PAS Youth chief Nasrudin Hassan retained the post unopposed after all three possible contenders pulled out from the June 2 election.

The three were PAS Youth deputy chief Azman Shapawi Abdul Rani, Youth information chief Suhaizan Kayat and PAS Youth election director Firdaus Jaafar.

When contacted, Azman and Firdaus said they had already decided not to contest the post a few days ago, while Suhaizan who is also Johor Youth chief made the announcement today.

"I can confirm that I am not contesting the Youth chief's post. As stated in my blog today, I am only offering myself to contest the deputy Youth chief's post," said Suhaizan when contacted today.

pas umno pemuda talks parliment 010709 nasrudin hassan With the decision of the three to pull out from the contest, Nasrudin is expected to be officially announced as the PAS Youth chief on May 26.

Meanwhile, the PAS Youth central leadership held a special meeting last night to discuss the upcoming party elections early next month.

However, Nasrudin ( right ), when contacted, said the meeting was only to discuss PAS Youth's preparation for the two-day PAS Youth assembly at Dewan Majlis Bandaraya Shah Alam on June 1 and the election on June 2, and not a meeting to compromise on the contest for posts.

Nasrudin has held on to the position since 2009 when he replaced former Youth chief Salahuddin Ayub.

- Bernama