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KUALA LUMPUR – The appearance of Pas' top leadership on the third day of the 2026 Umno General Assembly, held at the World Trade Centre (WTC) here on Friday, drew widespread attention.
Among the senior Pas leaders present were vice-president Datuk Idris Ahmad, secretary-general Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan and information chief Ahmad Fadhli Shaari.
Bachok MP and political secretary to Pas president Mohd Syahir Che Sulaiman was also present and sat in the guest gallery alongside other Pas leaders.
Their attendance at the Umno General Assembly suggests ties between the country's two largest Malay parties could be forged through political understanding ahead of the upcoming Melaka state election (PRN).
It is also seen as a reciprocal visit following Umno secretary-general Datuk Dr Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki's attendance at Pas' 72nd annual muktamar at the Pusat Tarbiah Islamiah Kelantan (Putik) in Pengkalan Chepa, Kelantan, representing Umno president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi last week.
The Umno General Assembly was also attended by ambassadors to Malaysia from countries including Palestine, Iran, Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam, Australia, Turkiye, the People's Republic of China, Switzerland, Uzbekistan, Oman, Yemen, the United Kingdom (UK), Syria, Iraq, Japan, the United States (US) and New Zealand.
Earlier, Umno agreed to invite Pas' top leadership to attend the assembly, running from Sep 9 to 12, in return for Pas' earlier invitation to Umno's leadership.
Umno and Pas previously had a formal political partnership through Muafakat Nasional (MN), signed in 2019.
However, that relationship later cooled after Pas strengthened its cooperation with Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) through the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition.
