![]() ![]() In 1982, Anwar wrested the seat from PAS and held it until 1999 when he was sacked as the deputy prime minister by then prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad and was remanded in prison while facing sodomy and corruption charges. The other main contenders for the seat are Mohd Zaidai Said of Barisan Nasional, Muhammad Fawwaz Mat Jan (PAS) and Mohd Nasir Othman (Pejuang). “She also has the advantage of incumbency so many voters here may not only vote for the candidate but also her party’s symbol,” he told FMT. ![]() Nurul Izzah has the advantage because besides being Anwar’s daughter, she herself has built her own branding in the political scenario. “Permatang Pauh is still a PKR stronghold with good networking built by Anwar since 1982.
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