Mohammed Taufiq Johari Explained

Honorific Prefix:Yang Berhormat Dr.
Mohammed Taufiq Johari
Constituency Mp:Sungai Petani
Parliament:Malaysian
Term Start:19 November 2022
Predecessor:Johari Abdul
(PHPKR)
Majority:1,115 (2022)
Birth Name:Mohammed Taufiq bin Johari
Birth Date:6 March 1996
Birth Place:Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Party:People's Justice Party (PKR)
Otherparty:Pakatan Harapan (PH)
Mother:Noraini Mohd
Father:Johari Abdul
Relatives:Shuaib Lazim (great-uncle)
Alma Mater:Bandung Islamic University (MD)
Occupation:Politician
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Native Name:محمّد توفيق جوهري

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

Year!
ConstituencyCandidateVotesPctOpponent(s)VotesPctBallots castMajorityTurnout
2022P015 Sungai Petani (PKR)50,58038.91%bgcolor= (BERSATU)49,465 38.05%131,447 1,11577.85%
Shahanim Mohamad Yusoff (UMNO)27,39121.07%
Marzuki Yahya (PEJUANG)2,3421.80%
bgcolor= Tan Chow Kang (PRM)2260.17%

References

  1. Web site: Anwar attends wedding of Sungai Petani MP. The Star. 9 March 2024. 9 March 2024.

See also