PKR’s Young Turk up for challenge


Akmal Nasir - Pengarah National Oversight and Whistleblovers

JOHOR BARU: If PKR’s Akmal Nasir (pic) gets the go-ahead to contest the prized Johor Baru parliamentary seat, he will be up against an incumbent 37 years his senior.

The 32-year-old Larkin-born first timer said he would not be daunted taking on veteran Tan Sri Shahrir Samad, 69, who is a household name in the constituency.

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