KUALA LUMPUR: Tanjung Karang Wanita Umno chief Datuk Habibah Mohd Yusof has been named Barisan Nasional’s candidate for the Tanjung Karang parliamentary seat in the 15th General Election (GE15).

She replaced six-term Tanjung Karang incumbent MP and Selangor Barisan chairman Tan Sri Noh Omar, a surprise exclusion, from Barisan’s list of candidates in this election.