Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak and his former deputy Muhyiddin Yassin will finally meet on Sept 9, when the Umno supreme council is held.

The meeting is expected to be an awkward one as it will be the first between the two leaders since the prime minister summarily removed Muhyiddin from the cabinet on July 28.

Umno secretary-general Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor (photo) said today the meeting will take place on Sept 9, after most of the Umno divisions have completed their annual general meetings.

"Many more divisions have not completed their meetings, so we decided to hold it on Sept 9," Tengku Adnan told journalists in Kuala Lumpur.

The meeting was initially scheduled for July 31, three days after Muhyiddin was jettisoned from the cabinet, but was postponed to 'cool down' the situation.

Muhyiddin, who is also Umno deputy president, was removed from the government for being critical of Najib's handling of 1MDB.

The ex-DPM later revealed that prior to his removal, he also confronted Najib, who is Umno president, about the RM2.6 billion deposited into the prime minister's personal accounts.

Vocal criticisms

The Umno deputy president had also fired more salvos at Najib when he officiated the annual general meeting of several Umno divisions.

The important question is whether Najib will also attempt to remove Muhyiddin (photo) as Umno deputy president during the supreme council meeting.

The meeting will also witness the presence of vice-president Shafie Apdal, who was also dropped from the cabinet.

Like Muhyiddin, the Sabah Umno has also been vocal in his criticism of 1MDB.

Umno supreme council members may also raise the claim of a plot to topple Najib and the government.

Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, who replaced Muhyiddin as deputy prime minister, claimed that an Umno veteran, whom he described as an “old man”, is orchestrating the campaign to secure a vote of no confidence against the prime minister.

However, Zahid has refused name the person, saying he would leave it to the police to investigate.