Hamzah Zainudin is running for Deputy President of Bersatu
PETALING JAYA: Bersatu Secretary General Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin has been confirmed as a candidate for the position of Deputy President of Bersatu in the party election scheduled to take place this October.
The confirmation was made by a Hamzah official after sending the nomination form on behalf of the Larut Member of Parliament at Bersatu Headquarters, at 11am this morning.
Hamzah, who holds the position of Secretary General for the 2020-2023 term, will contest for the position currently held by Datuk Seri Ahmad Faizal Azumu.
It is understood that Datuk Seri Ahmad Faizal will compete for the position of Bersatu Vice President, giving way to Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin to grab the position of Deputy President, following the decision made by party President Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.
On July 13, Muhyiddin said that he had been given a mandate by the Supreme Leadership Council (MPT) to consult with the party’s leadership to ensure that the election in October would not result in a split in the party.
According to Muhyiddin, Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali was offered the position of Secretary General of Bersatu.
It is understood that other candidates who also submitted nomination forms for the election here are Datuk Dr Radzi Jidin for the position of Vice President, while Datuk Tun Faisal Ismail Aziz and the incumbent ARMADA Chief Wan Ahmad Fayhsal Wan Ahmad Kamal, volunteered for the position of the Supreme Leadership Council (MPT). .
For the record, the Machang Member of Parliament did not run for the position of ARMADA Chief after he passed the age limit to continue holding a position in the party’s wing.
Meanwhile, ARMADA Permanent Chairman who is also PN Youth Election Director Akmal Zahin Zainal Zahir, volunteered to run for the position of ARMADA Leader, while ARMADA Assistant Secretary Muhammad Faiz Rahmad, also nominated himself as ARMADA Deputy Leader.
Gombak State Assembly Member Setia Hilman Idham in a separate press conference also announced his candidacy for the position of ARMADA Chief.
The party’s election season began with the nomination process at the divisional level across the country starting yesterday while the central nomination process for the post of MPT, leadership of the three party wings Srikandi, ARMADA, Srikandi Muda and Bersetu Pusat was conducted today.
The conference date for the party Division level is on 12 to 26 Oct.