Nurul Izzah and husband ordered to get mediators to resolve divorce case

The Lower Syariah Court here Tuesday, ordered Lembah Pantai Member of Parliament Nurul Izzah Anwar and her husband, Raja Ahmad Shahrir Iskandar Raja Salim, to appoint mediators to resolve their divorce case.

Syariah judge Ab Malek Awang set April 1 for both parties to bring their mediators to court, failing which the court would close the case.

"This is the third time the case is postponed and if both parties want to resolve the matter, they should bring their mediators.

"Otherwise, the court can close the case," he added.

Nurul Izzah and Raja Ahmad Shahrir Iskandar were not in court today.

Last Feb 18, the case was postponed after Nurul Izzah's lawyer, Normawaddah Ramli, told the court that her client was looking for the best solution to resolve the case.

Today, lawyer Zulkifli Che Yong told the court that he had been appointed to represent Raja Ahmad Shahrir Iskandar.

Nurul Izzah, 34, the eldest child of opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, filed a request for divorce under Section 47 of Islamic Family Law Act 1984 which deals with the dissolution of marriage through divorce by talak or court order.

The couple were married on May 9, 2003 and have a daughter, aged 7, and a son, 4.