Ke Mana Malaysia Kita? 14

Zahid visiting Anwar in Hospital in 2017. Pecah belah kuncu yang rapat, Lama lama berkuncu lagi!

A friend, in need, is a friend indeed. Whenever Anwar Ibrahim has been in need Zahid has been there in deed –

  1. Brothers in activism at Universiti Malaya in the 1970’s
  2. Zahid was chief during Anwar’s risi in UMNO in the 1990’s
  3. Spearheaded Anwar’s challenge to Mahathir during Umno general assembly in June 1998
  4. Stood by Anwar at the cost of being detained under the Internal Security Act (ISA) when Anwar was sacked in Sept 1998.
  5. Joined Najib to write a letter to the Agong, backing Anwar’s bid to become prime minister in October 16, 2020.
  6. A press statements matching with Anwar’s in a bid to topple Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin in March 2021.
  7. His surprisingly intimate and sympathetic conversation with Anwar against respective party sentiments, leaked in April 2021.
  8. And now, leading UMNO in backing Anwar’s long awaited asscent to Malaysia’s Prime Ministership

Image: https://www.malaysianow.com/news/2021/03/17/full-circle-why-the-coming-together-of-anwar-and-zahid-is-no-surprise

https://www.malaysianow.com/news/2020/10/16/revealed-najib-zahid-jointly-wrote-to-palace-in-support-of-anwar

https://www.malaysianow.com/news/2021/03/05/bn-ph-come-together-with-identical-statements-signed-by-zahid-and-anwar

https://soundcloud.com/malaysianow/anwar-zahid-phone-conversation

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Politik Anak Bapa (2004 – 2020)

After Lat, New Straits Times, 11 April 2009 re-presented in Shannon’s blog.

2004 – Two years after his father Mahathir Mohamad stepped down as Prime Minister, Mukhriz Mahathir was elected to the executive council of UMNO Youth.

2008 – Mukhriz won the Jerlun Parliament Seat

2013 – Mukhriz won the Kedah State Assembly seat of Ayer Hitam and was appoint Chief Minister of Kedah for the 1st time.

 2018 – Mukhriz was appointed Chief Minister of Kedah for the second time when Pakatan Harapan, led by his father, won the general elections.

2020 – Mahathir floated a political scenario in which Mukhriz would become deputy PM.

Source Image: http://shahnons.blogspot.com/2009/04/mahathirs-advise-to-son.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mukhriz_Mahathir