72-year-old Jasin MP Ahmad Hamzah to sit out GE15

Deputy Agriculture and Food Industries Minister I Ahmad Hamzah said today that he will not contest the Jasin parliamentary seat, which he has held since 2008, in the 15th General Election.

Ahmad, 72, said he had recently expressed his intention to Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and state Umno Liaison chairperson Ab Rauf Yusoh...