Nurul Nuha Anwar, the second daughter to Anwar Ibrahim after  Nurul Izzah, may make her debut in the next general election in the Nibong Tebal parliamentary constituency.

the nurul sisters - nuha far right Yesterday, Penang PKR chief Mansor Othman confirmed the Nibong Tebal division had nominated Nuha ( far right ) as a potential candidate for the semi-urban mixed seat.

“Her name was raised one month ago. It is yet to be confirmed whether she is the final candidate. Everything will be announced before the general election,” Mansor was quoted as saying by Chinese language daily China Press.

The Penang deputy chief minister revealed that besides people from the division, other leaders among the national leadership had also recommended that the party fields Nuha.

However, Nuha's father wrote on Twitter this morning that she was not interested in the job.

Nibong Tebal PKR division chief and Sungai Bakap state assemblyperson Ustaz Makhtar Shafie said other potential candidates for Nibong Tebal included ethnic Chinese professionals.

“Apart from Nuha, there are also several Chinese potential candidates, who are all professionals. They will contribute to local development,” Makhtar said.

Seat held by former PKR leaders

parti kita sungai petani launching 250311 zaid and tan tee beng Nibong Tebal was once an Umno stronghold until it was captured by Tan Tee Beng ( right in photo ) from PKR in the 2008 general election.

Tan then quit the party to become an Independent before joining Parti Kesejahteraan Insan Tanah Air (Kita), a new party formed by former minister Zaid Ibrahim, who also resigned from PKR.

The parliamentary seat has since become the target of all three parties in Pakatan Rakyat because of its balanced racial composition - 43.6 percent Malays, 40.5 percent Chinese and 15.8 percent Indians.

Anwar has four daughters and a son. His wife Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail is PKR president while the elder daughter Nurul Izzah is the MP for Lembah Pantai as well as one of four elected PKR vice-presidents.

Should Nuha, a graphic designer, contest in the next general election, she will be the fourth member from the opposition leader’s family to set foot in politics.