Latest to resign - Sabah Umno Youth chief quits Boustead post

Latest to resign - Sabah Umno Youth chief quits Boustead post

Sabah Umno Youth chief Abdul Aziz Julkarnain quit as Boustead Plantation Bhd independent and non-executive director with effect yesterday.

A filing with Bursa Malaysia today said that he resigned to pursue other interests.

Abdul Aziz (above), 43, was appointed as the company's board member on Sept 1, 2020.

The filing said he currently holds multiple positions in other organisations, including TRH Builders Sdn Bhd managing director, Hashim and Julkarnain Perunding Sdn Bhd managing director, MYIB Group director and Intiutama Sdn Bhd project coordinator.

This follows the resignation of Umno vice-president Mohamad Khaled Nordin as chairperson of Boustead Holding Bhd earlier in the week after Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi led 11 of the party's MPs in withdrawing the party's support for embattled prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin.

Other resignations include Umno Supreme Council member Razlan Rafii who announced his resignation as a Lembaga Tabung Angkatan Tentera (LTAT) board member.

Tenggong MP Dr Shamsul Anuar Nasarah also resigned as energy and natural resources minister on Tuesday.

Earlier this year, Kelantan Umno information chief Zawawi Othman stepped down as chairperson of Kesedar Kilang Sdn Bhd, and Machang MP Ahmad Jazlan Yaakub resigned as chairperson of Malaysian Palm Oil Berhad.

Zahid is currently trying to unseat Muhyiddin by showing the Yang di-Pertuan Agong that the prime minister no longer commands majority support.

At a press conference on Tuesday, he showcased 11 MPs who withdrew support from PN and Muhyiddin, but the latter insisted he will prove to have majority support in September, which is something he had not done throughout his premiership.

Today, deputy prime minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob, a dissenting voice in the Umno move against Muhyiddin, claimed to have the support of 31 BN MPs who will back the PN government.

However, his list includes at least three individuals who were part of the group with Zahid when he made his announcement.