Perikatan Nasional chairman Datuk Seri Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar is the new Opposition leader in the Dewan Rakyat as of May 16, 2026. — Bernama pic (New users only) It's tax relief season! Get up to RM300 when you save with Versa! Plus, enjoy an additional FREE RM10 when you sign up using code VERSAMM10 with a min. cash-in of RM100 today. T&Cs apply. By Malay Mail Saturday, 16 May 2026 4:25 PM MYT KUALA LUMPUR, May 16 — Perikatan Nasional (PN) has appointed coalition chairman Datuk Seri Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar as the new Opposition Leader in Parliament.The Kemaman MP who is also Terengganu menteri besar replaces Larut MP Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainuddin who was sacked as Bersatu deputy president in February.“The council agreed to appoint Kemaman MP Datuk Seri Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar to shoulder the responsibility as Opposition Leader,” PN secretary-general Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan said in a Facebook statement this afternoon.He said the decision was made during the coalition’s supreme council meeting at the Hotel Royale Chulan here earlier today.“The council agreed in principle to accept electoral cooperation or an electoral pact with certain parties that share compatible struggles and common interests with Perikatan Nasional,” he added.He also announced PN’s new line-up of state heads ahead of preparations for the next general election, as follows:Perlis — Datuk Seri Shahidan KassimKedah — Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md NorPenang — Datuk Dominic Lau Hoe ChaiPerak — Datuk Seri Ahmad Faizal AzumuSelangor — Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin AliFederal Territories and Melaka — Datuk Mohd Radzi Md JidinJohor — Datuk Dr Sahruddin JamalPahang — Tuan Ibrahim Tuan ManTerengganu — Datuk Alias RazakKelantan — Datuk Ahmad YakobSabah — Datuk Aliakbar GulasanSarawak — Jaziri Alkaf Abdillah SuffianThe only state without a head for now is Negeri Sembilan, which Takiyudddin listed as being “deferred”. The question over who would lead the Opposition had lingered since Hamzah’s removal from Bersatu earlier this year.The Dewan Rakyat is scheduled to reconvene from June 22.