NURUL Syazwani Noh, the daughter of former Selangor Umno chairman Noh Omar, is expected to contest as a Bersatu candidate in the Selangor polls, Utusan Malaysia reported.

She is expected to stand in one of the state legislative assembly seats under the Tanjong Karang parliamentary constituency, a source quoted in the report said.

“Yes, her name is on the list, but let the central leadership announce it,” said the unnamed source.

The Tanjong Karang parliamentary constituency comprises two state seats: Sungai Burong and Permatang.

Noh told Utusan Malaysia he will not stop Nurul from running as a Bersatu candidate in the state polls and would leave the matter to the Bersatu leadership.

“I did not tell my daughter to or stop her from venturing into politics. That is her right and I will not interfere.

“As a father, I would definitely go down to help campaign if she is nominated to contest in the Selangor polls,” he said.

Nurul joined Bersatu after her father was sacked from Umno in January. She is now the leader of the Tanjong Karang Srikandi Muda wing.

Noh was among a group of Umno bigwigs who did not make the candidate nomination list in the last general election.

The former entrepreneur development and cooperatives minister, who held the Tanjong Karang seat since 1995, claimed his name was dropped because he had criticised some of the political decisions made by Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.

In January, the Umno Supreme Council at first suspended Noh’s membership for six years. The former Tanjong Karang lawmaker was later dismissed from the party at his own request. – April 29, 2023.