<figure id="attachment_3279345" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-3279345" style="width: 1600px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-3279345" src="https://media.freemalaysiatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/0757c7e5-hamzah-zainudin-n-zahid-hamidi-bernama-100226.webp" alt="hamzah zainudin n zahid hamidi" width="1600" height="1000" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-3279345" class="wp-caption-text">Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said anyone, including Bersatu deputy president Hamzah Zainudin, is welcome to re-join Umno. (Bernama pic)</figcaption></figure>
<p>PETALING JAYA: Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi today said that the party remained open to welcoming back former members, including Hamzah Zainudin who is reportedly facing the possibility of expulsion from Bersatu.</p>
<p>Zahid said that the Rumah Bangsa initiative provided an open platform for anyone wishing to return or join Umno, whether individually or as part of a group, Utusan Malaysia reported.</p>
<p>&#8220;Umno is a place for party members or whoever champions the interests of the Malay community,&#8221; he was quoted as saying when asked about Hamzah&#8217;s position in Bersatu.</p>
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<p>The Rumah Bangsa initiative includes a special panel that will review and green light the return of individuals who left the party but are now seeking to return.</p>
<p>Umno suffered a slew of defections to Bersatu after Barisan Nasional&#8217;s fall from power in 2018.</p>
<p>The MPs who switched camps included Hamzah, Sabah Bersatu chief Ronald Kiandee and Wanita Bersatu chief Mas Ermieyati Samsudin.</p>
<p>Hamzah, the Bersatu deputy president, has been summoned to appear before the party&#8217;s disciplinary board over complaints alleging attempts to sabotage the party&#8217;s 2025 annual general assembly and undermine its leadership.</p>
<p>Speculation has also mounted that Hamzah could be sacked as the leadership tussle between him and party president Muhyiddin Yassin intensifies.</p>


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