Mohd Suhaimi Abdullah

Dato' Haji Mohd Suhaimi bin Abdullah is a Malaysian politician. He has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Langkawi since 2022. He was also a member of Dewan Negara from May 2014 to August 2020 representing Kedah.

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Abdullah is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Mohd Suhaimi. The Arabic-derived word "bin" or "binti"/"binte", if used, means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Yang Berhormat Dato' Haji
Mohd Suhaimi Abdullah
DSNS MP
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Langkawi
Assumed office
19 November 2022
Preceded byMahathir Mohamad
(PH–BERSATU)
Majority13,518 (2022)
Faction represented in Dewan Negara
2014–2018Barisan Nasional
2018–2020Pakatan Harapan
2020–Perikatan Nasional
Personal details
Political partyUnited Malays National Organisation (until 2018)
Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU) (2018-present)[N 1]
Other political
affiliations		Pakatan Harapan (2018–2020)
Barisan Nasional (BN) (until 2018)
Perikatan Nasional (2020-present)
OccupationPolitician

Political career

Mohd Suhaimi was elected to the Dewan Negara by the Kedah State Legislative Assembly in May 2014.[lower-alpha 1] He was re-elected for a second term in August 2017.[1]

At the 2022 election, Mohd Suhaimi was elected to Parliamentary in a five-cornered fight representing Langkawi. He succeeded former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad who previously held that seat.[2][3]

Election results
Parliament of Malaysia
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2022 P004 Langkawi, Kedah Mohd Suhaimi Abdullah (BERSATU) 25,463 53.63% Mahathir Mohamad (PEJUANG) 4,566 9.62% 48,123 13,518 71.10%
Zabidi Yahya (AMANAH) 5,417 11.41%
Armishah Siradj (UMNO) 11,945 25.16%
Abd Kadir Sainudin (IND) 89 0.19%

Honours
  •  Negeri Sembilan :
    • Knight Companion of the Order of Loyalty to Negeri Sembilan (DSNS) – Dato' (1998)

Footnotes
  1. Mohd. Suhaimi Abdullah, initially a Barisan Nasional (UMNO) senator, switched allegiance to Pakatan Harapan (BERSATU) on 28 November 2018.
  1. Took and subscribed the Oath on 30 May 2014 under S.O. 4(3). Hansard - 30 May 2014

References
  1. "Ananthan dilantik Senator, Mohd Suhaimi dipilih semula". www.bharian.com.my.
  2. "Malaysia ex-PM Mahathir loses seat in first election defeat in 53 years". Reuters. 19 November 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  3. "Mahathir Mohamad: Ex-Malaysia PM loses seat in shock defeat". Al Jazeera. 19 November 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2022.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)


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