<figure id="attachment_3289424" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-3289424" style="width: 1600px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="wp-image-3289424 size-full" src="https://media.freemalaysiatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/7d06c46f-ahmad-samsuri-mokhtar-fb-240226-1.webp" alt="" width="1600" height="1000" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-3289424" class="wp-caption-text">Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar was named Perikatan Nasional chairman on Sunday, replacing Muhyiddin Yassin who resigned from the post effective Jan 1. (Facebook pic)</figcaption></figure>
PETALING JAYA: PAS Youth has floated the idea of Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar as the party’s prime ministerial candidate, describing the Terengganu menteri besar as a &#8220;calm and results-focused&#8221; technocrat and leader.
In a lengthy Facebook post today, the wing sought public feedback, saying Samsuri – also known as Dr Sam – had brought Terengganu to greater heights as a &#8220;scholar and politician who works for the people without much political drama&#8221;.
&#8220;If Samsuri were proposed as a candidate for prime minister one day, what would Malaysians think? Share your views,&#8221; the post said.
Samsuri was named Perikatan Nasional (PN) chairman on Sunday, replacing Muhyiddin Yassin who resigned from the post effective Jan 1.
PAS vice-president Idris Ahmad told FMT yesterday that the party&#8217;s ulama faction was fully behind Samsuri’s appointment.
Idris, who is also a member of the ulama council, said PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang had endorsed Samsuri, whom he said had &#8220;solid support from the ulamas, professionals and activists alike&#8221;.
PAS Youth said Samsuri had distanced himself from drama and was known as a &#8220;leader who works quietly but produces tangible results&#8221;.
&#8220;This approach is particularly appealing to fence-sitters tired of prolonged political polemics and drama,&#8221; it said.
PAS Youth also highlighted Samsuri’s academic credentials – a PhD in aeronautical engineering and a master of science in combustion and energy from University of Leeds – as well as his performance as Terengganu menteri besar.
&#8220;Terengganu has shown exciting growth since 2018, attracting RM14.68 billion in investments across various sectors. In 2025, the state recorded RM6 billion in investments as of June.
&#8220;Unemployment fell to 2.8% in the second quarter of 2025, the state&#8217;s lowest level in more than 10 years,&#8221; the wing said.

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