Mohd Isam Mohd Isa

Mohd Isam bin Mohd Isa (Jawi: محمد عيسىم محمد عيسى‎; born 3 January 1969) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Tampin since November 2022. He served as Member of the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Gemencheh from May 2018 to August 2023. He is a member and Division Chief of Tampin of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.[1]

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Isa is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Mohd Isam. The Arabic-derived word "bin" or "binti"/"binte", if used, means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Yang Berhormat Dato'
Mohd Isam Mohd Isa
DPNS DNS ANS PJK MP
مُحَمَّد عِصَام مُحَمَّد عِيسَى‎
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Tampin
Assumed office
19 November 2022
Preceded byHasan Bahrom
(PH–AMANAH)
Majority1,276 (2022)
Member of the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly
for Gemencheh
In office
9 May 2018 – 12 August 2023
Preceded byMohd Kamil Abd Aziz
(BN–UMNO)
Succeeded bySuhaimizan Bizar
(BN–UMNO)
Majority351 (2018)
Personal details
Born (1969-01-03) 3 January 1969
Gemencheh, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
Political partyUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Nasional (BN)
Alma materUniversity of Technology Malaysia (BEng)
OccupationPolitician
WebsiteMohd Isam Mohd Isa on Facebook

Early life and education

Mohd Isam was born in Gemencheh, Negeri Sembilan and grew up in the state for most of his life. He holds various certificate in civil engineering such as a diploma from Politeknik Port Dickson and a certificate from Politeknik Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah. He eventually continued his studies at the University of Technology Malaysia where he graduated with a bachelor's degree in engineering.

Political career

Member of the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly (2018–2023)

In the 2018 Negeri Sembilan state election, Mohd Isam was nominated by BN to contest for the Gemencheh state seat in his electoral debut. He won the seat and was elected to the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly as the Gemencheh MLA.[2]

In the 2023 Negeri Sembilan state election, Mohd Isam was not renominated to contest and defend the Gemencheh seat.

Member of Parliament (since 2022)

In the 2022 general election, Mohd Isam was nominated by BN to contest for the Tampin federal seat. He defeated other candidates and was elected as the Tampin MP. Following his victory, the seat was regained by BN after the coalition lost it to Pakatan Harapan (PH) in the 2018 general election.

Election results
Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2018 N35 Gemencheh Mohd Isam Mohd Isa (UMNO) 6,963 47.38% Saiful Adly Abdul Wahab (BERSATU) 6,612 44.99% 14,697 351 80.28%
Ishak Maasin (PAS) 1,122 7.63%
Parliament of Malaysia[3]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2022 P133 Tampin Mohd Isam Mohd Isa (UMNO) 23,283 38.15% Muhammad Faiz Fadzil (AMANAH) 22,007 36.06% 61,033 1,276 75.26
Abdul Halim Abu Bakar (PAS) 14,962 24.51%
Zamani Ibrahim (PEJUANG) 781 1.28%

Honours
  •  Negeri Sembilan :
    • Recipient of the Meritorious Service Medal (PJK) (2004)[4]
    • Member of the Order of Loyalty to Negeri Sembilan (ANS) (2010)[5]
    • Companion of the Order of Loyalty to Negeri Sembilan (DNS) (2015)[6]
    • Knight Commander of the Order of Loyalty to Negeri Sembilan (DPNS) – Dato' (2017)

References
  1. "GE15 Candidate Mohd Isam Mohd Isa". Sinar Harian. November 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  2. "Mohd. Isam wants to resume development brought by BN in Tampin". Utusan Malaysia. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  3. "GE15 Negeri Sembilan Results". The Star. 20 November 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  4. "Negri Sembilan Yang di-Pertuan Besar's birthday honours list". The Star. 20 July 2004.
  5. "Negri Sembilan Yang Dipertuan Besar's Birthday honours list". The Star. 27 February 2010.
  6. "812 terima darjah kebesaran, bintang, pingat Negeri Sembilan". www.bharian.com.my. 14 January 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
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