KUALA LUMPUR: Two 23-year-olds, Peggy Chaw and Syahmi Suhaimi, are the youngest candidates in the general election while Dr Mahathir Mohamad at 97, is the oldest.
Mahathir, chairman of Gerakan Tanah Air, will be defending the Langkawi parliamentary seat albeit under a different banner. Chaw, an independent, is contesting the Tenom parliamentary seat in Sabah and Syahmi representing PH is standing in the Tambun Tulang state seat in Perlis.
Chaw will be involved in a five-cornered fight against Noorita Sual (PH), Jamawi Jaafar (BN), Ukim Buandi (Warisan) and Riduan Rubin (independent).
Syahmi faces three other candidates in Tambun Tulang, namely Ismail Kassim (BN), Wan Zikri Afthar Ishak (PN) and Maton Din (Pejuang).
Mahathir (Pejuang) will be facing Amirshah Siraj (BN), Suhaimi Abdullah (PN), Zabidi Yahya (PH) and Abd Kadir Sainudin (independent) in a five-cornered fight.
Another veteran politician in the field is Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah, 85, from Umno, the second oldest candidate, who will contest the Gua Musang parliamentary seat.
The former finance minister and founder of Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas) will be engaged in a four-cornered fight against Azizi Abu Naim (PAS), Samsu Adabi Mamat (Pejuang) and Asharun Uji (PH).
Mahathir and Razaleigh have both said the current contest may be their last at a general election. - FMT
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