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Asyraf Wajdi Represents Ahmad Zahid at PAS Convention

From Utusan Malaysia · () Malay

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  • UMNO Secretary-General Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki represented party president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi at PAS’s 72nd convention in Kota Bharu, Kelantan.
  • UMNO leaders from Kelantan joined him, and PAS leaders gave the delegation a warm welcome.
  • The visit marks the second time an UMNO leader has attended the PAS convention since 2019, amid renewed focus on cooperation between the parties.

UMNO Secretary-General Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki took Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s place at PAS’s 72nd convention in Kota Bharu, putting the spotlight on relations between Malaysia’s two major Malay-based parties.

Asyraf Wajdi attended the gathering at the Pusat Tarbiah Islamiah Kelantan, or PUTIK, alongside the UMNO Kelantan leadership. The delegation included state UMNO liaison chairman Ahmad Jazlan Yaakob, Barisan Nasional state secretary Md. Alwi Che Ahmad and division chiefs.

PAS leaders warmly welcomed the senior UMNO representatives. Their presence has drawn particular attention as the agenda of “ummah unity” returns to the political conversation, with cooperation between PAS and UMNO again receiving greater focus.

This was only the second time an UMNO leader has attended a PAS convention. At the 2019 convention in Pahang, UMNO sent its then deputy president, Mohamad Hasan. A previous report had said Zahid was expected to attend this year’s convention, raising expectations around closer ties between the two parties.

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