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OPINION | DAP Youth is right - Mat Hasan is likely the enemy within
6 May 2026 • 12:00 PM MYT
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DAP Youth wants Mat Hasan fired. They accuse him of being the enemy within who is trying to break up the relationship between PH and BN, although PH had rewarded him handsomely, by making him the Defense Minister, and later on the Foreign Affairs minister, although he didn't really bring much to the table. For his lack of appreciation, and betrayal, they want the government to fire him from his job as the Foreign Affairs minister.
I think DAP Youth is right - I think Mat Hasan might indeed be guilty of what they are accusing him of.
Mat Hasan was the Menteri Besar of Negeri Sembilan before he became a federal minister.
He first served as the Menteri Besar of Negeri Sembilan in 2004, when he took the top job in the Negeri Sembilan state government, after winning 34 out of Negeri Sembilan's 36 seat for BN.
In 2008, despite the fact that BN under Pak Lah did very badly nationwide, Negeri Sembilan under Mat Hasan. still managed to win 21 out of the 36 seats.
In 2013, Mat Hasan even managed to do slightly better, winning one more seat to make BN's tally 22.
In 2018, although Mat Hasan managed to secure his Rantau seat, under his lead, BN lost Negeri Sembilan for the first time in history, after winning only 16 seats, while PH won 20. For the next 4 years, Mat Hasan will find himself being the head of the opposition, instead of being the head of government in Negeri Sembilan .
In 2022, Mat Hasan left his state seat to contest in a federal seat. BN also did badly in Negeri Sembilan that year, when it managed to win only 14 seats.
A big part of the reason it lost in 2022 was because of PN. PN took 5 seats, and much of it was at the expense of BN. Had it been a straight fight between PH and BN, BN could have likely returned to rule Negeri Sembilan, by securing the minimum number of 19 seats. PN joining the fray however, has cost BN dearly.
With PN becoming a permanent fixture of Negeri Sembilan politics, it doesn't look likely that BN will ever be able to wrest Negeri Sembilan from PH.
The only way that it will be able to wrest back Negeri Sembilan, is if it somehow finds a way to form an alliance with PN.
As long as it forms an alliance with PH, BN will always play the role of the second fiddle in the partnership, because PH will likely take 17 or 18 seats, while BN will only manage around 14 or 15, with the remaining 3 to 5 seats going to PN.
If BN forms an alliance with PN however, it will surely be the dominant partner, and stand a good chance of wresting back Negeri Sembilan once again.
Mat Hasan has likely never come to terms with losing Negeri Sembilan under his watch.
He has grounds to believe that it was not him that lost Negeri Sembilan, because he was actually a popular Menteri Besar while he was reigning, and he most likely lost in 2018, because people rejected Najib nationally, not him in Negeri Sembilan.
That BN lost Negeri Sembilan in 2022 also can likely be attributed more to Zahid Hamidi than to Mat Hasan. Had Zahid Hamidi not rushed into the 2022 election, and timed it better, there is a chance that BN could have taken back Negeri Sembilan.
Although Mat Hasan has personally never lost the seats he contested, be it a state or federal seats, the fact that Negeri Sembilan had been lost and never regained under his watch had always cast a shadow on his mojo.
He might be a federal minister and the Umno number 2, but he became a minister and a Umno number 2 despite being a loser, not because he is a winner. There is a big difference.
The crisis in Negeri Sembilan today is likely giving the only chance for Mat Hasan to take back Negeri Sembilan.
It is his only chance to work out an agreement with PN, which is in turn, the only way for BN to win an election in Negeri Sembilan.
Zahid Hamidi might want Umno to maintain its alliance with PH at the federal level , but following Zahid's bidding will not do Mat Hasan any favors.
It will not allow him to wrest back Negeri Sembilan from PH, and it won't allow him to be a federal minister and serve as a Umno leader as a winner.
So that being the case, I believe that Dap Youth is right - Mat Hasan is likely the enemy within, who is breaking up BN's partnership with PH in order to cooperate with PN.
But as to how Umno will be able to work with PN at the state level while opposing them at the federal level, or work with PH at the federal level while having them as the opponent at the state level, is anybody's guess.
I certainly think this is all one big mess and things will likely just get even messier before it gets better.
But one thing is for certain, I do believe that DAP Youth is right - Mat Hasan is likely the enemy within. It is just logical for him to work against the PH -BN alliance, and work toward a BN-PN alliance, because that is where his self interest lies.
Let us continue to watch how the cookies will crumble.
DAP Youth wants Mat Hasan fired. They accuse him of being the enemy within who is trying to break up the relationship between PH and BN, although PH had rewarded him handsomely, by making him the Defense Minister, and later on the Foreign Affairs minister, although he didn't really bring much to the table. For his lack of appreciation, and betrayal, they want the government to fire him from his job as the Foreign Affairs minister.
I think DAP Youth is right - I think Mat Hasan might indeed be guilty of what they are accusing him of.
Mat Hasan was the Menteri Besar of Negeri Sembilan before he became a federal minister.
He first served as the Menteri Besar of Negeri Sembilan in 2004, when he took the top job in the Negeri Sembilan state government, after winning 34 out of Negeri Sembilan's 36 seat for BN.
In 2008, despite the fact that BN under Pak Lah did very badly nationwide, Negeri Sembilan under Mat Hasan. still managed to win 21 out of the 36 seats.
In 2013, Mat Hasan even managed to do slightly better, winning one more seat to make BN's tally 22.
In 2018, although Mat Hasan managed to secure his Rantau seat, under his lead, BN lost Negeri Sembilan for the first time in history, after winning only 16 seats, while PH won 20. For the next 4 years, Mat Hasan will find himself being the head of the opposition, instead of being the head of government in Negeri Sembilan .
In 2022, Mat Hasan left his state seat to contest in a federal seat. BN also did badly in Negeri Sembilan that year, when it managed to win only 14 seats.
A big part of the reason it lost in 2022 was because of PN. PN took 5 seats, and much of it was at the expense of BN. Had it been a straight fight between PH and BN, BN could have likely returned to rule Negeri Sembilan, by securing the minimum number of 19 seats. PN joining the fray however, has cost BN dearly.
With PN becoming a permanent fixture of Negeri Sembilan politics, it doesn't look likely that BN will ever be able to wrest Negeri Sembilan from PH.
The only way that it will be able to wrest back Negeri Sembilan, is if it somehow finds a way to form an alliance with PN.
As long as it forms an alliance with PH, BN will always play the role of the second fiddle in the partnership, because PH will likely take 17 or 18 seats, while BN will only manage around 14 or 15, with the remaining 3 to 5 seats going to PN.
If BN forms an alliance with PN however, it will surely be the dominant partner, and stand a good chance of wresting back Negeri Sembilan once again.
Mat Hasan has likely never come to terms with losing Negeri Sembilan under his watch.
He has grounds to believe that it was not him that lost Negeri Sembilan, because he was actually a popular Menteri Besar while he was reigning, and he most likely lost in 2018, because people rejected Najib nationally, not him in Negeri Sembilan.
That BN lost Negeri Sembilan in 2022 also can likely be attributed more to Zahid Hamidi than to Mat Hasan. Had Zahid Hamidi not rushed into the 2022 election, and timed it better, there is a chance that BN could have taken back Negeri Sembilan.
Although Mat Hasan has personally never lost the seats he contested, be it a state or federal seats, the fact that Negeri Sembilan had been lost and never regained under his watch had always cast a shadow on his mojo.
He might be a federal minister and the Umno number 2, but he became a minister and a Umno number 2 despite being a loser, not because he is a winner. There is a big difference.
The crisis in Negeri Sembilan today is likely giving the only chance for Mat Hasan to take back Negeri Sembilan.
It is his only chance to work out an agreement with PN, which is in turn, the only way for BN to win an election in Negeri Sembilan.
Zahid Hamidi might want Umno to maintain its alliance with PH at the federal level , but following Zahid's bidding will not do Mat Hasan any favors.
It will not allow him to wrest back Negeri Sembilan from PH, and it won't allow him to be a federal minister and serve as a Umno leader as a winner.
So that being the case, I believe that Dap Youth is right - Mat Hasan is likely the enemy within, who is breaking up BN's partnership with PH in order to cooperate with PN.
But as to how Umno will be able to work with PN at the state level while opposing them at the federal level, or work with PH at the federal level while having them as the opponent at the state level, is anybody's guess.
I certainly think this is all one big mess and things will likely just get even messier before it gets better.
But one thing is for certain, I do believe that DAP Youth is right - Mat Hasan is likely the enemy within. It is just logical for him to work against the PH -BN alliance, and work toward a BN-PN alliance, because that is where his self interest lies.
Let us continue to watch how the cookies will crumble.
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