Wawasan Negara: Hamzah officially takes over as President with Rais Yatim as Chairperson!
Kuala Lumpur: Parti Wawasan Negara’s launch follows months of intense internal friction between Hamzah Zainudin and Bersatu President Muhyiddin Yassin, culminating in Hamzah’s dismissal from the party earlier this year.
Hamzah recently announced that he and the group of MPs expelled from Bersatu would form a new party named ‘Parti Wawasan Negara’, which was reportedly suggested directly by PAS President Abdul Hadi Awang, signalling a highly coordinated consolidation of power as the party formally integrates into the Perikatan Nasional opposition coalition ahead of the upcoming state legislative elections.
Hamzah was also appointed as the Opposition leader of the Parliament, a move which has been officially approved by the Parliamentary speaker, Tan Sri Johari Abdul.
Here is the overview of the newly appointed office bearers for Parti Wawasan Negara:
Chairperson: Rais Yatim (Veteran politician)
President: Hamzah Zainudin (Former Bersatu deputy president)
Deputy President: Tan Lek Khang (Former Johor Bersatu associate wing chief)
Secretary-General: Saifuddin Abdullah (Former Bersatu supreme council member)
Information Chief: Wan Ahmad Fayhsal Wan Ahmad Kamal (Machang MP)
Treasurer-General: Arifin Tobias (Former Home Ministry aide)
Executive Secretary: Badrul Ezan Yusof (Former FT Bersatu leader)
Vice-Presidents
The party features five vice-presidents selected from corporate, veteran, and diverse political backgrounds:
Abdul Rahim Thamby Chik (Former UMNO leader)
Wan Saiful Wan Jan (Tasek Gelugor MP)
Huan Cheng Guan (Former Parti Cinta Malaysia president)
Leong Kim Soon (Former Pahang Bersatu associate wing chief)
Omar Mustapha (Corporate figure)
Notable Central Committee Members:
Out of the 25 appointed central committee members, key prominent figures include:
Simon Suresh V Varunamegam (Ex-FT Bersatu associate wing chief)
Syed Hasan Syed Ali (Former Perkasa president)
Ibrahim Shah Abu Shah (Former UiTM vice-chancellor)
Tan Tee Beng (Former PKR politician)
Fathul Huzir Ayob, Azahari Hasan, Suhaimi Ghazali, and Zulkifli Bujang (Former Bersatu regional leaders).
