Selangor PAS Youth chief Sukri Omar claimed Adams had previously made Islamophobic comments and expressed strong support for Israel.

He pointed to a post by Adams on social media, in which he claimed to have pressured a US restaurant to dismiss a waitress for wearing a “Free Palestine” pin.

“As a Muslim-majority nation that upholds justice and stands in solidarity with the oppressed, Malaysia cannot accept the appointment of someone who openly targets those who support Palestine and ridicules any expression of solidarity with the Palestinian cause.

“If the government remains silent or accepts this appointment, it will be seen as a direct insult to the Muslim community and all Malaysians who firmly support Palestine,” he said in a Facebook post.

Sukri also urged Wisma Putra to exercise its rights under the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, which allows host countries to reject ambassadorial nominees deemed unsuitable or potentially disruptive to domestic harmony.

“We urge the Malaysian government to use its powers to reject Nick Adams’s nomination and send a clear message to the world: Malaysia will never allow itself to become a platform for Zionist normalisation or a testing ground for Islamophobic extremism,” he said.

A naturalised American citizen originally from Australia, Adams is known for his support of Donald Trump and was active in the 2024 US election campaign.

His nomination was submitted to the US Senate on July 9 and has since drawn criticism over his history of inflammatory online commentary, including remarks targeting Muslims.

The current US ambassador to Malaysia, Edgard D Kagan, began his posting slightly over a year ago and remains in the role for now.