Mohd Suhaimi bin Abdullah is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Langkawi since November 2022. He served as the Senator from May 2014 to May 2017 and again from August 2017 to August 2020. He is a member of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), a component party of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) and formerly Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalitions and was a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. He is the State Chairman of BERSATU of Kedah. On 28 November 2018, Mohd Suhaimi left UMNO for BERSATU.
Political career
Senator (2014–2020)
On 30 May 2014, Mohd Suhaimi was elected to the Parliament as the Senator representing Kedah for the first term after being nominated and approved by the Kedah State Legislative Assembly.[a][1]
On 15 August 2017, Mohd Suhaimi was reelected as Senator representing Kedah for the second term after being renominated and reapproved by the assembly.
Member of Parliament (since 2022)
In the 2022 general election, Mohd Suhaimi made his electoral debut after being nominated by PN to contest for the Langkawi federal seat. He won the seat and was elected to the Parliament as the Langkawi MP for the first term after defeating Armishah Siraj of BN, Zabidi Yahya of PH, former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad of the Homeland Fighters Party (PEJUANG) and independent candidate Abd Kadir Sainudin by a majority of 13,518 votes.[2][3] As the elected MP for Langkawi, he was infamous for sexually insulting Seputeh MP Teresa Kok in parliament by inviting her to come to Langkawi without wearing anything.[4]
Election results
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | P004 Langkawi | Mohd Suhaimi Abdullah (BERSATU) | 25,463 | 53.63% | Armishah Siraj (UMNO) | 11,945 | 25.16% | 48,123 | 13,518 | 71.10% | ||
| Zabidi Yahya (AMANAH) | 5,417 | 11.41% | ||||||||||
| Mahathir Mohamad (PEJUANG) | 4,566 | 9.62% | ||||||||||
| Abd Kadir Sainudin (Independent) | 89 | 0.19% | ||||||||||
Honours
Negeri Sembilan :
Knight Companion of the Order of Loyalty to Negeri Sembilan (DSNS) – Dato' (1998)
Footnotes
- ^ Took and subscribed the Oath on 30 May 2014 under S.O. 4(3). Hansard - 30 May 2014
References
- ^ "Ananthan dilantik Senator, Mohd Suhaimi dipilih semula". www.bharian.com.my.
- ^ "Malaysia ex-PM Mahathir loses seat in first election defeat in 53 years". Reuters. 19 November 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
- ^ "Mahathir Mohamad: Ex-Malaysia PM loses seat in shock defeat". Al Jazeera. 19 November 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
- ^ "Langkawi MP's sexist remark draws uproar in Dewan Rakyat".
