Zaid now heads AKIM, renamed KITA

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Former Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) supreme council member Zaid Ibrahim has been elected president of Angkatan Keadilan Insan Malaysia (Akim) during the party's annual general meeting today held in Petaling Jaya.

After Zaid assumed the leadership of Akim, the party also decided to change its name to Parti Kesejahteraan Insan Tanah Air (Kita). Zaid took over the top post from Zakaria Salleh, who did not contest the seat.

On last November, Zaid, who was contesting in the PKR's polls for the party deputy presidency for the 2010-2012 term, withdrew from the contest and quit the party citing the polls lacked transparency.

Zaid, who submitted his membership application to Akim last month, said he would announce the party's new ideology and principles on January next year.

The party, which was only for Muslims will also amend its constitution to be converted into a multiracial party, he added.

Prior to joining PKR, Zaid was also former Umno supreme council member and had quit his ministerial post after March 8, 2008 following his disagreement with the ISA detention of several prominent people, including a journalist.

He had been widely speculated to either form a new party or joining an existing one as top leader. The Kelantan-based Akim was formed in 1995 but was politically dormant until recently.

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