<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 20): UMNO deputy president Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan will be UMNO acting president, said party secretary-general Tan Sri Annuar Musa.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>He also said that the duties of the deputy president will be handled by Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob, the most senior vice-president.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>The decision was made at a meeting of the UMNO Management Committee today, he said in a statement.</p></div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>On Tuesday, bowing to pressure from within UMNO, president Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi announced that he will step aside to enable Mohamad to discharge the duties of the president.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Annuar said: “To ensure smooth functioning, the party agreed that Mohamad acts as the president for the duration that Ahmad Zahid is on leave.”</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>He said UMNO is now giving priority to strengthening the leadership and focusing on the agenda of the party.</p></div>


KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 20): UMNO deputy president Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan will be UMNO acting president, said party secretary-general Tan Sri Annuar Musa.

He also said that the duties of the deputy president will be handled by Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob, the most senior vice-president.<...

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