Mohammad Fahmi Ngah

Mohammad Fahmi bin Ngah is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of the Selangor State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) state administration under Menteri Besar Amirudin Shari and Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Seri Setia since August 2023. He is a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the PH coalition.

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Ngah is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Mohammad Fahmi. The Arabic-derived word "bin" or "binti"/"binte", if used, means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Yang Berhormat Tuan Dr
Mohammad Fahmi Ngah
MLA
Member of the
Selangor State Executive Council
(Islamic Affairs, Halal Industry, Digital Infrastructure & Acculturation of Science, Technology and Innovation)[note 1]
Assumed office
21 August 2023
MonarchSharafuddin
Menteri BesarAmirudin Shari
Preceded byZawawi Mughni
(Islamic Affairs & Halal Industry)
Portfolios established
(Digital Infrastructure & Acculturation of Science, Technology and Innovation)
ConstituencySeri Setia
Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly
for Seri Setia
Assumed office
12 August 2023
Preceded byHalimey Abu Bakar
(PH–PKR)
Majority11,331 (2023)
Personal details
Born
Mohammad Fahmi bin Ngah
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyPeople's Justice Party (PKR)
Other political
affiliations		Pakatan Harapan (PH)
OccupationPolitician

Political career

Member of the Selangor State Executive Council (since 2023)

In the 2023 Selangor state election, the ruling PH and Barisan Nasional (BN) won a simple majority in the Selangor State Legislative Assembly and was reelected to power. Following that, Sungai Tua MLA Amirudin of PH was reappointed as the Menteri Besar. Mohammad Fahmi was appointed as the Selangor EXCO Member and given the portfolios of Islamic Affairs, Halal Industry, Digital Infrastructure and Acculturation of Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) by Menteri Besar Amirudin on 21 and 23 August 2023 respectively.[1][2]

2023 Selangor state election

In the 2023 Selangor state election, Mohammad Fahmi made his electoral debut after being nominated by PH to contest for the Seri Setia state seat. Fahmi won the seat and was elected to the Selangor State Legislative Assembly as the Seri Setia MLA for the first term after defeating Mohd Zubir Embong of Perikatan Nasional (PN), Dobby Chew of the Malaysian United Democratic Alliance (MUDA) and independent candidate Harindran Krishnan by a majority of 11,331 votes.[3]

Election results
Selangor State Legislative Assembly[4]
Year Constituency Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2023 N32 Seri Setia Mohammad Fahmi Ngah (PKR) 32,367 58.37% Mohd Zubir Embong (PAS) 21,036 37.93% 55,453 11,331 69.00%
Dobby Chew (MUDA) 1,357 2.45%
Harindran Krishnan (Independent) 693 1.25%

Notes
  1. Assumed portfolios on 23 August 2023.

References
  1. "10 sworn in as Selangor state excos, including one from Umno". Malaysiakini. 21 August 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  2. "Selangor MB announces 10 exco portfolios, takes on five". New Straits Times. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  3. "Selangor polls: Official Results". New Straits Times. 13 August 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  4. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Negeri Selangor ke-15". Retrieved 30 September 2023.
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