SHAH ALAM: Caretaker Selangor mentri besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari will defend his Sungai Tua seat in the upcoming Selangor state elections while rapper Altimet, whose real name is Syed Ahmad Syed Abdul Rahman Alhadad, will be fielded as the candidate for Lembah Jaya.
Meanwhile, three-term Bukit Lanjan assemblyman Elizabeth Wong has been dropped as a candidate and will be replaced by Phua Pei Lei.
Najwan Halimi, who courted controversy recently over a racial remark, was retained as the candidate for Kota Anggerik.
Meanwhile, Negri Sembilan caretaker mentri besar Datuk Seri Aminuddin Harun will contest the Sikamat seat.
In announcing the PKR candidates list on Saturday (July 22), Prime Minister and Pakatan Harapan chief Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said Amirudin and Aminuddin will remain as Pakatan’s Mentri Besar candidates for Selangor and Negri Sembilan, respectively.
He said the decision was taken after considering the performance of the leaders and how approachable they were to the people.
“Amirudin is among the more successful MBs in the country,” Anwar said.
Similarly, DAP’s Chow Kon Yeow will be the chief minister candidate for Penang.
“PKR also welcomes the (DAP’s) decision for Chow to be appointed as chief minister because of his performance,” he added.
On Aminuddin, he said the discussions to reach a decision took a while. He said the coalition decided that there is need for continuity.
He said Pakatan had also conveyed its decision to Barisan Nasional chief Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.
Anwar said PKR’s strength does not solely lie with him and the top leadership but also the strength of the state leadership.
Nomination day for the six state polls is slated to take place on July 29 and polling is scheduled for Aug 12.
The full list of PKR candidates for Selangor:
- N09 Permatang: Mohd. Yahya Mat Sahri
- N10 Bukit Melawati: Thiban Subramaniam
- N11 Ijok: Amidi Abdul Manan
- N14 Rawang: Chua Wei Kiat
- N16 Sungai Tua: Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari
- N18 Hulu Kelang: Juwairiya Zulkifli
- N19 Bukit Antarabangsa: Mohd Kamri Kamaruddin
- N20 Lembah Jaya: Syed Ahmad Syed Abdul Rahman Alhadad (Altimet)
- N25 Kajang: David Cheong
- N32 Seri Setia: Fahmi Ngah
- N33 Taman Medan: Ahmad Akhir Paw
- N37 Bukit Lanjan: Phua Pei Lei
- N38 Paya Jaras: Khairuddin Othman
- N39 Kota Damansara: Amin bin Yazid
- N40 Kota Anggerik: Najwan Halimi
- N43 Sementa: Erni Afrishah Azizi
- N46 Pelabuhan Klang: Azmizam Zaman Huri
- N48 Sentosa: Gunarajah R George
- N49 Sungai Kandis: Zawawi Ahmad Mughni
- N54 Tanjong Sepat: Borhan Aman Shah
