PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang recounted his meeting with the United States ambassador to Malaysia prior to the last general election, when the Islamist party was still a member of the now-defunct Pakatan Harapan opposition bloc.

Hadi decided to recall this episode due to the ongoing debate among opposition parties as to who would be the next prime minister if Pakatan Harapan – Pakatan Rakyat's successor minus PAS – wins federal power in the next polls.

“I have been following the heated discussion among all the parties... in naming their prime minister candidate, except for PAS, which has not nominated anyone,” he added in a Facebook posting.

During the 13th general election in 2013, Hadi said the then US ambassador had wanted to meet him.

After deciding against visiting the PAS office, Hadi said he was invited to the ambassador's residence in Kuala Lumpur instead...