MT Putuskan Saarani Dilantik Pengarah PRK DUN Slim

KUALA LUMPUR, 24 Julai – Mesyuarat Majlis Kerja Tertinggi UMNO yang dipengerusikan Presiden UMNO, Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi malam ini memutuskan Pengerusi Perhubungan UMNO Perak, Datuk Saarani Mohamad sebagai Pengarah Pilihan Raya Kecil DUN Slim.

Setiausaha Agung UMNO, Datuk Seri Hj Ahmad Maslan berkata Pemangku Ketua UMNO Bahagian Tanjung Malim, Mohd Zaidi Aziz pula dilantik untuk menjadi Pengarah Operasi pilihan raya kecil tersebut.

Beliau dan Setiausaha Agung Barisan Nasional (BN), Tan Sri Annuar Musa akan membantu sepanjang kempen yang akan berlangsung mulai 15 Ogos hingga 29 Ogos

Semalam SPR mengumumkan hari penamaan calon pada 15 Ogos, manakala tarikh mengundi awal pada 25 Ogos.

Kerusi DUN Slim kosong selepas penyandangnya Datuk Mohd Khusairi Abdul Talib, 59, meninggal dunia di Hospital Bentong, Pahang pada 15 Julai lepas akibat serangan jantung ketika bermain golf di Awana Genting Highlands Golf & Country Resort.

Pada Pilihan Raya Umum ke-14 (PRU14) pada 2018, Mohd Khusairi yang mewakili Barisan Nasional (BN) mengekalkan kerusi berkenaan dengan majoriti 2,183 undi menewaskan calon Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) yang bertanding atas tiket PKR, Mohd Amran Ibrahim dan calon PAS, Muhammad Zulfadli Zainal.

PRK DUN Slim merupakan PRK ke-12 diadakan selepas PRU14.

Saarani is director for Slim by-election

KUALA LUMPUR, July 24 – UMNO Supreme Working Council meeting chaired by party president Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi tonight decided that Perak UMNO Liaison Chairman Datuk Saarani Mohamad appointed as the Slim by-election director.
UMNO secretary-general Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan said the acting head of UMNO Tanjung Malim division Mohd Zaidi Aziz is appointed director of operations for the by-election.
He and Barisan Nasional (BN) Secretary-General Tan Sri Annuar Musa will assist throughout the campaign which will take place from August 15 to 29.
Yesterday, the EC announced the nomination day on August 15 while the early voting date was August 25.
The Slim DUN seat was vacated after its incumbent Datuk Mohd Khusairi Abdul Talib, 59, died at Bentong Hospital, Pahang on July 15 due to a heart attack while playing golf at Awana Genting Highlands Golf & Country Resort.
In the 14th General Election (GE14) in 2018, Mohd Khusairi representing Barisan Nasional (BN) retained the seat with a majority of 2,183 votes defeating Parti Pribumi Bersatu candidate contesting on a PKR ticket, Mohd Amran Ibrahim and PAS candidate , Muhammad Zulfadli Zainal.
The Slim by-election is the 12th by-election held after GE14.