00:00A PAS leader's controversial claim that a Malaysian of Chinese descent may one day become Prime Minister
00:07is a sentiment held by many senior party figures, particularly within the Ulama faction.
00:13Awang Azman Pawi of University Malaya said Sungai Buloh PAS Chi, Zaharuddin Muhammad's views on the matter,
00:19suggested PAS's reliance on identity politics and its skepticism towards non-Malay appointments to key positions in government.
00:27He also said PAS Central Committee member Zubi Marzouki's support for Zaharuddin showed that such views were latent in PAS.
00:35He added that PAS's official statements on many controversial issues tend to lean more heavily towards narratives preferred by the Ulama faction rather than technocrats in the party.
00:45On June 24, Zaharuddin courted controversy by speculating that Malaysia may have its first Chinese Prime Minister in the next 30 to 40 years.
00:54In the now-deleted Facebook post, he had included a photo of Johnny Lim, the first Malaysian Chinese to be made a three-star general in the army.
01:02And I'm Tharabaja, FMT.
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