Pahang PKR chief Fauzi Abdul Rahman has been announced as party candidate for the Indera Mahkota parliamentary seat in the upcoming 13th general election.

fauzi abdul rahman 121010 PKR de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim said Fauzi would be replacing incumbent MP Azan Ismail, who would be contesting in Terengganu.

"Fauzi ( right ) is an old friend and we decided he should contest in Indera Mahkota," he told a ceramah in Balok Makmur, near Kuantan, last night.

In the 2008 general election, PKR won the seat when Azan defeated Salamon Ali Rizal Abdul Rahman of BN with a majority of 1,027 votes.

Fauzi had served as parliamentary secretary to the Information Ministry from October 1990 to May 1995. He was then parliamentary secretary to the Land and Cooperative Development Ministry from 1995 to 1997.

From 1997-1999, he was deputy minister in the Prime Minister's Department and was Kuantan Umno chief. On July 23, 2008, Fauzi resigned from Umno and joined PKR.

Fuziah to defend Kuantan

azlan Meanwhile, PKR vice-president Fuziah Salleh will be defending her Kuantan parliamentary seat.

"We have decided that Fuziah will get to defend the Kuantan seat," Anwar told another rally in Kampung Sungai Isap 2, Kuantan.

At 2008 general election, Fuziah beat MCA candidate Fu Ah Kiow with a majority of 1,826 votes.

Fuziah garnered 18,398 votes, while Fu bagged 16,572 votes.

In the 2008 general election, BN lost two of the 14 parliamentary seats in Pahang, namely Indera Mahkota and Kuantan.

- Bernama