Sim Tze Tzin bids for PKR vice president post

Bayan Baru MP Sim Tze Tzin announced that he is joining the race for PKR vice president in the party’s party’s upcoming central leadership polls next month.

“As the party’s longest-serving strategy director (2013–2022), I played a crucial role in the historic achievement of changing the federal government in 2018.

“I was also charged in court over the ‘Kita Lawan’ case in 2015. If convicted, I risked losing everything – yet I chose to stand firm and unwavering,” he said.

“During the Sheraton Move political crisis, I remained loyal to the party and rejected any form of betrayal.

“Based on my long experience and unwavering loyalty to the party’s cause, I humbly seek the support of all PKR members,” said Sim.

Sim who is also Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s political secretary is the second new face eyeing for the post after Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Deputy Minister Datuk Seri R Ramanan announced his bid last month.

Others in the race for the vice president post are incumbents. They are Selangor Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari, Negeri Sembilan Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Aminuddin Harun, Natural Resources and Environment Sustainability Minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad and Science Technology and Innovation Minister Chang Lih Kang.

Former vice president Nurul Izzah Anwar is also making her come back bid.