Khairy Jamaluddin

Former Malaysian Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin confirmed in a tweet on Jan. 28 that he has been fired from the UMNO party, with others rumored to have ...

26 that Zahid had said that UMNO was going for a "mass cleansing", and that it would be getting rid of "saboteurs". [MalaysiaKini](https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2023/01/27/kj-sacked-from-umno-hishammuddin-suspended-say-sources). [The Star](https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2023/01/26/kjs-fate-to-be-known-after-umno-supreme-council-meeting-on-jan-27-night-says-zahid) reported on Jan. [The Star](https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2023/01/27/noh-omar-suspended-from-umno-for-six-years) reported that former Chairman for UMNO's Selangor state party Noh Omar stormed out of an UMNO supreme council meeting, held on the evening of Jan. [Malay Mail](https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2023/01/25/now-umno-supreme-council-to-discuss-khairys-imported-delegates-claim-on-friday/51893). [presented](https://mothership.sg/2023/01/malaysia-kahiry-umno-dap-long-term/) a vision of a reformed, centerist UMNO.

Source close to Zahid claimed Noh punished for sabotaging candidate.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 28): “Tonight, I was sacked by the party that I love, to which I have pledged my loyalty. Unbowed, unbent, unbroken.”

He lost the seat by a slim majority to PKR’s Datuk R Ramanan during the polls in November. Khairy served as Umno’s youth chief for 10 years from 2008 to 2018. Prior to Umno’s announcement, Khairy stirred speculation that something was brewing as he put up a poster on his Facebook with the message: “Having a different view from party leadership and calling for respect towards democratic process does not mean disloyalty to the party”.

UMNO President Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (right) speaks to then-party Vice President Hishammuddin Hussein, who was suspended on Friday, at a press conference in Kuala ...

“It will push the pressure of divisions down into the party itself. This is not how you go about strengthening the party,” Welsh said. “Those who haven’t felt the heat yet, they will, tomorrow night.” Khairy had said he was planning to run for the president’s post. Hishammuddin can be suspended.” Even Khairy can be sacked.

James Chin says the sacking of Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi's critics would strengthen the party but may weaken its position in state polls.

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Many urge the former Umno Youth chief not to give up on his political career, or his dream of one day becoming the prime minister.

The people need to reject it," Shahril Uni said. "Zahid is willing to fire even KJ. During his campaign for the November election, Khairy called himself an "Umno reformist", saying the party had gone astray and needed to be "fixed".

PKR deputy president Rafizi Ramli says the party will continue to monitor any development on Khairy Jamaluddin's future in politics.

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Johor Crown Prince Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim appears to not have wasted any time in offering Khairy Jamaluddin a new position, just a day after the former ...