Mahfuz bin Omar (Jawi: محفوظ بن عمر; born 25 August 1957) is a Malaysian politician who has served as Chairman of the Farmers' Organisation Authority (FOA) since May 2023.[1] He served as the Deputy Minister of Human Resources in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) administration under former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and former Minister M. Kulasegaran from July 2018 to the collapse of the PH administration in February 2020 as well as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Pokok Sena from November 1999 to March 2004 and again from March 2008 to November 2022. He is a member of the National Trust Party (AMANAH), a component party of the PH coalition and was a member of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), then a component party of formerly the Gagasan Sejahtera (GS), Pakatan Rakyat (PR), Barisan Alternatif (BA) and Angkatan Perpaduan Ummah (APU) coalitions.
Mahfuz Omar | |
|---|---|
| محفوظ عمر | |
 Mahfuz Omar in 2013 | |
| Chairman of the Farmers' Organisation Authority | |
| Assumed office 15 May 2023 | |
| Minister | Mohamad Sabu |
| Preceded by | Che Abdullah Mat Nawi |
| Deputy Minister of Human Resources | |
| In office 2 July 2018 – 24 February 2020 | |
| Monarchs | Muhammad V (2018–2019) Abdullah (2019–2020) |
| Prime Minister | Mahathir Mohamad |
| Minister | M. Kulasegaran |
| Preceded by | Ismail Abdul Muttalib |
| Succeeded by | Awang Hashim |
| Constituency | Pokok Sena |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Pokok Sena | |
| In office 8 March 2008 – 19 November 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Abdul Rahman Ibrahim (BN–UMNO) |
| Succeeded by | Ahmad Yahaya (PN–PAS) |
| Majority | 5,731 (2008) 3,935 (2013) 5,558 (2018) |
| In office 29 November 1999 – 21 March 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Wan Hanafiah Wan Mat Saman (BN–UMNO) |
| Succeeded by | Abdul Rahman Ibrahim (BN–UMNO) |
| Majority | 3,637 (1999) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mahfuz bin Omar 25 August 1957 Kedah, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Nationality |  Malaysia |
| Political party | Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) (1984–2017) National Trust Party (AMANAH) (since 2018) |
| Other political affiliations | Angkatan Perpaduan Ummah (APU) (1990–1996) Barisan Alternatif (BA) (1999–2004) Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (2008–2015) Gagasan Sejahtera (GS) (2016–2017) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (since 2018) |
| Spouse | Ruswati Jaafar |
| Children | 3 |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Website | gemasuara |
| Mahfuz Omar on Parliament of Malaysia | |
Political career
editMahfuz was the head of Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) youth wing from 1999 to 2003. Under his leadership, PAS Youth was a progressive voice within PAS, advocating for the party to join the Barisan Alternatif coalition with the Democratic Action Party (DAP) and the People's Justice Party (PKR).[2] Mahfuz's leadership of PAS was the culmination of a long period of his activism within the party. He and a group of other PAS politicians were detained under the Internal Security Act in 1985, a period of intense and often violent hostility between PAS and the governing United Malays National Organisation (UMNO).[3] He was briefly jailed again in 2000 for participating in an unauthorised protest rally against an Israeli cricket team visiting Malaysia.[4]
Mahfuz was elected to Parliament in 1999 but was defeated in the 2004 election by Abdul Rahman Ibrahim of the governing Barisan Nasional coalition. Mahfuz won back the seat at the 2008 election with a majority of 5,371 votes. He was re-elected in 2013, while all other PAS parliamentary candidates in Kedah were defeated.
On 30 December 2017, Mahfuz had announced his decision to quit PAS which he had joined 34 years ago on 12 March 1984.[5] On 15 March 2018, Mahfuz declared he had joined AMANAH, a splinter party of PAS.[6]
In the 2018 general election, Mahfuz again retained the Pokok Sena seat but as the AMANAH of Pakatan Harapan candidate for the first time.
Election results
edit| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | P041 Permatang Pauh | Mahfuz Omar (PAS) | 7,643 | 24.31% | Anwar Ibrahim (UMNO) | 23,793 | 75.69% | 31,740 | 16,150 | 78.32% | ||
| 1995 | P008 Pokok Sena | Mahfuz Omar (PAS) | 20,667 | 44.98% | Wan Hanafiah Wan Mat Saman (UMNO) | 25,285 | 55.02% | 49,494 | 4,618 | 77.45% | ||
| 1999 | Mahfuz Omar (PAS) | 27,466 | 53.55% | Wan Hanafiah Wan Mat Saman (UMNO) | 23,829 | 46.45% | 52,779 | 3,637 | 77.47% | |||
| 2004 | Mahfuz Omar (PAS) | 22,440 | 43.00% | Abdul Rahman Ibrahim (UMNO) | 29,740 | 57.00% | 53,035 | 7,300 | 80.27% | |||
| 2008 | Mahfuz Omar (PAS) | 29,687 | 55.34% | Abdul Rahman Ibrahim (UMNO) | 23,956 | 44.66% | 55,318 | 5,731 | 79.44% | |||
| 2013 | Mahfuz Omar (PAS) | 36,198 | 52.87% | Shahlan Ismail (UMNO) | 32,263 | 47.13% | 69,524 | 3,935 | 86.14% | |||
| 2018 | Mahfuz Omar (AMANAH) | 28,959 | 40.93% | Muhamad Radhi Mat Din (PAS) | 23,401 | 33.08% | 71,910 | 5,558 | 82.76% | |||
| Said Ali Said Rastan (UMNO) | 18,390 | 25.99% | ||||||||||
| 2022 | Mahfuz Omar (AMANAH) | 20,524 | 23.34% | Ahmad Saad Yahaya (PAS) | 52,275 | 59.44% | 88,976 | 31,751 | 76.58% | |||
| Noran Zamini Jamaluddin (UMNO) | 14,523 | 16.51% | ||||||||||
| Noraini Md Salleh (WARISAN) | 622 | 0.71% | ||||||||||
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | N14 Alor Mengkudu | Mahfuz Omar (AMANAH) | 8,832 | 31.81% | Muhamad Radhi Mat Din (PAS) | 18,936 | 68.19% | 27,885 | 10,104 | 72.70% | ||
Honours
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Kedah :
Knight Companion of the Order of Loyalty to the Royal House of Kedah (DSDK) – Dato' (2009)[15]
Knight Commander of the Order of the Crown of Kedah (DGMK) – Dato' Wira (2019)[16][17]
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See also
editReferences
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- ^ Mueller, Dominik M. (2014). Islam, Politics and Youth in Malaysia: The Pop-Islamist Reinvention of PAS. Routledge. p. 37. ISBN 978-1317912989.
- ^ Farish A. Noor (2014). The Malaysian Islamic Party 1951-2013: Islamism in a Mottled Nation. Amsterdam University Press. p. 132. ISBN 9789089645760.
- ^ "Sisyphean Efforts". Southeast Asian Affairs. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. 1 January 2001.
- ^ "Mahfuz quits PAS after 34 years". The Star. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Ex-PAS man Mahfuz joins Amanah". The Star. 15 March 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 26 May 2010. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
- ^ "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
- ^ "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 14 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2017.Results only available for the 2013 election.
- ^ "my undi : Kawasan & Calon-Calon PRU13 : Keputusan PRU13 (Archived copy)". www.myundi.com.my. Archived from the original on 31 March 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum ke-13". Utusan Malaysia. Archived from the original on 21 March 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
- ^ "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
- ^ a b "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
- ^ "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 13 December 2020. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
- ^ "Kedah Sultan to honour 62". The Star. 18 January 2009. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
- ^ Hashim, Roslinda (25 August 2019). "Mukhriz dahului senarai penerima darjah kebesaran" (in Malay). Sinar Harian. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- ^ "Mukhriz dahului senarai penerima darjah kebesaran daripada Sultan Kedah". Bernama (in Malay). Berita Harian. 25 August 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.