PM age cap is PAS' subtle rejection of Muhyiddin, says PKR Youth chief

 

PKR Youth sees PAS’ proposal that the next prime minister be under 70 as a subtle move to reject Muhyiddin Yassin as a candidate for the post.

PKR Youth chief Kamil Abdul Munim said the proposal was PAS’ subtle way of putting forward a leader under 70 from its ranks as Perikatan Nasional’s prime ministerial candidate.

“This is just PAS’ proposal… in the past, when we had a prime minister over 90 years old, there was no such proposal, so I think this is perhaps more of a political move.

“Yes, age may be a factor in leadership, but what matters most is being intelligent, physically fit, able to work effectively, and understanding the people’s aspirations,” he said.

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Kamil was speaking at a press conference after launching the Malaysian SDG Community Health Observatory Network (Maschon) at the NCMS-Caritas hall in Ipoh, today.

He added that young leaders were needed to steer the country’s future, but PAS’ proposal came amid PN’s ongoing polemic over the coalition’s prime ministerial candidate.

Perikatan Nasional chairperson Muhyiddin Yassin

Previously, PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang said the role should be held by a knowledgeable, capable, and trustworthy person, preferably under the age of 70.

- Bernama