Afif Bahardin

Dr. Afif bin Bahardin (born 13 May 1985) is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Taman Medan since August 2023. He served as Member of the Penang State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) and Pakatan Harapan (PH) state administrations under Chief Ministers Lim Guan Eng and Chow Kon Yeow from May 2013 to his resignation in March 2020 as well as Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Seberang Jaya from May 2013 to March 2023. He is a member of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), a component party of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition and was a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the PH coalition. He served as the Deputy Youth Chief of PKR from August 2014 to November 2018 and Deputy Division Chief of PKR of Permatang Pauh.[1]

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Bahardin is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Afif. The Arabic-derived word "bin" or "binti"/"binte", if used, means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Yang Berhormat Dr.
Afif Bahardin
MLA
عفيف بحرالدين
Member of the
Penang State Executive Council
(Agriculture, Agro-based Industries, Rural Development & Health)
In office
9 May 2013 – 4 March 2020
GovernorAbdul Rahman Abbas
Chief MinisterLim Guan Eng
(2013–2018)
Chow Kon Yeow
(2018–2020)
Preceded byLaw Choo Kiang
(Agriculture, Agro-based Industries & Rural Development)
Phee Boon Poh (Health)
Succeeded byNorlela Ariffin
ConstituencySeberang Jaya
Deputy Youth Chief of the People's Justice Party
In office
22 August 2014 – 16 November 2018
PresidentWan Azizah Wan Ismail
Youth ChiefNik Nazmi Nik Ahmad
Preceded byKhairul Anuar Ahmad Zainuddin
Succeeded byMuhammad Hilman Idham
Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly
for Taman Medan
Assumed office
12 August 2023
Preceded bySyamsul Mohamed Firdaus Supri
(PH–PKR)
Majority30 (2023)
Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly
for Seberang Jaya
In office
5 May 2013 – 6 March 2023
Preceded byArif Shah Omar Shah
(BN–UMNO)
Succeeded byIzhar Shah Arif Shah
(PN–BERSATU)
Majority2,459 (2013)
7,421 (2018)
Faction represented in Selangor State Legislative Assembly
2023–Perikatan Nasional
Faction represented in Penang State Legislative Assembly
2013–2018People's Justice Party
2018–2020Pakatan Harapan
2020Malaysian United Indigenous Party
2020–2023Perikatan Nasional
Personal details
Born
Afif bin Bahardin

(1985-05-13) 13 May 1985
Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyPeople's Justice Party (PKR)
(–2020)
Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU)
(since 2020)
Other political
affiliations		Pakatan Rakyat (PR)
(–2015)
Pakatan Harapan (PH)
(2015–2020)
Perikatan Nasional (PN)
(since 2020)
SpouseMardhiah Zakaria
ChildrenAaina Sofea Afif
Ar-Rayyan Afif
Alma materUniversiti Teknologi Mara (MBBS)
OccupationPolitician
Websitewww.afifbahardin.com

Personal background

He grew up in Shah Alam, Selangor. He received his secondary education at Maktab Rendah Sains MARA Lenggong/Chenderoh in Perak and had his university education at Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), graduated with a bachelor's degree in medicine and surgery.

After leaving university, Afif worked as medical officer at the Seberang Jaya Hospital and Sungai Buloh Hospital. In October 2010, Afif married Mardhiah Zakaria. The couple have two children.

Political career

Election to the Penang State Legislative Assembly

In 2013, Afif was nominated by People's Justice Party (PKR) to contest the Seberang Jaya state seat in Penang for the 2013 Malaysian general election. On the polling day, Afif won by a majority of 2,459 votes, defeating Mohammad Nasir Abdullah from the then-ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition and an independent candidate, Shamsut Tabrej GM Ismail Maricar.

On 9 May 2013, Afif was appointed as the State Executive Councillor in charge of agriculture, agro-based industries, rural development and health replacing Law Choo Kiang who had been appointed as the new Speaker of the Penang State Legislative Assembly.[2]

People's Justice Party (PKR)

In the People's Justice Party (PKR) party elections in 2014, Afif was elected as the deputy chief of the youth wing succeeding Khairul Anuar Ahmad Zainuddin.

During the 2018 PKR party elections, Afif contested the PKR Angkatan Muda Keadilan Youth Chief post but was defeated by Rafizi Ramli loyalist youth chief candidate Akmal Nasir.[3]

On 24 June 2020, he announced his departure from the People's Justice Party (PKR) for joining forces with the state opposition party Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), which is in the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition.[4]

Election results
Parliament of Malaysia
Year Constituency Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2022 P108 Shah Alam Afif Bahardin (BERSATU) 43,314 31.90% Azli Yusof (AMANAH) 61,409 45.93% 137,082 18,095 81.92%
Isham Jalil (UMNO) 28,266 20.82%
Muhammad Rafique Rashid Ali (PEJUANG) 2,781 2.05%
Penang State Legislative Assembly[5][6]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2013 N10 Seberang Jaya Afif Bahardin (PKR) 14,148 54.23% Mohammad Nasir Abdullah (UMNO) 11,689 44.81% 26,362 2,459 88.20%
Shamsut Tabrej GM Ismail Maricar (IND) 251 0.96%
2018 Afif Bahardin (PKR) 16,014 53.12% Abu Bakar Sidekh Zainul Abidin (UMNO) 8,593 28.50% 30,496 7,421 85.8%
Ahmad Rafaei Rashid (PAS) 5,540 18.38%
Selangor State Legislative Assembly
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2023 N33 Taman Medan Afif Bahardin (BERSATU) 22,316 50.03% Ahmad Akhir Pawan Chik (PKR) 22,286 49.97% 44,602 30 71.99%

References
  1. Opalyn Mok (9 May 2013). "Four new faces in Penang exco line-up". The Malaysian Insider. Archived from the original on 18 February 2015.
  2. Opalyn Mok (9 May 2013). "Ex-exco man to be named Penang Speaker". The Malaysian Insider. Archived from the original on 18 February 2015.
  3. Joceline Tan (6 May 2014). "Azmin Ali starts to flex his muscles". The Star (Malaysia). Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  4. "Penang rep Dr Afif Bahardin drops PKR for Bersatu | Malay Mail".
  5. "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM - DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI". resultpru13.spr.gov.my. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  6. "Dashboard PRU14". dashboard.spr.gov.my. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
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