Muda has unveiled six more candidates for the upcoming six state elections.
Four of the candidates will be contesting in Selangor, while one each will contest in Penang and Terengganu.
The candidates for Selangor are Al Hafiz Ikhwan Mohamad Asaad (Dusun Tua), Siva Prakash Ramasamy (Kuala Kubu Bahru), Dobby Chew (Seri Setia), and Afriena Shaqira Sariff (Sungai Kandis).
Meanwhile, the candidate in Penang is Priyankaa Loh (Pantai Jerejak) while the Terengganu candidate is Muda election director Luqman Long (Bandar).
Notably as before, with the exception of the Bandar seat, all other seats Muda has announced candidates for thus far are currently held by Pakatan Harapan.
Al Hafiz, 33, is currently Selangor Muda chairperson. He was previously a member of the Bersatu Hulu Langat division but was terminated in 2020 following the infamous Sheraton Move.
The incumbent for Dusun Tua is DAP’s Edry Faizal Eddy Yusof.
Kuala Kubu Bahru candidate Siva, 40, who grew up in a poor family in Cheras, aims to fight for education rights for the people. He is also the party’s Selangor deputy chairperson.
The state seat incumbent is DAP’s two-term state assemblyperson Lee Kee Hiong.
In Seri Setia, Chew is Muda human rights bureau chief and Anti-Death Penalty Asia Network executive coordinator.
The 33-year-old Petaling Jaya-born is also the secretary of the Liga Rakyat Demokratik movement.
The incumbent in the seat he is contesting is Shaharuddin Badaruddin from PKR.
Improve the economy
Meanwhile, Muda’s Sungai Kandis candidate Afriena is the treasurer for the party’s Selangor chapter.
The 26-year-old has expressed determination to improve the community’s economy in Sungai Kandis.
The incumbent for Sungai Kandis is PKR’s Mohd Zawawi Ahmad Mughni.
Over in the northern state of Penang, Loh, who will be contesting in the PKR stronghold in Pantai Jerejak, is Muda’s youth education bureau chief in the state.
The 27-year-old is a tuition teacher in a school based in Italy and holds her teaching sessions online.
The incumbent for the Pantai Jerejak seat is Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail.
Meanwhile, Luqman, 29, is the Muda’s information chief and is so far the party’s only candidate fielded to contest in a PAS-held seat.
Ahmad Shah Muhamed is the incumbent for the Bandar state constituency.
As of today, Muda has announced 10 candidates to be fielded in three different states.
Last week, the party announced its first batch of candidates for the state elections in Selangor, led by party secretary-general Amir Hariri Abd Hadi.
The candidates are Amir for Sri Serdang, Saiyidah Izzati Nur Razak Maideen (Batu Tiga), Thanusha Ramanieswaran (Sentosa), and Melanie Ting (Bukit Antarabangsa). - Mkini
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