Oldest general election candidate Tok Mun dies
Maimun Yusuf, better known as Tok Mun, the oldest candidate in the 12th and 13th general elections, died yesterday at the age of 103.
Tok Mun, who stood as an independent candidate in the Kuala Terengganu parliamentary seat, died at her home in Kampung Sungai Atas Tol at 3.30pm.
Her granddaughter, Tuan Norazlina Tuan Lah, 51, said Tok Mun's health had deteriorated over the past three...
Maimun Yusuf, better known as Tok Mun, the oldest candidate in the 12th and 13th general elections, died yesterday at the age of 103.
Tok Mun, who stood as an independent candidate in the Kuala Terengganu parliamentary seat, died at her home in Kampung Sungai Atas Tol at 3.30pm.
Her granddaughter, Tuan Norazlina Tuan Lah, 51, said Tok Mun's health had deteriorated over the past three to four months, due to various complications of old age.
“Tok Mun lived alone in her house but many nephews, nieces and grandchildren who live nearby took turns to take care of her because Tok Mun refused to live in another house.
"Our daily routine was to send food, clean up the house and accompany her to sleep.
"However, this afternoon I received a phone call informing me that Tok Mun became unconscious and then died," she said when met by reporters in Kuala Terengganu.
Tuan Norazlina said her grandmother had just celebrated her 103rd birthday, on June 24.
She described her grandmother as a very brave, principled and ambitious person who was always willing to help the community.
Tok Mun will be buried at the Atas Tol cemetery at 10am today, Tuan Norazlina added.
Tok Mun's candidacy in the 12th general election (GE12) even gained international media coverage after she split the votes and enabled BN candidate, the late Razali Ismail, to win by a slim majority of 628 votes.
In that three-cornered contest, Razali obtained 32,562 votes, Maimun 685 votes and PAS’ Mohamad Sabu 31,934 votes.
In GE13, Maimun contested for the same parliamentary seat of Kuala Terengganu against BN’s Mohd Zubir Embong and PAS’ Raja Kamarul Bahrin Shah Raja Ahmad.
- Bernama
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