IPOH: Minister in the Prime Ministers Department Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz has withdrawn from the contest for the Umno supreme council seats from the September party polls, said Perak Umno chief Datuk Seri Tajol Rosli Ghazali.
Two others who would be withdrawing from the contest to make way for eight other candidates from the state for the supreme council posts were former Mentri Besar Tan Sri Ramli Ngah Talib and Larut MP Datuk Raja Ahmad Zainuddin Raja Omar, he said after chairing the Perak Umno liaison committee meeting here yesterday.