Afif Bahardin
Yang Berhormat Dr. Afif Bahardin | |
|---|---|
| Deputy Youth Chief of the People's Justice Party | |
| In office 22 August 2014 – 16 November 2018 | |
| President | Wan Azizah Wan Ismail |
| Youth Chief | Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad |
| Preceded by | Khairul Anuar Ahmad Zainuddin |
| Succeeded by | Hilman Idham |
| Exco roles (Penang) | |
| 2013–2020 | Chairman of the Agriculture, Agro-based Industries, Rural Development and Health |
| Faction represented in Penang State Legislative Assembly | |
| 2013–2018 | People's Justice Party |
| 2018–2020 | Pakatan Harapan |
| 2020 | Malaysian United Indigenous Party |
| 2020– | Perikatan Nasional |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Afif bin Bahardin 13 May 1985 Selangor, Malaysia |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | People's Justice Party (PKR) (– June 2020) Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU) (since June 2020) |
| Other political affiliations | Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (- 2015) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (2015 - June 2020) Perikatan Nasional (PN) (since june 2020) Muafakat Nasional (MN) (since 2020) |
| Spouse(s) | Mardhiah Zakaria |
| Children | Aaina Sofea Afif Ar-Rayyan Afif |
| Alma mater | Universiti Teknologi Mara (MBBS) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Website | www |
Dr. Afif bin Bahardin (born 13 May 1985) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Seberang Jaya since May 2013. He was also the People's Justice Party's (PKR) Deputy Youth Chief and Deputy Chief of the Permatang Pauh Division. Furthermore, he served as the Member of the Penang State Executive Council (EXCO) for Agriculture, Agro-based Industries, Rural Development and Health under in the former Pakatan Rakyat (PR) and current Pakatan Harapan (PH) state administrations under former and current Chief Ministers Lim Guan Eng and Chow Kon Yeow from May 2013 to his resignation in March 2020 for 7 years. [1]
Personal background[]
He grew up in Shah Alam, Selangor. He received his secondary education at Maktab Rendah Sains MARA Lenggong/Chenderoh in Perak and had his university education at Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), graduated with a bachelor's degree in medicine and surgery.
After leaving university, Afif worked as medical officer at the Seberang Jaya Hospital and Sungai Buloh Hospital. In October 2010, Afif married Mardhiah Zakaria. The couple have two children.
Political career[]
Election to the Penang State Legislative Assembly[]
In 2013, Afif was nominated by People's Justice Party (PKR) to contest the Seberang Jaya state seat in Penang for the 2013 Malaysian general election. On the polling day, Afif won by a majority of 2,459 votes, defeating Mohammad Nasir Abdullah from the then-ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition and an independent candidate, Shamsut Tabrej GM Ismail Maricar.
On 9 May 2013, Afif was appointed as the State Executive Councillor in charge of agriculture, agro-based industries, rural development and health replacing Law Choo Kiang who had been appointed as the new Speaker of the Penang State Legislative Assembly.[2]
People's Justice Party (PKR)[]
In the People's Justice Party (PKR) party elections in 2014, Afif was elected as the deputy chief of the youth wing succeeding Khairul Anuar Ahmad Zainuddin.
During the 2018 PKR party elections, Afif contested the PKR Angkatan Muda Keadilan Youth Chief post but was defeated by Rafizi Ramli loyalist youth chief candidate Akmal Nasir.[3]
On 24 June 2020, he announced his departure from the People's Justice Party (PKR) for joining forces with the state opposition party Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), which is in the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition.[4]
Election results[]
| Year | Constituency | Government | Votes | Pct | Opposition | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | N10 Seberang Jaya | Afif Bahardin (PKR) | 14,148 | 54.23% | Mohammad Nasir Abdullah (UMNO) | 11,689 | 44.81% | 26,362 | 2,459 | 88.20% | [citation needed] | ||
| Shamsut Tabrej GM Ismail Maricar (Independent) | 251 | 0.96% | |||||||||||
| 2018 | Afif Bahardin (PKR) | 16,014 | 53.12% | Abu Bakar Sidekh Zainul Abidin (UMNO) | 8,593 | 28.50% | 30,496 | 7,421 | 85.8% | [citation needed] | |||
| Ahmad Rafaei Rashid (PAS) | 5,540 | 18.38% | |||||||||||
References[]
- ^ Opalyn Mok (9 May 2013). "Four new faces in Penang exco line-up". The Malaysian Insider. Archived from the original on 18 February 2015.
- ^ Opalyn Mok (9 May 2013). "Ex-exco man to be named Penang Speaker". The Malaysian Insider. Archived from the original on 18 February 2015.
- ^ Joceline Tan (6 May 2014). "Azmin Ali starts to flex his muscles". The Star (Malaysia). Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
- ^ "Penang rep Dr Afif Bahardin drops PKR for Bersatu | Malay Mail".
- Living people
- Malaysian medical doctors
- 1985 births
- Malaysian people of Malay descent
- Malaysian Muslims
- People's Justice Party (Malaysia) politicians
- People from Selangor
- Members of the Penang State Legislative Assembly
- Penang state executive councillors