Isham Jalil replaces Shahril as Umno information chief
KUALA LUMPUR: Umno Supreme Council (MT) member Hizatul Isham Abdul Jalil, has been appointed as the new Umno Information chief effective yesterday, said Umno secretary-general Datuk Ahmad Maslan.
Ahmad in a tweet said Isham’s appointment was made by Umno president Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi in accordance with Clause 9.6 of the Umno Constitution, following the resignation of Shahril Hamdan earlier yesterday.
Isham in a post on Facebook said that he was informed about the appointment by Umno deputy president Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan and Ahmad, a er discussions with the party’s top leadership.
“The official le er has been signed by the party leadership. I would like to thank them for the appointment and the party’s
trust in me.
“Despite various challenges and trials which we will face
together at this time, we must not give up; this responsibility is heavy, even more so when we are in this defeat and hardship,” said the Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate for the Shah Alam parliamentary seat in the 15th General Election (GE15).
Isham said that reforms need to be made to the party from within, and he assured that he will not run away from the struggle and continue to be steadfast and sacrifice for the party together with the grassroots, for the sake of religion, nation and country.
“That’s why I accept this responsibility and will hold this trust to the best of my ability, even though we don’t have anything anymore,” he said.
In GE15, BN suffered the worst defeat in its political history when it won only 30 parliamentary seats, while Pakatan Harapan (PH) had 82 seats and Perikatan Nasional had 73 seats. — Bernama