Former aide to opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan, 30, is now a proud father of a baby boy.

Utusan Malaysia reported the news which was announced on his Facebook account that his wife, TV3 personality Nik Suryani Megat Deraman, had delivered the boy named Yusuf Bukhari weighing 3.02kg at 5.35pm yesterday.

“This is a meaningful occasion, welcome Yusuf Bukhari. This is certainly a gift from Allah and good fortune,” Saiful was quoted to have posted on his Facebook page.

Mohd Saiful tied the knot with Nik Suryani on May 25 last year.

He was the victim and star witness in Anwar’s Sodomy II trial.

Anwar was charged with sodomising Saiful at the Desa Damansara condo between 3.30pm and 4.30pm on June 26, 2008, just before the politician was supposed to run for the Permatang Pauh parliamentary seat.

The PKR de facto leader was initially acquitted by the Kuala Lumpur High Court in January 2012.

However, the Court of Appeal’s three-member bench unanimously overturned the decision and sentenced Anwar to five years’ jail.

Anwar has filed an appeal to set aside the conviction, while the prosecution had also cross-appealed to enhance the sentence.

The final appeal is still pending at the Federal Court where case management of the matter was done on Friday.