KUALA LUMPUR – PAS will take the leadership of Perikatan Nasional (PN) following the resignation of Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin as chairman, said PAS President Tan Sri Abdul Hadi Awang.
Hadi confirmed that a special meeting will be held next week to select the new chairman.
“PAS has many suitable candidates, including both politicians and technocrats.
“What is certain is that the new chairman will be chosen from among PAS leaders,” he told reporters after attending a lecture at Masjid Rusila.
Asked about the possibility of him assuming the role, as suggested by some parties, Hadi simply responded that he was in poor health.
“Yes, I am, as people say, in poor health. We will discuss this within the party. And there are others,” he said.
Hadi made these comments in response to suggestions that he was the most suitable candidate to lead the coalition.
“We have already decided that we will involve PN members. PAS will take leadership from PN members. We will discuss this in the meeting.
“That meeting will also include Bersatu. (The leaders) who resigned will decide whether or not they wish to attend the meeting,” he added.
The vacancy for the PN chairman position arose following Muhyiddin’s announcement to step down, effective January 1, 2026, after over five years of leading the coalition.
Muhyiddin’s resignation, which also included several other Bersatu leaders, was followed by the departure of Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali from the post of PN Secretary-General, as well as the resignations of Datuk Seri Ahmad Faizal Azumu (PN Perak Chairman) and Mohamad Hanifah Abu Baker (PN Negeri Sembilan Chairman). – January 2, 2025