Johor polls: Amanah announces 16 candidates

Johor Amanah chairman Aminolhuda Hassan (second left), Parti Amanah Negara (Amanah) president Mohamad Sabu (third left) and Parti Amanah Negara (Amanah) deputy president Datuk Salahuddin Ayub (third right) taking pictures with the Amanah candidate for the coming Johor State Election. — THOMAS YONG/The Star

JOHOR BARU: Parti Amanah Negara (Amanah) has named its 16 candidates for the Johor state polls.

Among them was former state assembly speaker Suhaizan Kaiyat, who would be contesting the Pulai Sebatang seat and the party state chief Aminolhuda Hassan, who would defend his Parit Yaani seat.

Amanah chairman Mohamad Sabu, who unveiled the names said that eight of the candidates were new faces, six were incumbent assemblymen while two are those who had contested in the previous election.

Along with Aminolhuda, the five other incumbent assemblymen are Dzulkefly Ahmad (Kota Iskandar), Norhayati Bachok (Maharani), Salahuddin Ayub (Simpang Jeram), Dr Sulaiman Mohd Nor (Kemelah) and Muhammad Taqiuddin Che Man (Mahkota).

Meanwhile, the new faces are Elia Nadira Sabudin (Bukit Pasir), Asim Abdullah Ainullotfi (Serom), Abdul Hamid Jamah (Senggarang), Rohani Banu Abd Rahman Krishnan (Kahang), Mohammad Fakrulradzi B Mahmud (Endau), Ahmad Daniel Shahrudin (Panti), Mat Khairi Samsudin (Sedili) and Norazila Sanip (Penawar).

Another candidate is Syed Othman Syed Abdullah, who will be contesting for the Permas seat.