Mohammed Taufiq Johari

Mohammed Taufiq Johari
محمّد توفيق جوهري
Mohammed Taufiq in 2023
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Sungai Petani
Assumed office
19 November 2022
Preceded byJohari Abdul
(PHPKR)
Majority1,115 (2022)
Personal details
Born
Mohammed Taufiq bin Johari

(1996-03-06) 6 March 1996 (age 28)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Political partyPeople's Justice Party (PKR)
Other political
affiliations
Pakatan Harapan (PH)
Spouse
Fathiya Ainul Mardhiyah Andri Nopendra
(m. 2024)
Parents
RelativesShuaib Lazim (great-uncle)
Alma materBandung Islamic University (MD)
OccupationPolitician

Mohammed Taufiq bin Johari (Jawi: محمّد توفيق بن جوهري; born 6 March 1996) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Sungai Petani since November 2022. He is a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition. He served as the State and Division Youth Chief of Kedah and Sungai Petani of PH and PKR. He is the sole Kedah PH MP and son of the Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat and former Sungai Petani MP, Johari Abdul. He is also presently the youngest MP at the age of 28.

Early life and education

Mohammed Taufiq was born in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 6 March 1996. He is the sixth child of Johari and Noraini Mohd who had eight children together. He has seven siblings. He attended school at Gombak High School, Selangor before furthering his studies at the Bandung Islamic University as a Doctor of Medicine (MD).

Personal life

On 9 March 2024, he married 26-year-old Fathiya Ainul Mardhiyah Andri Nopendra of Indonesia in a wedding ceremony held at the Sungai Petani Municipal Council (MPSPK) hall which was attended by his parents, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, Minister of Home Affairs Saifuddin Nasution Ismail, Minister of Domestic Trade and Costs of Living Armizan Mohd Ali, President of the Dewan Negara Mutang Tagal, Inspector-General of Police Razarudin Husain, other MPs and foreign dignitaries.[1]

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia[2]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2022 P015 Sungai Petani Mohammed Taufiq Johari (PKR) 50,580 38.91% Robert Ling Kui Ee (BERSATU) 49,465 38.05% 131,447 1,115 77.85%
Shahanim Mohamad Yusoff (UMNO) 27,391 21.07%
Marzuki Yahya (PEJUANG) 2,342 1.80%
Tan Chow Kang (PRM) 226 0.17%

References

  1. ^ "Anwar attends wedding of Sungai Petani MP". The Star. 9 March 2024. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  2. ^ "The Star Online GE15 Kedah". election.thestar.com.my.

See also