERMATANG PAUH — Ms Nurul Izzah Anwar, who failed to defend her Permatang Pauh parliamentary seat, vowed to continue the struggle to reform Malaysia for the better.

PERMATANG PAUH — Ms Nurul Izzah Anwar, who failed to defend her Permatang Pauh parliamentary seat, vowed to continue the struggle to reform Malaysia for the better.
Speaking to the New Straits Times, Ms Nurul Izzah thanked all who had supported and believed in her.
"The opportunity to represent Permatang Pauh is one of the greatest honours of my life.
"And I will do my best to continue the struggle to reform Malaysia for the better," she said.
Ms Nurul Izzah's defeat was one of the biggest casualties in the state, more so as Permatang Pauh has always been Mr Anwar Ibrahim and his family's fortress since 1982.
The Permatang Pauh seat saw a four-cornered fight among Ms Nurul Izzah, Mr Muhammad Fawwaz Mat Jan (Perikatan Nasional-PAS), Mr Mohd Zaidi Mohd Said (BN-UMNO) and Mr Mohd Nasir Othman (Pejuang-Putra).
Mr Fawwaz won with a 5,272 vote-majority when he polled 37,638 vote
Ms Nurul Izzah only managed to poll 33,366 votes.
Mr Zaidi obtained 16,971 votes while Mr Nasir 473 votes. NEW STRAITS TIMES