Analysts acknowledge Umno's influence in moulding the top leaders. FMTNews Politics UMNO
A picture taken in 1996 when Muhyiddin Yassin, Anwar Ibrahim, Dr Mahathir Mohamad and Najib Razak were together in Umno. Analysts agree that politicians with backgrounds in the Malay party would be frontrunners for the PM’s post.
Umno Supreme Council member Ahmad Shabery Cheek recently said there had been no one qualified to be PM who did not have the “Umno DNA” in him. The former Umno member noted that the party had the largest presence in the country in terms of numbers of branches and members, with only PAS coming close. While the party’s structure meant a leader would be trained to survive in the political arena and build support, he added, it made it difficult for professionals, who might not have the time to invest in grassroots politics, to get into the party hierarchy.
He said Umno’s hierarchy system ensured that its leaders would go through the necessary drills. This would apply even to political bluebloods like former prime minister Najib Razak, whose father, Abdul Razak Hussein, was also a former prime minister, he added.But he also said it was hard to avoid Umno’s influence since Malaysian politics involves only a small circle of politicians.
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