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Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad is Malaysia’s Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability (NRES) and Member of Parliament for Setiawangsa. He is also the Vice-President of the People’s Justice Party (KEADILAN). A law graduate from King’s College London, he was Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s Private Secretary before being elected as Selangor State Assemblyman for Seri Setia in the 2008 General Elections. He was appointed as the Political Secretary to the then Selangor Chief Minister. He then became Deputy Speaker for the Selangor State Legislative Assembly and then State Executive Councillor (State Minister). In the 2018 General Elections, he was elected to Malaysia’s Parliament, representing Setiawangsa. With the formation of the Unity Government, he was appointed Minister of Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change in 2022. He is the author of several books, including Malaysian Son: A Progressive's Political Journey in the Heart of Southeast Asia.