Pahang Menteri Besar Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail and former Johor menteri besar Hasni Mohammad have thrown their hats into the ring for the three Umno vice-president posts in the party’s upcoming elections.
Hasni and Wan Rosdy confirmed that they had submitted their nomination forms at the party's headquarters today via posts on their respective Facebook pages.
Apart from the two, Umno supreme council member Johari Abdul Ghani is another leader who has confirmed contesting for one of the vice-president posts so far.
The incumbents are former prime minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob; former rural development minister Mahdzir Khalid and Higher Education Minister Mohamed Khaled Nordin.
Khaled and Mahdzir have announced that they would be seeking re-election, while Ismail Sabri has not yet expressed his position on the matter.
Meanwhile, Wanita Umno chief Noraini Ahmad today also confirmed that she would be defending her post.
The Parit Sulong MP is expected to defend the post against former Wanita UMNO chief Shahrizat Abdul Jalil, who submitted her nomination form on Feb 17.
"My commitment remains the same, which is to continue with our common agenda to empower Umno and the Wanita wing, in particular.
"I offer my candidacy to continue serving the party, the people and the country.
“The experience of helming Wanita Umno in a situation where the party lost and the influence of our party was questioned, has made me more determined to continue leading in line with the party's leadership," said Noraini in a post on Facebook.
Elections for positions in the party's Wanita, Youth and Puteri wings will be held on March 11, while contests for the divisional committee posts, vice presidency and supreme council posts will be held on March 18.
- Bernama
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