PETALING JAYA: Parti Wawasan Negara has announced its leadership line-up, appointing Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin as president and Tan Sri Dr Rais Yatim as chairman.
The party includes veteran politicians, former ministers, and professionals, with former Johor Bersatu associate chief Datuk Tan Lek Khang as deputy president.
The five vice-presidents are former Melaka Bersatu chairman Tan Sri Abdul Rahim Thamby Chik, Tasek Gelugor MP Datuk Wan Saiful Wan Jan, former Pahang Bersatu associate chief Datuk Leong Kim Soon, Datuk Mohd Omar Mustapha and former Parti Cinta Malaysia president Datuk Huan Cheng Guan.
Indera Mahkota MP Datuk Seri Saifuddin Abdullah, who was previously sacked from Bersatu, is named secretary-general, and Datuk Arifin Tobias is treasurer-general.
Machang MP and former Bersatu youth chief, Wan Ahmad Fayhsal Wan Ahmad Kamal, is appointed information chief.
The party confirms its registration under the Malaysian Registrar of Societies under registration number PPM-004-07-08062009 with 25 central committee members.
The 25 members are:
- Dzowahir Ab Ghani
- Datuk Muhamed Farid Mohamed Zawawi
- Fathul Huzair Ayob
- Azahari Hasan
- Prof Emeritus Tan Seri Dr Ibrahim Shah Abu Shah
- Datuk Suhaimi Mohd Ghazali
- Datuk Zulkifli Bujang
- Datuk Simon Suresh V Varunamegam
- Khaliq Mehtab Mohd Ishaq
- Datuk Asmawi Harun
- Datuk’ Abdul Aziz Ismail
- Dayang Saniah Awang Hamid
- Dr Richard Ng
- Mohd Khoushaini Mohd Naim
- Tan Tee Beng
- Tun Fiqa Mohammad
- Phang Horng Woie
- Syed Hassan Syed Ali
- Yunus Nordin
- Muhammad Fadhli bin Ismail
- Wong Chan Giap
- Hussien Ridzuan Ibrahim Basri
- Bibi Sunita Sakandar Khan
- Huan Xin Yun
- Mohd Hamdan Mohd Sharif
Hamzah, who is also the Opposition leader, announced the party's formation at the Reset convention in Tanah Merah on June 13.
The party held its annual general meeting on Saturday (June 20).
Hamzah, who was formerly Bersatu's deputy president, was sacked from the party in February. -THE STAR