Ahmad Zahid Hamidi
Ahmad Zahid bin Hamidi is a Malaysian politician who is the deputy prime minister since 2022. A president of UMNO since 2018, he represented Bagan Datuk in Dewan Rakyat since 1995. Zahid is also the rural and regional development minister since 2022, as well as the leader and the chairman of the coalition Barisan Nasional (BN) since May 2018.
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Sep 27, 2026
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Malaysia's deputy PM said his Barisan Nasional party will quit the ruling coalition once parliament dissolves at the next election, per the New Straits Times.
Moderates read this as another sign of coalition fragility worldwide, reinforcing skepticism that broad-tent governing arrangements can hold under populist pressure.