Mohamad Fatmi Che Salleh

Tan Sri Haji Mohamad Fatmi bin Che Salleh (born 12 April 1957) is a Malaysian politician and was one of the longest serving Political Secretary to Najib Razak, former Prime Minister of Malaysia.[1] He is a member of United Malays National Organisation (UMNO); a component party of Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.

Mohamad Fatmi Che Salleh
محمد فطمي چئ صالح
Senator
Appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong
Assumed office
25 April 2022
MonarchsAbdullah
(2022–2024)
Ibrahim
(2024-)
Prime MinisterIsmail Sabri Yaakob
(2022)
Anwar Ibrahim
(2022–present)
Personal details
Born
Mohamad Fatmi bin Che Salleh

(1957-04-12) 12 April 1957 (age 67)
Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
CitizenshipMalaysian
SpouseHajjah Norsiah Haji Musa
Children6 (Including Fikhran Hamshi Mohamad Fatmi)
Residence(s)Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia

Mohamad Fatmi had contested but lost twice in both the 2008 general election and the 2013 general election for the Kota Bharu parliamentary seat.[2] He had also earlier lost contesting the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly seat of Tanjong Mas in the 1995 general election.

Education

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He graduated from Tulane University, New Orleans Louisiana, USA with Master Of Business Administration (MBA) Finance in 1981 and hold Bachelor Of Science (BSc) Marketing from Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Illinois USA in 1979.

Mix Parentage

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Mohamad Fatmi came from a lineage of Chinese-Muslim. His great-great grandfather (Abdul Halim) came from China as a boy and was adopted by the Sultan of Kelantan. His great-great grandfather then was sent to Mecca to study the religion of Islam and came back as a religious scholar. He is well accepted among the Chinese and Malay community in Kelantan because of his well mannered persona.[3]

Accompanying the Sultan of Kelantan

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Mohamad Fatmi was one of the entourage for the Sultan of Kelantan during the Sultan's pilgrimage to the Holy Land Mecca from 10 November 2010 to 23 November 2010. Others in the entourage was the Chief Minister of Kelantan Datuk Haji Tuan Guru Nik Aziz Nik Mat and the Federal International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Mustapa Mohamed.[citation needed]

Kota Bharu UMNO Division

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Mohamad Fatmi was elected as the new UMNO Chief for the Kota Bharu Division. Previously the post was held by the infamous ex-UMNO De facto Law Minister and also ex-Pakatan Rakyat member, Datuk Seri Zaid Ibrahim.[4]

Election results

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Kelantan State Legislative Assembly[5]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
1995 N07 Tanjong Mas Mohd Fatmi Che Salleh (UMNO) 4,228 30.76% Wan Abdul Rahim Wan Abdullah (PAS) 9,213 67.02% 13,746 4,985 71.77%
Ramli Sulaiman (AKIM) 57 0.41%
Parliament of Malaysia[6][7][8][9]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2008 P021 Kota Bharu, Kelantan Mohd Fatmi Che Salleh (UMNO) 20,841 38.80% Wan Abdul Rahim Wan Abdullah (PAS) 32,129 59.82% 53,710 11,288 78.68%
2013 Mohd Fatmi Che Salleh (UMNO) 24,650 37.68% Takiyuddin Hassan (PAS) 40,620 62.09% 66,277 15,970 81.55%
Mohd Zakiman Abu Bakar (IND) 148 0.23%

Honours

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Honours of Malaysia

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References

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  1. ^ "Nation | The Star Online". Thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2013-04-08.
  2. ^ "The Star Online: Election 2008 : Malaysia Decides 2008". Thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2013-04-08.
  3. ^ Royce Cheah. "Fatmi is proud of Chinese heritage - Nation | The Star Online". Thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2013-04-08.
  4. ^ "Two new faces head Umno divisions in Kelantan - Nation | The Star Online". Thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2013-04-08.
  5. ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  6. ^ "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
  7. ^ "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum ke-13". Utusan Malaysia. Archived from the original on 21 March 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  10. ^ "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat".
  11. ^ "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat".
  12. ^ "Abdullah heads honours list". The Star (Malaysia). Archived from the original on 16 July 2008. Retrieved 19 June 2024.