Khaliq Mehtab Mohd Ishaq

Khaliq Mehtab Mohd Ishaq
Khaliq Mehtab Mohd Ishaq
خالق مهتاب محمد إسحاق‎
Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly; for Bertam
	In office; 9 May 2018 – 6 March 2023
Preceded by	Shariful Azhar Othman ; (BN-UMNO)
Majority	217 (2018)
Chairman of the ; Penang Regional Development Authority
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 21 May 2020
Preceded by	Shariful Azhar Othman
Personal details
Born	25 June 1976
Nationality	Malaysian
Political party	BERSATU
Other political; affiliations	Pakatan Harapan (-2020) ; Perikatan Nasional (since 2020)
Spouse	Nor Azizurahmah Abdul Aziz
Occupation	Businessman
Profession	Lawyer

Khaliq Mehtab bin Mohd Ishaq is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Bertam from May 2018 until March 2023 and Chairman of Penang Regional Development Authority since May 2020. He is a member of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), a component party of presently the state opposition but federal ruling Perikatan Nasional (PN) and formerly state ruling but federal opposition Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition.

Personal life

He is the younger brother of Azlina Mehtab, former Women's Chief of UMNO in Penang.[1] His mother is a Chinese and he communicates with his mother using Hokkien since he was young, although he cannot speak Mandarin Chinese.[2]

Career

He is a lawyer in Messrs. Azlina Mehtab & Associates.[3]

He was appointed as the Chairman of Penang Regional Development Authority in 21 May 2020 to replace Mohamed Haniff Khatri Abdulla.[4]

Politics

He joined BERSATU in September 2016.[5] He competed for Bertam in 2018 Malaysian general election and won the seat.

Election results

**Penang State Legislative Assembly[6]**
Year	Constituency			Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2018	Bertam		Khaliq Mehtab Mohd Ishaq (BERSATU)	6,485	40.57%		Shariful Azhar Othman (UMNO)	6,268	39.21%	15,984	217	86.97%
2018	Bertam		Khaliq Mehtab Mohd Ishaq (BERSATU)	6,485	40.57%		Moktar Ramly (PAS)	2,986	18.68%	15,984	217	86.97%

References

"Abang adik lain parti warnai PRU-14". hmetro.com.my (in Malay).
"2非华裔议员福建话顶呱呱". 光华网 (in Chinese).
"Khaliq Mehtab Mohd Ishaq". PRU @ Sinar Harian.
"KPLB umum pelantikan Khaliq Mehtab sebagai Pengerusi Perda baharu". BERNAMA. May 21, 2020.
"Profil peribadi". klsescreener.com. Archived from the original on 2019-08-23. Retrieved 2019-08-23.
"RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES STATE CONSTITUENCIES FOR THE STATE OF PENANG". lom.agc.gov.my. Retrieved 2022-05-01.

External links

Khaliq Mehtab Mohd Ishaq on Facebook

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[1] "Abang adik lain parti warnai PRU-14". hmetro.com.my (in Malay).

[2] "2非华裔议员福建话顶呱呱". 光华网 (in Chinese).

[3] "Khaliq Mehtab Mohd Ishaq". PRU @ Sinar Harian.

[4] "KPLB umum pelantikan Khaliq Mehtab sebagai Pengerusi Perda baharu". BERNAMA. May 21, 2020.

[5] "Profil peribadi". klsescreener.com. Archived from the original on 2019-08-23. Retrieved 2019-08-23.

[6] "RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES STATE CONSTITUENCIES FOR THE STATE OF PENANG". lom.agc.gov.my. Retrieved 2022-05-01.