Khairy Jamaluddin (left) has been sacked from Umno, while former defence minister Hishammuddin Hussein has been suspended. PHOTOS: ST FILE, AFP. Updated.
“In the end, Umno won only 26 seats. “He (Zahid) told me to see the disciplinary board this coming Monday. THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK “He accepted my suggestion. Unbowed, unbent, unbroken,” Mr Khairy tweeted after the decision. “Of course I’m prepared for anything.
The moves, announced after a party supreme council meeting, are part of a "mass cleansing" threatened by UMNO president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi to get rid of ...
Mr Khairy eventually lost in a seven-cornered contest. He had consistently maintained that he was ready to defend his position. Mr Khairy had been a vocal opponent of a motion tabled during the recent party general assembly. Mr Khairy was a three-term MP for Rembau, Negeri Sembilan before he was moved to contest in the urban constituency of Sungai Buloh in Selangor during the GE15 on Nov 19. Advertisement
Source close to Zahid claimed Noh punished for sabotaging candidate.
Many urge the former Umno Youth chief not to give up on his political career, or his dream of one day becoming the prime minister.
The people need to reject it," Shahril Uni said. "Zahid is willing to fire even KJ. During his campaign for the November election, Khairy called himself an "Umno reformist", saying the party had gone astray and needed to be "fixed".
James Chin says the sacking of Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi's critics would strengthen the party but may weaken its position in state polls.
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PKR deputy president Rafizi Ramli says the party will continue to monitor any development on Khairy Jamaluddin's future in politics.
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Johor Crown Prince Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim appears to not have wasted any time in offering Khairy Jamaluddin a new position, just a day after the former ...
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 28 — Khairy Jamaluddin and Shahril Sufian Hamdan have joined Tan Sri Noh Omar's claim that Umno had sacked and suspended them without ...
"I'm not sure if people can accept whether these are reasonable reasons. "I did read a bit of the message that was purposely made viral, purportedly perhaps because I resigned as information chief, then I asked the president to take responsibility after the general election losses, and also I made proposal videos to make changes in Umno including to have an R&D department. "Confirmed no due process.
KUALA LUMPUR: Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) is leaving its doors open in case sacked Umno man Khairy Jamaluddin wants to join the party.
Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim has hinted at the possibility of offering the posts of JDT FC CEO and Johor youth adviser to Khairy Jamaluddin.
The former health minister and science, technology and innovation minister also held the post of youth and sports minister from May 2013 to May 2018. Meanwhile, Khairy responded to an official Instagram post of Tunku Ismail, which was accompanied by the same photo, saying: "One door closes, others will open. The JDT football club owner said this in a post on the official HRH Crown Prince of Johor Facebook page last night.
A political analyst says Umno may have placed itself in a difficult position following the move by its Supreme Council to sack former youth chief Khairy ...
He was transferred to Sungai Buloh from his constituency in Rembau to make way for Umno deputy president Mohamad Hasan, and was left without a seat in the Dewan Rakyat after losing the contest to the candidate from PKR. He last stood against Ahmad Zahid Hamidi for the Umno presidency in 2018, emerging second in a three-way race which also involved party veteran Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah. While on the GE15 campaign trail, he openly declared his intention to one day become the Umno president and prime minister.