ˌɔn twˈɛnti ˈeɪt sɛptˈɛmbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛnti tˈuː, hiː stˈeɪɾᵻd ðæt hiː wʌz pɹɪpˈɛɹd tə mˌeɪk ɐ pəlˈɪɾɪkəl kˈʌmbæk baɪ kəntˈɛstɪŋ fɚðə sˈiːt ænd ɹᵻɡˈeɪnɪŋ ɪt fɹʌmðə pɹˈɛzənt sˈʌŋɡaɪ bᵻsˈɑːɹ ˌɛmpˈiː mˈʌslɪmˌɪn jˈæheɪə ʌv bɚsˈɑːɾuː ænd pˌiːˈɛn, hˌuː wʌz ˈɔːlsoʊ ðə dˈɛpjuːɾi mˈɪnɪstɚɹ ʌv ˌɑːntɹɪpɹənˈʊɹ dɪvˈɛləpmənt ænd koʊˈɑːpɚɹətˌɪv.
On 28 September 2022, he stated that he was prepared to make a political comeback by contesting for the seat and regaining it from the present Sungai Besar MP Muslimin Yahaya of BERSATU and PN, who was also the Deputy Minister of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperative.