KJ applies to return to Umno

2026-03-16 - 05:13

Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi receiving former minister Khairy Jamaluddin’s letter of appeal to return to the party. (Facebook pic) PETALING JAYA: Former health minister Khairy Jamaluddin has applied to return to Umno, three years after being sacked by the party. Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said the former Umno Youth chief submitted his letter of appeal to return to the party when the pair met yesterday. “This is the true meaning of ‘Rumah Bangsa’: to reunite with those who are separated, to bring back those who are far away, and regather under one struggle. “I have personally accepted Khairy’s application, which will be forwarded to the ‘Rumah Bangsa’ committee chaired by vice-president Khaled Nordin for further action,” the Barisan Nasional chairman said in a Facebook post. Khairy, a former minister who held various portfolios, was sacked from the party in January 2023 for breaching party discipline during the 2022 general election. The former three-term Rembau MP had been openly critical of Zahid in the lead-up to the elections, especially after BN fielded him to contest the urban Pakatan Harapan stronghold of Sungai Buloh. Khairy lost the contest to PKR’s R Ramanan by 2,693 votes.