Lee Ting Han

Lee Ting Han (Chinese: 李廷汉; born c. 1990) is a Malaysian politician and lawyer who has served as Member of the Johor State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Barisan Nasional (BN) state administration under Menteri Besar Onn Hafiz Ghazi and Member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Paloh since March 2022. He is a member of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), a component party of the BN coalition. He is one of the only two Johor EXCO members of Chinese ethnicity and of MCA along with Ling Tian Soon.

Yang Berhormat Tuan
Lee Ting Han
MLA
Member of the
Johor State Executive Council
(Investment, Trade and Consumer Affairs)
Assumed office
26 March 2022
MonarchIbrahim Ismail
Menteri BesarOnn Hafiz Ghazi
Preceded byMohammad Izhar Ahmad
(Investment)
Chong Fat Full
(Trade and Consumer Affairs)
ConstituencyPaloh
Member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly
for Paloh
Assumed office
12 March 2022
Preceded bySheikh Umar Bagharib Ali
(PH–DAP)
Majority3,176 (2022)
Faction represented in Johor State Legislative Assembly
2022–Barisan Nasional
Personal details
Born1990 (age 32–33)
Johor, Malaysia
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyMalaysian Chinese Association (MCA)
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Nasional (BN)
Alma materUniversity of Malaya (LLB)
University of Cambridge (LLM)
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionLawyer

Lee had studied at the SMK Permas Jaya, Johor Bahru (SMKPJ) from 2003-2009 before continuing his studies at the University of Malaya where he graduated with a bachelor's degree in law.[1] He then continued his postgraduate study at University of Cambridge.[2][1]

Before flying to the United Kingdom, Lee briefly worked at the Prime Minister's Department.[1] A member of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) which is also a composition of the Barisan Nasional (BN), he is working as the Special Function Officer to Wee Ka Siong, who has been serving as the Minister of Transport since 2020.[3]

In the 2022 Johor state election, Lee contested as the BN candidate for Paloh and defeated defending MLA Sheikh Umar Bagharib Ali of Pakatan Harapan (PH) and two other candidates .[4] He sworn as a Johor EXCO member on 26 March 2022.[5]

Election results
Johor State Legislative Assembly[6]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout%
2022 Paloh Lee Ting Han (MCA) 8,077 55.05% Sheikh Umar Bagharib Ali (DAP) 4,901 33.41% 14,671 3,176 56.80%
Selvendran Velu (PAS) 1,512 10.31%
Aminuddin Johari (PEJUANG) 181 1.23%

References
  1. "Johor polls: Anyone can achieve their dreams with hard work, says Paloh state seat candidate". 8 March 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  2. "Paloh BN candidate eyeing agro- and eco-tourism sector". 11 March 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  3. "Superior of Lee Ting Han". Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  4. "PRN Johor 2022 : Keputusan Rasmi Terkini". Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  5. "New faces make up 70% of Johor exco line-up — MB". 26 March 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  6. "Dashboard SPR". dashboard.spr.gov.my. Retrieved 13 March 2022.


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