Abdul Ghafar Saad

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Saad is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Abdul Ghafar. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Yang Berhormat Tuan
Abdul Ghafar Saad
MLA
Member of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly
for Guar Chempedak
Incumbent
Assumed office
12 August 2023
Preceded byKu Abdul Rahman Ku Ismail
(PN–BERSATU)
Majority12,109 (2023)
Personal details
Political partyMalaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU)
Other political
affiliations		Perikatan Nasional (PN)
OccupationPolitician

Abdul Ghafar bin Saad is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Guar Chempedak since August 2023.[1][2] He is a member of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), a component party of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition.[3]

Election results

Kedah State Legislative Assembly[4]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2023 N21 Guar Chempedak Abdul Ghafar Saad (BERSATU) 17,266 76.40% Abdul Paris Abdul Hamid (UMNO) 5,157 22.82% 22,755 12,109 75.64%
Ku Abdul Halim Ku Ismail (IND) 176 0.78%

References

  1. ^ KOSMO! (12 August 2023). "PRN: Senarai penuh keputusan DUN Kedah". Kosmo Digital (in Malay). Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  2. ^ "YB. ABDUL GHAFAR BIN SAAD". mmk.kedah.gov.my.
  3. ^ "Abdul Ghafar Saad". pru.sinarharian.com.my.
  4. ^ "The Star Online GE15 in Kedah". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.