PH names ex-education minister Maszlee, Batu Pahat MP for Johor polls

PH names ex-education minister Maszlee, Batu Pahat MP for Johor polls


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Elill Easwaran


Maszlee Malik will contest the Puteri Wangsa seat, while Onn Abu Bakar will vie for Senggarang

Pakatan Harapan chairman Anwar Ibrahim announced the coalition’s 56 candidates for the Johor polls. (Facebook pic)

PETALING JAYA: Pakatan Harapan tonight unveiled its candidates for next month’s Johor election, with a lineup that includes former education minister Maszlee Malik, Batu Pahat MP Onn Abu Bakar and Johor PKR Youth chief Faezuddin Puad.

Maszlee will contest the Puteri Wangsa seat, while Onn has been named the coalition’s candidate for Senggarang. Faezuddin will stand in Kempas.

Pulai MP Suhaizan Kaiat of Amanah, meanwhile, will stand in Larkin.

PH’s candidates were announced by chairman Anwar Ibrahim.

Also present were Amanah president Mohamad Sabu and DAP secretary-general Loke Siew Fook.

In his speech, Loke said victory in Johor was crucial for the federal government’s stability.

“If we want Anwar to continue as prime minister, we need PH to win in Johor,” he said, adding that the state’s economy grew partly due to the federal government.

It was previously reported that PKR would field candidates in 20 seats, DAP 17 and Amanah 19.

In May, PH said it would contest all 56 seats in the state election, in response to Barisan Nasional’s decision to field candidates in every constituency.


The Johor election is set for July 11, with nominations on June 27 and early voting on July 7.

Here is the full list of PH candidates for the Johor state election:

1. Buloh Kasap – Rozy Razit
2. Jementah – Ng Kor Sim
3. Pemanis – Lee En Xiang
4. Kemelah – Afif Abdul Hamid
5. Tenang – Elia Nadira Sabudin
6. Bekok – Tay Yok Jiuen
7. Bukit Kepong – Subramani Chami
8. Bukit Pasir – Najib Lep
9. Gambir – Mohd Nor Mohd Yusof
10. Tangkak – Ei Chin Li
11. Serom – Ahmad Nazari Abdul Hamid
12. Bentayan – Ng Yak Howe
13. Simpang Jeram – Nazri Abdul Rahman
14. Bukit Naning – Ysauhrudin Kusni
15. Maharani – Taqiuddin Cheman
16. Sungai Balang – Soraya Badaruddin
17. Semerah – Khuzzan Abu Bakar
18. Sri Medan – Hishamuddin Misrin
19. Yong Peng – Yong Hui Yi
20. Semarang – Ramli Hamid
21. Parit Yaani – Ezam Taslim
22. Parit Raja – Shazwan Dainal
23. Penggaram – Poh Rui Ling
24. Senggarang – Onn Abu Bakar
25. Rengit – Yazid Bakri
26. Machap – Hafiz Roslan
27. Layang-Layang – Guna Balakrishanan
28. Mengkibol – Chu Poh Yee
29. Mahkota – Ahmad Zuhan Mohd Zain
30. Paloh – Ruben Arumungum
31. Kahang – Sabri Kadir
32. Endau – Saiful Nizam Samat
33. Tenggaroh – Yusof Dawam
34. Panti – Daniel Sharudin
35. Pasir Raja – Fakharuddin Moslim
36. Sedili – Amirul Husni Onn
37. Johor Lama – Danish Rahman
38. Penawar – Sawaludin Salleh
39. Tanjung Surat – Faizul Abdul Ghani
40. Tiram – Nor Zulaila Abdul Ghani
41. Puteri Wangsa – Maszlee Malik
42. Johor Jaya – Lee Wern Yiing
43. Permas – Teo Siew Hui
44. Larkin – Suhaizan Kaiat
45. Stulang – Chen Kah Eng
46. Perling – Tee Boon Tsong
47. Kempas – Faezuddin Puad
48. Skudai – Kartiyaini Jeyapalan
49. Kota Iskandar – Dzulkefly Ahmad
50. Bukit Permai – Shafwan Ani
51. Bukit Batu – Chiong Sen Sern
52. Senai – Wong Bor Yang
53. Benut – Abdul Razak Ismail
54. Pulai Sebatang – Haniff Hosman
55. Pekan Nanas – Yeo Tun Siong
56. Kukup- Cheah Chee Hong