Confirmed: Mat Sabu is PAS new deputy president

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PAS grassroots leader Mohamad Sabu has won the PAS deputy president's post in the Islamic party's most hotly-contested elections to date.

In a surprise victory, Mohamad Sabu ousted two ulamas (religious scholars) candidates in the election - the three-term incumbent Nasharudin Mat Isa and a last-minute challenge from Pahang PAS commissioner Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man.

According to election committee chairman Abdul Halim Abdul Rahman, Mohamad Sabu bagged 420 votes against Tuan Ibrahim, 399 and Nasharudin, 224.

Mohamad Sabu, who has succeeded in his second attempt for the number two position, is the first non-ulama to hold the post for two decades.

Congratulations Mat Sabu!

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