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Free Malaysia Today
10 hours ago
- Politics
- Free Malaysia Today
We want Hisham back, says Sembrong Umno
Sembrong MP Hishammuddin Hussein was suspended from Umno for six years in January 2023 for breach of party discipline. PETALING JAYA : Sembrong Umno has proposed that its suspended former division chief, Hishammuddin Hussein, be readmitted to the party leadership. It suggested this at a meeting today officiated by Johor Umno chairman Onn Hafiz Ghazi, who said he will bring the matter up to the party leadership. 'Sembrong is not just a constituency. It was where I learnt how to fight, and the person that brought me here was Hishammuddin,' Utusan Malaysia quoted Onn Hafiz as saying. He said the proposal reflected the grassroots' appreciation of Hishammuddin's leadership. Hishammuddin, the Sembrong MP and former party vice-president, had his Umno membership suspended for six years, or for two terms in the Umno Supreme Council, from January 2023 for breach of party discipline.
Malay Mail
a day ago
- Politics
- Malay Mail
Sembrong Umno calls for Hishammuddin's return as Onn Hafiz vows to raise motion with party leadership
KLUANG, June 21 – The Sembrong Umno division today reportedly passed a motion calling for the reinstatement of its former chief, Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein, into the party's leadership. Johor Umno chairman Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi, who officiated the division's annual meeting, said he would bring the proposal to the party's top leadership for consideration. 'Sembrong is not just a political area, it is where I first learned the meaning of struggle. And the person who brought me here was Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein,' he was quoted saying by Utusan Malaysia. 'I was informed of the motion urging the Umno leadership to reconsider accepting him back into the Sembrong division. God willing, as Johor Umno chairman, I will bring this motion to the top leadership.' Onn Hafiz, who is also the Johor menteri besar, said the motion reflected grassroots appreciation for Hishammuddin's leadership. In January 2023, Umno Supeme Council decided to internally purge itself of critics — resulting in 44 party members being exiled and four members being given a suspension. Sembrong MP Hishammuddin was suspended for six years, reportedly for being the main driver behind the Barisan Nasional MPs signing statutory declarations backing Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin as prime minister. Among the 44 sacked were former health minister Khairy Jamaluddin and former Selangor Tan Sri Noh Omar, while former Umno information chief Shahril Hamdan was also given a six-year suspension.
