SUNGAI PETANI, Oct 30 — Pakatan Harapan (PH) last night announced its list of candidates who will contest for 14 parliamentary seats in Kedah in the coming 15th general election (GE15) on November 19.
The announcement was made by PH Kedah chief of information Datuk Ismail Salleh at the PH Kedah Candidate Declaration Ceremony, here yesterday.
He also announced the nine candidates from Pakatan Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) who were previously announced by the party president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on October 28.
The other five seats announced will be contested by four Amanah candidates and one from DAP.
The four candidates from Amanah are Muaz Abdullah (Padang Terap), Datuk Mahfuz Omar (Pokok Sena), Datuk Latipah Mohamad Yatim (Sik) and Johari Abdullah (Baling), while Zulhazmi Shariff from DAP will contest in Jerai.
PH Kedah chairman Datuk Mahfuz Omar when met after the ceremony told reporters that the PH candidate for Langkawi seat would be decided later and refused to comment on why the candidate for that seat was not announced last night.
“We will inform you later, before the nomination of candidates,” he said.
Commenting on the list of PH candidates in Kedah, Mahfuz said the coalition party is confident that the presence of new faces and individuals with various backgrounds would be able to bring something new to the future of Malaysia.
The following is the list of PH candidates for the 14 parliamentary seats in Kedah:
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. Sungai Petani – Dr Mohammed Taufiq Johari
12. Baling – Johari Abdullah
13. Padang Serai – M Karupaiya
14. Kulim Bandar Baharu – Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail
