Mohd Rafiq Naizamohideen Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Yang Berbahagia Datuk Wira
Mohd Rafiq Naizamohideen
Native Name:محمد رفيق بن نظام موحي الدين
Birth Name:Mohd Rafiq bin Naizamohideen
Birth Date:1986 3, df=yes
Birth Place:Malacca, Malaysia
Office:Member of the
Malacca State Executive Council

Governor:Mohd Khalil Yaakob

Mohd Ali Rustam
1Blankname:Chief Minister
1Namedata:Sulaiman Md Ali
Term Start:13 March 2020
Term End:21 November 2021
Predecessor:Saminathan Ganesan

Kerk Chee Yee
Successor:Shanmugam Ptcyhay
Constituency:Paya Rumput
Governor1:Mohd Khalil Yaakob
1Blankname1:Chief Minister
1Namedata1:Adly Zahari
Term Start1:16 May 2018
Term End1:2 March 2020
Predecessor1:Idris Haron
Successor1:Sulaiman Md Ali
Constituency1:Paya Rumput
Alongside2:Radzi Jidin & Ronald Kiandee
Term Start2:23 August 2020
Term End2:30 October 2022
President2:Muhyiddin Yassin
Successor2:Ahmad Faizal Azumu
Constituency Am3:Paya Rumput
Assembly3:Malacca State Legislative
Term Start3:9 May 2018
Term End3:20 November 2021
Predecessor3:Sazali Muhamad Din
(BNUMNO)
Successor3:Rais Yasin
(BN–UMNO)
Majority3:4,259 (2018)
Office8:Faction represented in Malacca State Legislative Assembly
Subterm8:2018–2020
Suboffice8:Pakatan Harapan
Subterm9:2020
Suboffice9:Malaysian United Indigenous Party
Subterm10:2020–2021
Suboffice10:Perikatan Nasional
Citizenship:Malaysian
Party:United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)

Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU)

Independent
Otherparty:Barisan Nasional (BN)

Pakatan Harapan (PH)

Perikatan Nasional (PN)
Occupation:Politician

Mohd Rafiq bin Naizamohideen is a Malaysian politician who served as Member of the Malacca State Executive Council (EXCO) for the second term in the Barisan Nasional (BN) state administration under former Chief Minister Sulaiman Md Ali from March 2020 to November 2021 and for the first term in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) state administration under former Chief Minister Adly Zahari from May 2018 to the collapse of the PH state administration in March 2020 as well as Member of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Paya Rumput from May 2018 to November 2021. He is also a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the BN coalition. He was a member of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), a component party of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition and previously PH coalition. He served as the Vice President of BERSATU from August 2020 to his resignation in October 2022, State Chairman of PN and BERSATU of Melaka from January 2021 to his resignations in November 2021.[1]

On 30 October 2022, Rafiq resigned from the BERSATU party positions and left the party over his disappointment of the seat distribution of BERSATU for the 2022 general election.[2] On 16 February 2023, Rafiq rejoined UMNO after leaving it for BERSATU seven years ago.[3]

Election results

Year!
ConstituencyCandidateVotesPctOpponent(s)VotesPctBallots castMajorityTurnout
2018N13 Paya Rumput (BERSATU)12,10256.30%Abu Bakar Mohamad Diah (UMNO)7,84336.48%21,7824,25987.00%
Rafie Ahmad (PAS)1,5527.22%
2021N23 Telok MasMohd Rafiq Naizamohideen (BERSATU)3,97628.25% (UMNO)6,05243.01%14,0722,07667.94%
Asyraf Mukhlis Minghat (AMANAH)3,89127.65%
Muhammad Ariff Adly Mohammad (IND)1531.09%

Honours

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mohd Rafiq umum letak jawatan dalam Bersatu, PN Melaka. 2022-01-28. Astro Awani. ms.
  2. https://www.hmetro.com.my/mutakhir/2022/10/897807/mohd-rafiq-umum-keluar-bersatu
  3. https://www.bharian.com.my/berita/nasional/2023/02/1065526/mohd-rafiq-sahkan-sertai-semula-umno
  4. Web site: Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat. Bahagian Istiadat dan Urusetia Persidangan Antarabangsa. Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia).
  5. Web site: Rina heads list of 419 recipients of Malacca state awards. Bernama. Malaysiakini. 13 October 2018. 13 October 2018.