PAS deputy spiritual leader Haron Din is among 11 candidates to be fielded by Perlis PAS in three parliamentary and eight of 15 state seats in the general election.

NONE He will contest for the Arau parliamentary seat while religious teacher Azamhari Mohamood is for Padang Besar and Perlis PAS liaison committee member Baharuddin Ahmad for Kangar .

Perlis PAS commissioner Hashim Jasin said Haron, 73, will contest the Arau parliamentary seat.

The other two candidates for parliamentary seats are religious teacher Azamhari Mohamood, 45, for Padang Besar and Perlis PAS liaison committee member Baharuddin Ahmad, 57, for Kangar.

The candidates for state seats are Wan Kharizal Wan Khazim, 51, ( Beseri ) Mohd Anuar Tahir, 60, ( Santan ), Abdul Jamil Kamis, 53, ( Bintong ), Ya'akub Abu Seman, 43, ( Kayang ), Udris Yaacob, 60, ( Pauh ), lawyer Zulmi Zabri ( Guar Sanji ), Rus'se Eizan, 56, ( Simpang Empat ) and Mohd Shukri Ramli, 52, ( Sanglang ).

Hashim said this means that he will not defend the Sanglang state seat to give way to new face Mohd Shukri.

- Bernama