Fahmi Zainol

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Zainol is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Fahmi. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.

Yang Berhormat Tuan Fahmi Zainol MLA
فهمى زينول‎
Member of the Penang State Executive Council
Incumbent
Assumed office 16 August 2023 (Agrotechnology, Food Security, and Cooperative Development)
Governor	Ahmad Fuzi Abdul Razak
Chief Minister	Chow Kon Yeow
Preceded by	Norlela Ariffin (Agrotechnology and Food Security) Ahmad Zakiyuddin Abdul Rahman (Cooperative)
Constituency	Pantai Jerejak
Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly for Pantai Jerejak
Incumbent
Assumed office 12 August 2023
Preceded by	Saifuddin Nasution Ismail (PH–PKR)
Majority	8,597 (2023)
State Vice Chairman of the People's Justice Party of Penang
Incumbent
Assumed office 2023 Serving with Goh Choon Aik & Kumaresan Aramugam & Muhammad Fadzli Roslan & Nurhidayah Che Rose
President	Anwar Ibrahim
State Chairwoman	Nurul Izzah Anwar
Personal details
Born	Fahmi bin Zainol 1991 (age 33–34) Malaysia
Citizenship	Malaysia
Political party	People's Justice Party (PKR)
Other political affiliations	Pakatan Harapan (PH)
Spouse	Nur Hidayah Abd Jabar
Children	3
Alma mater	Universiti Malaya
Occupation	Politician

Fahmi bin Zainol (born 1991) is a Malaysian politician who has served as a Member of the Penang State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) state administration under Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow and Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Pantai Jerejak since August 2023. He is a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the PH coalition.

Political career

Fahmi is a student activist and was the President of the Students' Council at the Universiti Malaya in 2013 before entering politics. He joined PKR on 3 November 2015 and was appointed Chairman of the Student Bureau in the Youth Wing. In 2018, he was chosen as the Election Director for the Youth Wing. In the same year, he was elected as the Chief of the PKR Youth Wing of Penang state and Permatang Pauh Division. In 2022, he competed against Adam Adli for the Chief of PKR Youth Wing but lost. However, he was elected to the PKR central committee and was re-elected as the Chief of the PKR Youth Wing of Penang state and Permatang Pauh Division.^[1][2]

Election results

Penang State Legislative Assembly^[3]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct.	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct.	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2023	N36 Pantai Jerejak		Fahmi Zainol (PKR)	14,116	69.93%		Oh Tong Keong (GERAKAN)	5,519	27.34%	20,334	8,597	68.03%
							Priyankaa Loh Siang Pin (MUDA)	476	2.36%
							Ravinder Singh (PRM)	76	0.38%

References

1. SEJAHAN, ZAREEN HUMAIRAH (2022-05-19). "Fahmi Zainol kekal Ketua AMK Permatang Pauh". Utusan Malaysia (in Malay). Retrieved 2023-11-27.
2. ADAM, ASHMAN (2022-04-18). "PKR polls: Who are Adam Adli and Fahmi Zainol, the two young guns running for the post of Youth wing chief?". Malay Mail. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
3. "RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-11-28.