BN has picked civil engineer Tengku Zaihan Che Ku Abdul Rahman as its candidate for the Kuala Besut by-election on July 24.
The announcement was made by Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin in Kuala Besut today.
Tengku Zaihan (photo), 37, worked with the Drainage and Irrigation Department in Putrajaya and holds a degree in civil engineering from Universiti Sains Malaysia.
The son of an Umno veteran, Tengku Zaihan was born in Kampung Seri Seratus, Kuala Besut.