KUALA LUMPUR – The suggestion to appoint Kedah Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor as Perikatan Nasional (PN) chairman following Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s resignation has drawn interest from several party leaders.
PAS central Ulama Council chief Datuk Ahmad Yahaya said Muhammad Sanusi, who currently serves as PN’s director of elections, should be seriously considered for the role.
“Jan 1, 2026. I see that many parties are suggesting Sanusi as chairman of Perikatan Nasional. It is an interesting proposal and I agree,” Ahmad Yahaya wrote on his social media page.
Muhyiddin, who is also president of Bersatu, officially stepped down as PN chairman effective Jan 1, 2026, after leading the coalition since its registration on Aug 7, 2020.
Calls for a PAS leader to assume the PN chairmanship have been raised previously, including by PAS youth chief Afnan Hamimi Taib Azamudden. Tensions between PAS and Bersatu have intensified following the political upheaval in Perlis, which saw the resignation of PAS state assemblyman for Sanglang, Mohd Shukri Ramli, as Menteri Besar.
PAS Selangor Youth chief Ustaz Sukri Omar also backed the proposal, saying the youth wing “agrees with the proposal to make Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor as Perikatan Nasional (PN) chairman.”
Observers say the PN leadership transition could reshape coalition dynamics, particularly in the run-up to upcoming state and national elections.– January 1, 2026