A walking stick once used by PAS president Tan Sri Abdul Hadi Awang fetched RM16,500 at a fundraising dinner organised by PAS Melaka at a hotel in Ayer Keroh on Sunday night.
The kemuning wood stick, which carries Abdul Hadi’s initials, TGHH, started at an opening bid of RM2,500.
The amount subsequently climbed through several rounds of bidding before reaching RM16,500.
The auction was held to raise funds for PAS as the party prepares for the upcoming Melaka state election.
News of the walking stick being auctioned off for such a price also triggered laughter in the cyber space, take for example a social media post by Sinar Harian on X.
Tongkat Hadi Awang dibida RM16,500 untuk tabung PRN Melaka
Tongkat yang mula dibida pada harga RM2,500 itu berjaya dibeli bekas pendaki Gunung Everest negara yang juga Ahli Jawatankuasa Pas Kawasan Lembah Pantai, Datuk Muhamad Muqharabbin Mokhtarrudin pada harga RM16,500.…
— SinarHarian (@SinarOnline) August 23, 2026
“After this, they can bid for the water used to wash Hadi’s feet,” said @LohongMinda in the comment section.
Netizen @NGnola36268 further cautioned that Hadi’s walking stick may be worshipped, which is obviously forbidden in Islam.
Another netizen remarked that an audit should be conducted to find out where PAS’s funds have gone all this time since they had no money for the election.
Check out this picture comment from @Malaysian10 too.
The sarcasm continues in the comment section.
Now how much can Hadi sell his robes if a simple walking stick could fetch RM16,500?
Also, a netizen thinks this is in fact a wise investment decision. One can only wonder how much the walking stick will appreciate in value over the years.
Abdul Hadi later personally presented the walking stick to the successful bidder, Datuk Muhamad Muqharabbin Mokhtarrudin, who was once recognised as the youngest Southeast Asian climber to conquer Mount Everest.
Note that Muqharabbin held positions across several political parties.
He previously served as Lembah Pantai UMNO Youth chief and as an executive council member of UMNO Malaysia Youth before joining Bersatu.
He subsequently resigned as the Bersatu Lembah Pantai division chief before making the move to PAS.—Aug 24, 2026
Main image: New Straits Times
