UMNO president expected to attend PAS annual assembly
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- UMNO President Ahmad Zahid Hamidi is expected to attend PAS’s 72nd annual assembly in Pengkalan Chepa, Kelantan.
- An UMNO source said Zahid would be accompanied by Secretary-General Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki and that other UMNO leaders may also attend.
- PAS President Abdul Hadi Awang is scheduled to officiate the assembly.
The prospect of UMNO President Ahmad Zahid Hamidi attending PAS’s annual assembly is being viewed as a sign that cooperation between the two Malay-Muslim parties is drawing closer.
Zahid is expected to attend the 72nd PAS Annual Assembly in Pengkalan Chepa, Kelantan, on the following day, according to an UMNO source contacted by Utusan Malaysia. He is expected to be accompanied by UMNO Secretary-General Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki.
UMNO Youth chief Muhammad Akmal Salleh is also expected to attend, along with several other UMNO leaders. The assembly will take place at the Pusat Tarbiah Islamiah Kelantan, or PUTIK.
PAS President Abdul Hadi Awang is scheduled to officiate the gathering.
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Originally published by Utusan Malaysia in Malay. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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