Party veteran and former supreme council member Syed Hamid Albar announced today that he will be leaving Umno as he has lost all belief in the party in which he had served for decades.

He told Malaysiakini that he now intends to join Bersatu, which is led by Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

Syed Hamid said he had, in fact, already considered that he was no longer a part of Umno after pledging support to Pakatan Harapan prior to the 14th general election.