In a surprise outcome, senator Hassan Shukri received the highest number of nominations to contest for the PAS deputy president post, beating favourite Mustafa Ali and renowned religious scholar Dr Harun Din.

Selangor's Hassan and Terengganu's Mustafa are currently vice-presidents while party veteran Harun, who is from Perlis, does not hold any post but nevertheless commands strong support among the rank-and-file.

While Mustafa is a former teacher, the other two candidates are ulama (religious scholars).