Former Umno ministers Rais Yatim and Radzi Sheikh Ahmad are among five new senators to be sworn in next Tuesday.

According to a list being circulated among political circles and sighted by Malaysiakini, the other three are PAS vice-president Idris Ahmad, PAS Supporters Wing (DHPP) chief N Balasubramaniam and former political secretary to Dr Mahathir Mohamad, Muhammad Zahid Md Arip.