State polls: Half of Perikatan's candidates for T'ganu are ulama, says state PAS chief

Samsuri (second from left) with some of Perikatan's candidates for the Terengganu polls.

MARANG: Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar leads the line-up of Terengganu's Perikatan Nasional candidates, of which 50% comprise ulama (Muslim scholars) or those with religious education backgrounds.

Ahmad Samsuri, Terengganu's caretaker menteri besar, will be defending the seat of Rhu Rendang, which he won in the 14th General Election (GE14) by a 6,028-vote majority.