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PM can name replacements now - Saifuddin on ministers leaving
Published:  May 29, 2025

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim does not need to wait for the end of a minister’s tenure before naming a replacement, said former minister Saifuddin Abdullah.
Referring to the resignations of ministers Rafizi Ramli and Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad yesterday, Saifuddin said no official protocols are barring the prime minister from announcing their successors while the duo are on leave.

Nik Nazmi: ‘We resigned, but will not betray the party’ Setiawangsa MP Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad today said he remains loyal to Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), despite stepping down from his ministerial post. Thurs, 29 May 2025 

KUALA LUMPUR, May 29 — Setiawangsa MP Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad today said he remains loyal to Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), despite stepping down from his ministerial position. In a brief message posted on X, Nik Nazmi also appeared to have spoken on behalf of Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli. “We resigned. We will not betray the party,” Nik Nazmi wrote. Rafizi resigned from his post as economy minister yesterday, saying that his loss to Nurul Izzah Anwar in the recent PKR deputy presidency race meant he no longer had the mandate to implement the party’s reform agenda, on Nik Nazmi, who also failed to retain his position as PKR vice-president in the latest party polls, announced his resignation shortly after, citing similar reasons.

Yesterday, Free Malaysia Today reported that a message claiming 11 MPs had withdrawn their support for Anwar as the prime minister was circulating on Whatsapp.  PKR vice-president Chang Lih Kang, who was reportedly included in the list, rubbished the claim.