Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin (centre) joins Bersatu’s 16 Johor state election candidates after announcing the party’s line-up under the Perikatan Nasional banner in Pagoh June 25, 2026. — Picture by Facebook/DrRadziJidin Earn a fixed rate of up to 4.2%* p.a. for 210 days with Versa Save! Plus, enjoy an additional FREE RM10 when you sign up using code VERSAMM10 with a min. cash-in of RM100 today. T&Cs apply. By Ben Tan Friday, 26 Jun 2026 8:43 AM MYT JOHOR BAHRU, June 26 — Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) has announced its list of 16 candidates under the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition for the upcoming Johor state election.Former Dewan Rakyat deputy Speaker Datuk Rashid Hasnon and former Johor menteri besar Datuk Dr Sahruddin Jamal headline the list.Rashid, the former Batu Pahat MP, will contest the Senggarang state seat for PN.Before his stint in Johor and as deputy Speaker, the 66-year-old politician also served as Penang deputy chief minister, an exco member and a state assemblyman from 2013 to 2018.Rashid is known for his personal approach and is considered PN’s most experienced candidate.Meanwhile, Dr Sahruddin has been the face of Johor Bersatu since taking over as the state chapter chief in 2022. He is also the incumbent Bukit Kepong assemblyman.Besides his brief stint as Johor menteri besar in 2019, the 51-year-old is also an active medical practitioner who operates several clinics in the Muar district.He is set to defend the Bukit Kepong seat for a third term.The candidates were announced by PN deputy chairman and Bersatu president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin during a ceremony at the Pagoh Bersatu division office in Pagoh last night.Also present were Bersatu vice-president Datuk Radzi Jidin, secretary-general Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali and other party leaders.The announcement, which coincided with PAS’ own candidate announcement, was also broadcast live on the party’s social media channels.Earlier, Bersatu announced that incumbent Layang-Layang assemblyman Abd Mutalip Abd Rahim had quit Umno and joined the party.The 56-year-old former Johor Islamic religious affairs exco was named PN’s candidate for Layang-Layang.The Election Commission (EC) has set July 11 as polling day for the Johor state election, with nominations tomorrow and early voting on July 7.The seats Bersatu will contest under PN:Kemelah (N04) – Uzzair IsmailBukit Kepong (N07) – Datuk Dr Sahruddin JamalBukit Pasir (N08) – Idzhar NasirruddinSerom (N11) – Mahfidz OmarBukit Naning (N14) – Mohd Radzi AminSemarang (N20) – Syafiq AzizParit Raja (N22) – Dr Mohamed Maliki Mohamed RapieeSenggarang (N24) – Datuk Mohd Rashid HasnonRengit (N25) – Syed Mohamad Syed AlwiLayang-Layang (N27) – Abd Mutalip Abd RahimTenggaroh (N33) – Muhamad Amerul MuhamadPanti (N34) – Mohamad Alias RasmanSedili (N36) – Rasman IthnainJohor Lama (N37) – Aisah EsaPenawar (N38) – Fairulnizar RahmatStulang (N47) – Lim Chin Eng