PETALING JAYA: Sungai Besar Umno division chief Datuk Seri Jamal Md Yunos has confirmed that he will be contesting the Umno Youth chief position in the party polls.

The Sungai Besar Umno division chief made the announcement through a Facebook post and a picture of his candidate form for the position on Tuesday (June 5).

"Alhamdulillah. The candidate form has been filled. Umno today and forevermore," he said.

In a separate post, he confirmed that he will defend his Sungai Besar Umno division position.

The Umno Youth chief position is being contested by three others which are Umno Youth deputy chief Khairul Azwan Harun, former Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Dr Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki, and Bandar Taman Chempaka Umno Youth information chief Syed Rosli Jamalullail Syed Harman.

Former youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin has said that he will contest one of the three vice-presidents’ posts.

The police launched a manhunt for Jamal after he was found missing from his ward at the Ampang Puteri Specialist Hospital on May 25.

Jamal then promised to present himself to the police on May 30, but failed to do so.

He later released a video of himself at an oil palm plantation, where he claimed there was an effort by certain parties to direct the police to frame him at all costs.

Jamal is currently being investigated for at least six offences, including creating public nuisance by breaking bottles of alcohol to protest the Better Beer Festival at the Selangor state secretariat building on Oct 5 last year.

An arrest warrant for him was issued on June 1 for the offence of escaping or resisting police custody.