Former minister Nazri Aziz has no intention of contesting the next general election and will be retiring from politics after having served six full terms since first being elected in 1995.

He told Malaysiakini that with younger leaders such as Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob, 61, and Senior Minister Hishammuddin Hussein, 60, at the helm, he felt that he was passing the baton to the next generation.

"I think it's like a...