Incumbent Pasir Mas MP Ibrahim Ali today declared that he would defend his seat in the coming 13th general election (GE13).

    

For the purpose of defending his seat, he said he would take leave from being the president of Pertubuhan Pribumi Perkasa Malaysia (Perkasa) starting today, until the end of GE13.

During his interim leave, his deputy Abdul Rahman Bakar would serve as acting president.

"Under which ticket I will be contesting will be known on nomination day or the day before. I do not want to speculate," he told reporters, today.

He added that if chosen to contest under the BN banner, it would be an honour for him because he intends to continue serving the people of Pasir Mas.

In the 12th general election, Ibrahim, who contested under PAS, beat BN candidate Ahmad Rosdi Mahamad by a 8,991-vote majority.

- Bernama