Akmal Nasir fails to defend Johor Baru PKR chief’s post

JOHOR BAHRU: Deputy Minister of Energy Transition and Water Transformation Akmal Nasir failed to defend his post as Johor Bahru PKR chief.

The Johor Bahru MP – who is also the party’s strategic director – obtained 587 votes against Johor PKR Youth chief Taufiq Ismail, who secured 709 votes.

The results were announced via the official PKR 2025 Election website at https://pemilihan.keadilanrakyat.org on Sunday (April 21).

For the Tebrau division chief, Segamat MP R. Yuneswaran failed to defend the post, losing unexpectedly to businessman Prakash Maniam in the three-cornered fight.

The other contender is Tebrau MP Jimmy Puah.

Prakash secured 691 votes, while Yuneswaran, who is a PKR Central Leadership Council member, obtained 589 votes, and Puah, also Johor PKR vice-chief, received 560 votes.

In the Simpang Renggam division election, former Education Minister Maszlee Malik defended his post as the division leader, obtaining 125 votes against his challengers Wong Yung Chin (109 votes) and Yusof Rahman (82 votes). – Bernama