Mohd Firdaus Jaafar

Mohd Firdaus Jaafar (born 15 March 1974) is a Malaysian politician of Parti Amanah Negara (AMANAH), a component party of Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition. He was the Member of Parliament of Malaysia for the Jerai constituency in Kedah for one term from 2008 to 2013. He was a member of Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) before joining AMANAH in 2016. Firdaus was elected to the Jerai seat in the 2008 election, defeating incumbent Badruddin Amiruldin of the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.[1] Prior to the election, Firdaus was a religious teacher (Malay: Ustaz).[2] He was defeated in the 2013 election by BN's Jamil Khir Baharom.[3]

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Jaafar is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Mohd Firdaus. The Arabic-derived word "bin" or "binti"/"binte", if used, means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Ustaz
Mohd Firdaus Jaafar
محمد فردوس جعفر‎
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Jerai, Kedah
In office
2008–2013
Preceded byBadruddin Amiruldin (UMNO - BN)
Succeeded byJamil Khir Baharom (UMNO - BN)
Personal details
Born (1974-03-15) 15 March 1974
Kedah, Malaysia
Political partyPan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) (until 2016)
Parti Amanah Negara (AMANAH) (2016 - present)
Other political
affiliations		Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (2008-2015)
Pakatan Harapan (PH) (2016-present)
Spouse(s)1. Kasmuri Jaafar
2. Nurul Huda Arshad (divorced)
3. Siti Balkis Husain
OccupationPolitician, Ustaz
Websitepkwrjerai.blogspot.my
mohd-firdaus-jaafar.blogspot.com

Election results
Parliament of Malaysia[4][3][5][6]
Year Constituency Opposition Votes Pct Government Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2008 P012 Jerai, Kedah Mohd Firdaus Jaafar (PAS) 26,510 52.27% Badruddin Amiruldin (UMNO) 24,211 47.73% 51,913 2,299 78.97%
2013 Mohd Firdaus Jaafar (PAS) 31,233 49.06% Jamil Khir Baharom (UMNO) 32,429 50.94% 64,778 1,196 87.06%
Kedah State Legislative Assembly[5]
Year Constituency Government Votes Pct Opposition Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2018 N18 Tokai Mohd Firdaus Jaafar (AMANAH) 6,632 21.97% Fatahi Omar (UMNO) 7,892 25.91% 30,895 8,049 85.19%
Mohd Hayati Othman (PAS) 15,941 52.33%

See also

References
  1. "Malaysia Decides 2008". The Star (Malaysia). Retrieved 21 December 2009.
  2. Habibu, Sira. "Good mix of candidates in Kedah". The Star (Malaysia). Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
  3. "Maklumat Terperinci Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum 13" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 21 December 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  4. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 27 April 2010. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  5. "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
  6. "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.


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