SG PETANI – Pakatan Harapan (PH) last night announced its list of candidates for 14 parliamentary seats in Kedah in the 15th general election (GE15) on November 19.
Kedah PH information chief Datuk Ismail Salleh announced nine PKR candidates yesterday, with five other seats to be contested by four candidates from Amanah and one from DAP.
The five are Muaz Abdullah (Padang Terap), Datuk Mahfuz Omar (Pokok Sena), Datuk Latipah Mohamad Yatim (Sik), Johari Abdullah (Baling), and DAP candidate Zulhazmi Shariff (Jerai).
However, the coalition did not announce the name of the candidate for one more seat in the state – Langkawi.
Kedah PH chairman Datuk Mahfuz Omar, when met by reporters after the event, said the PH candidate for the Langkawi seat would be decided later, and declined to say why it was not announced last night.
“We will inform you later, before the nominations,” he said.
The list of PH candidates in 14 parliamentary seats in Kedah are:
1. Jerlun - Dr Mohamed Fadzil Mohd Ali
2. Kubang Pasu - Aizuddin Ariffin
3. Padang Terap - Muaz Abdullah
4. Pokok Sena - Datuk Mahfuz Omar
5. Alor Setar - Simon Ooi Tze Min
6. Kuala Kedah - Dr Azman Ismail
7. Pendang - Datuk Zulkifly Mohamad
8. Jerai - Zulhazmi Shariff
9. Merbok - Nor Azrina Surip
10. Sik - Datuk Latipah Mohamad Yatim
11. Sg Petani - Mohammed Taufiq Johari
12. Baling - Johari Abdullah
13. Padang Serai - M. Karupaiya
14. Kulim Bandar Baharu - Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail
Mahfuz said PH was confident that the new faces, who come from various backgrounds, will be able to bring changes to the future of Malaysia. – Bernama, October 30, 2022
