Wan Fayhsal ‘100%’ confident Hamzah will remain opposition leader

2026-02-22 - 03:23

Hamzah Zainudin’s position as the opposition leader has been in limbo ever since his expulsion from Bersatu on Feb 13, at the height of an internal leadership tussle with Muhyiddin Yassin. PETALING JAYA: An MP expects former Bersatu deputy president Hamzah Zainudin to stay on as opposition leader despite being sacked from his party, citing the backing of PAS as a key factor. Machang MP Wan Ahmad Fayhsal Wan Ahmad Kamal said it was ultimately up to opposition MPs to decide who should lead the bloc in the Dewan Rakyat, Utusan Malaysia reported. Wan Fayhsal said Hamzah had the backing of about 18 other MPs who were either formerly or currently in Bersatu, while PAS was the party that proposed him for the opposition leader’s role in the first place. “Before this, it wasn’t (then Perikatan Nasional chairman) Muhyiddin Yassin who appointed Hamzah as opposition leader ... It was PAS that nominated him as opposition leader. Bersatu had no right (to