Another nepotism claim, this time involving Dewan Rakyat speaker

Editor’s note: This article has been amended to include Johari Abdul’s denial.

Days after it was revealed that Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim had appointed his daughter Nurul Izzah as a senior adviser the internet is abuzz over a similar claim involving another PKR leader.

However, Dewan Rakyat Speaker Johari Abdul denied appointing his son as a special duties officer.

“There is no issue. My son is not appointed to any position at the moment,” he told The Star late this evening.

Bersatu member Badrul Hisham Shaharin was among those who raised the allegation on social media.

He also claimed that the full name of Johari's son Mohammed Iqbal was amended on the Parliament's online staff directory to mask his links to the speaker.

"Initially, there was one Mohammed Iqbal bin Johari listed as a special duties officer in the @MYParlimen staff directory.

"But after it was revealed that Nurul Izzah had been appointed as Anwar's adviser, the directory had been edited, where 'bin Johari' was removed (from Iqbal's name).

"Everyone else had their surname stated, except this one. Why?" he tweeted.

Badrul Hisham had also tagged Johari's tweet handle, seeking the speaker's explanation on the matter.

"Is there any explanation for this? Is he your own son?" the Bersatu member asked.

He also attached screenshots showing discrepancies between the parliament directory and a page from a Google search.

A Google search by Malaysiakini also shows one “Mohammed Iqbal bin Johari” listed but when the link was clicked and the page was redirected to Parliament's staff directory, only one “Mohammed Iqbal” was found.

Malaysiakini is still in the midst of ascertaining whether the Iqbal listed as Johari's officer is the speaker’s son.

Attempts to reach Johari for comment were not successful.

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