Mohd Kamri Kamaruddin

Mohd Kamri bin Kamaruddin is a Malaysian politician who has served as Deputy Speaker of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly since September 2023 and Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Bukit Antarabangsa since August 2023. He is a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition.

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Kamaruddin is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Mohd Kamri. The Arabic-derived word "bin" or "binti"/"binte", if used, means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
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Mohd Kamri Kamaruddin
MLA
Deputy Speaker of the
Selangor State Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
19 September 2023
MonarchSharafuddin
Menteri BesarAmirudin Shari
SpeakerLau Weng San
Preceded byHasnul Baharuddin
ConstituencyBukit Antarabangsa
Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly
for Bukit Antarabangsa
Assumed office
12 August 2023
Preceded byAzmin Ali
(PH–PKR)
Majority16,280 (2023)
Personal details
Born
Mohd Kamri bin Kamaruddin
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyPeople's Justice Party (PKR)
Other political
affiliations		Pakatan Harapan (PH)
OccupationPolitician

Political career

Deputy Speaker of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly (since 2023)

On 19 September 2023, Mohd Kamri of PH was nominated by Pelabuhan Klang MLA Azmizam Zaman Huri and supported by Teratai MLA Yew Jia Haur as the Deputy Speaker of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly. Mohd Kamri was elected to the position with 34 votes, defeating his opponent Sungai Ramal MLA Mohd Shafie Ngah of Perikatan Nasional (PN), the candidate who was nominated by Sabak MLA Sallehen Mukhyi and supported by Gombak Setia MLA Muhammad Hilman Idham with 22 votes from the assembly.[1]

2023 Selangor state election

In the 2023 Selangor state election, Mohd Kamri made his electoral debut after being nominated by PH to contest for the Bukit Antarabangsa state seat. Mohd Kamri won the seat and was elected to the Selangor State Legislative Assembly as the Bukit Antarabangsa MLA for the first term after defeating Sasha Lyna Abdul Latif of PN and Melanie Ting Yi-Hlin of the Malaysian United Democratic Alliance (MUDA) by a majority of 16,280 votes.[2]

Election results
Selangor State Legislative Assembly[3]
Year Constituency Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2023 N19 Bukit Antarabangsa Mohd Kamri Kamaruddin (PKR) 30,772 65.86% Sasha Lyna Abdul Latif (BERSATU) 14,492 31.01% 46,726 16,280 67.23%
Melanie Ting Yi-Hlin (MUDA) 1,462 3.13%

References
  1. "Ex-Banting assemblyman Lau Weng San appointed Selangor speaker". New Straits Times. 19 September 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  2. "Selangor polls: Official Results". New Straits Times. 13 August 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  3. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Negeri Selangor ke-15". Retrieved 28 September 2023.
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