Muhyiddin not PM candidate either, says Dr Sam

PETALING JAYA: Perikatan Nasional chairman Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar has hit back at Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, saying that the Bersatu President is also not the coalition's prime ministerial candidate. Read full story PETALING JAYA: Perikatan Nasional chairman Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar has hit back at Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, saying that the Bersatu President is also not the coalition’s prime ministerial candidate.Samsuri, fondly known as Dr Sam, said the issue of who will be named as the coalition's prime minister candidate remains uncertain.Recently replacing Muhyiddin as the Perikatan chairman, Samsuri said the priority now is to empower Perikatan.“Whoever the candidate may be, our priority now is to strengthen Perikatan and reinforce unity across the country so we are better prepared to face the election.“What is certain is that TSMY (Muhyiddin) is also not the PM candidate anymore,” he said on his Facebook page on Thursday (March 5).Muhyiddin had earlier said Samsuri’s appointment as Perikatan chairman does not automatically make the Terengganu Menteri Besar the coalition’s candidate for prime minister if it wins the next general election.Samsuri was appointed Perikatan chairman on Feb 22 following Muhyiddin’s resignation from the post on Dec 30 last year. Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel for breaking news alerts and key updates! Tags / Keywords: Perikatan Nasional , Bersatu , Prime Minister , Candidate , Muhyiddin Yassin , Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar Report a mistake What is the issue about? Spelling and grammatical error Factually incorrect Story is irrelevant This field is mandatory. Please provide details of the report. Email (optional) Please enter valid email. Report issue Cancel Invalid captcha response. Please re-try again. Thank you for your report! Related News Nation 28 Feb 2026 Put politics aside to grow tourism, says Tourism Malaysia deputy chairman Myanmar 14 Feb 2026 Non-elected political parties must continue engaging in national politics: Myanmar's Union Election Commission chairman Focus 08 Feb 2026 ‘Politics of hope’: Cynicism is not a strategy!