THE Minister’s Question Time (MQT) during today’s Dewan Rakyat sitting was abruptly scrapped after Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim was summoned to the Istana Negara this morning by the Conference of Rulers.
According to the Order Paper, the Prime Minister was originally scheduled to answer two key questions during the session.
Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Johari Abdul made the announcement as proceedings began at 10 am.
“This morning, we were supposed to have the Minister’s Question Time with two questions from the Honourable Member for Paya Besar (Datuk Mohd Shahar Abdullah-BN) and Masjid Tanah (Datuk Mas Ermieyati Samsudin-PN) (to be answered by Anwar).
“However, I’ve been informed that the Prime Minister is unable to attend as he has been summoned by the Conference of Rulers to present himself at Istana Negara at 10 am,” he said.
In response, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform), Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said, tabled a motion to cancel the MQT and proceed to the normal Question Time.
Speaker Johari assured that the two deferred questions would be rescheduled to another MQT session, without needing to be relisted in the Order Paper.
According to the Order Paper, Mohd Shahar asked the Prime Minister to state the official stance on the US-proposed Middle East peace plan tabled by former President Donald Trump, particularly regarding the Israel-Palestine conflict.
Meanwhile, Mas Ermieyati’s question focused on the federal government’s readiness for Visit Malaysia 2026 (VM 2026), specifically in terms of international promotional strategies and state-level collaboration.
MQT is typically held every Tuesday, allowing MPs to directly question the Prime Minister on pressing issues.
On Thursdays, the session is directed toward other Cabinet ministers. – October 7, 2025
