JASIN: Deputy Agriculture and Food Industries Minister I Datuk Seri Ahmad Hamzah (pix) said today that he will not contest the Jasin parliamentary seat, which he has held since 2008, in the 15th General Election (GE15).

Ahmad, 72, said he had recently expressed his intention to UMNO president Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and state UMNO Liaison chairman Datuk Seri Ab Rauf Yusoh.