New PN chairman Samsuri pays tribute to predecessor Muhyiddin

 The PAS vice-president says the former prime minister helped the coalition win big in the last general election.

PAS vice-president Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar succeeds Muhyiddin Yassin as Perikatan Nasional chairman after the latter resigned, effective Jan 1. (Bernama pic)

PETALING JAYA:

 Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar, who was named Perikatan Nasional’s (PN) new chairman earlier today, paid tribute to his predecessor Muhyiddin Yassin for helping to establish the opposition coalition.

In a statement, Samsuri, a PAS vice-president, said the former prime minister’s contributions, along with the PN leadership, helped the coalition make a strong showing in the 15th general election (GE15).

In GE15, PN won 74 parliamentary seats.

Samsuri also thanked the PN Supreme Council and the presidents of the component parties for placing their trust in him to lead the coalition.

“This is a huge and challenging responsibility, especially given the high hopes many have for PN to bring about change for Malaysians of all religions, races and socio-economic backgrounds,” he said.

Samsuri said he would convene a PN Supreme Council meeting to make several necessary appointments as stipulated in the coalition’s constitution.

His appointment was unanimously agreed to by the PN presidential council, comprising Bersatu president Muhyiddin Yassin, PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang, Gerakan president Dominic Lau and Malaysian Indian People’s Party (MIPP) president P Punithan.

The PN chairman’s post had been vacant since Jan 1 after Muhyiddin stepped down.

Lau also said Samsuri’s appointment was in line with PN’s principle of inclusivity and the core principles of its component parties. - FMT