Hamzah appointed Wawasan president

PETALING JAYA: Parti Wawasan Negara (Wawasan) has appointed former Bersatu deputy president Hamzah Zainudin as its president as part of a newly announced central leadership structure that brings together veteran politicians, former ministers, MPs and professionals.

Veteran politician and former minister Rais Yatim has been appointed chairman, while former Johor Bersatu associate wing chief Tan Lek Khang was appointed deputy chairman during the party’s extraordinary general meeting here yesterday.

Former Melaka chief minister Rahim Thamby Chik, Tasek Gelugor MP Wan Saiful Wan Jan, and former Parti Cinta Malaysia president Huan Cheng Guan are among the party’s vice-presidents.

Indera Mahkota MP Saifuddin Abdullah and Machang MP Wan Ahmad Fayhsal Wan Ahmad have been appointed secretary-general and information chief respectively.

Wawasan also announced the appointment of 25 committee members, including Gerik MP Fathul Huzair Ayob and Padang Rengas MP Azahari Hasan.

Hamzah, Wan Saiful, Wan Ahmad Fayhsal, Saifuddin, Huzair and Azahari are among former Bersatu leaders who were recently sacked from the party.

Larut MP Hamzah, who launched Wawasan on June 13, revealed that the name was given by PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang.