Did The US Want PAS To Take Down UMNO? Abdul Hadi Says So, US Says No
PAS president Tan Sri Abdul Hadi Awang claimed the United States approached the party during Barack Obama's 2014 Malaysia visit and offered to help overthrow the Barisan Nasional government — a claim the US Embassy called false.
According to PAS, someone at the US Embassy used the occasion to ask whether the Islamist party wanted help toppling the government.
PAS president Tan Sri Abdul Hadi Awang disclosed the alleged exchange at the party's 72nd Muktamar on Saturday (5 Sept), saying a US Embassy representative approached PAS leaders — including then-assistant secretary-general Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan and then-political secretary Datuk Seri Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar — at an embassy event during Obama's visit.
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- Sep 6, 2026
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