Mohamad Fatmi Che Salleh

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In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Che Salleh is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Mohamad Fatmi. The Arabic-derived word "bin" or "binti"/"binte", if used, means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri

Mohamad Fatmi Che Salleh

PSM DJMK
Political Secretary To Dato' Seri Najib Bin Tun Abdul Razak
In office
25 June 2004 – Unknown[when?]
Personal details
Born (1963-01-01) 1 January 1963 (age 58)
Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
CitizenshipMalaysian
ChildrenFikhran Hamshi Mohd Fatmi
ResidenceKota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia

Tan Sri Mohamad Fatmi bin Che Salleh is a Malaysian politician and was one of the longest serving Political Secretary to Najib Razak, former Prime Minister of Malaysia.[1] He is a member of United Malays National Organisation (UMNO); a component party of Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.

Mohamad Fatmi had contested but lost twice in the both 2008 general election and 2013 general election in the Kota Bharu parliamentary seat.[2] He had also earlier lost contesting the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly seat of Tanjong Mas in the 1995 general election.

Mix parentage[]

Mohamad Fatmi came from a lineage of Chinese-Muslim. His great-great grandfather (Abdul Halim) came from China as a boy and was adopted by the Sultan of Kelantan. His great-great grandfather then was sent to Mecca to study the religion of Islam and came back as a religious scholar. He is well accepted among the Chinese and Malay community in Kelantan because of his well mannered persona.[3]

Accompanying the Sultan of Kelantan[]

Mohamad Fatmi was one of the entourage for the Sultan of Kelantan during the Sultan's visit to the Holy Land Mecca. Others in the entourage was Datuk Seri Haji Tuan Guru Nik Aziz Nik Mat and also the federal International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Mustapa Mohamed.[citation needed]

Kota Baru UMNO Division[]

Mohamad Fatmi was elected as the new UMNO Chief for the Kota Baru Division. Previously the post was held by the infamous ex-UMNO De facto Law Minister and also ex-Pakatan Rakyat member, Datuk Seri Zaid Ibrahim.[4]

Election results[]

Kelantan State Legislative Assembly[5]
Year Constituency Government Votes Pct Opposition Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
1995 N7 Tanjong Mas, P21 Kota Bharu Mohd Fatmi Che Salleh (UMNO) 4,228 30.76% Wan Abdul Rahim Wan Abdullah (PAS) 9,213 67.02% 13,746 4,985 71.77%
Ramli bin Sulaiman (AKIM) 57 0.41%
Parliament of Malaysia[6][7][8][9]
Year Constituency Government Votes Pct Opposition(s) Votes Pct Ballots
cast 		Majority Turnout
2008 P21 Kota Bharu, Kelantan Mohd Fatmi Che Salleh (UMNO) 20,841 38.80% Wan Abdul Rahim Wan Abdullah (PAS) 32,129 59.82% 53,710 11,288 78.68%
2013 Mohd Fatmi Che Salleh (UMNO) 24,650 37.68% Takiyuddin Hassan (PAS) 40,620 62.09% 66,277 15,970 81.55%
Mohd Zakiman Abu Bakar (IND) 148 0.23%

Awards and recognition[]

Mohamad Fatmi was conferred the title of after receiving a star[clarification needed] from His Royal Highness the Sultan of Pahang.[citation needed] The Darjah Kebesaran Jiwa Mahkota Kelantan Yang Amat Mulia (DJMK) which carries the title of Dato'.[10]

Honour[]

Honour of Malaysia[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Nation | The Star Online". Thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2013-04-08.
  2. ^ "The Star Online: Election 2008 : Malaysia Decides 2008". Thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2013-04-08.
  3. ^ Royce Cheah. "Fatmi is proud of Chinese heritage - Nation | The Star Online". Thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2013-04-08.
  4. ^ "Two new faces head Umno divisions in Kelantan - Nation | The Star Online". Thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2013-04-08.
  5. ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  6. ^ "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
  7. ^ "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  8. ^ "my undi : Kawasan & Calon-Calon PRU13 : Keputusan PRU13 (Archived copy)". www.myundi.com.my. Archived from the original on 31 March 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  9. ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum ke-13". Utusan Malaysia. Archived from the original on 21 March 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  10. ^ "Abdullah heads honours list - Nation | The Star Online". Thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2013-04-08.
  11. ^ "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat".
  12. ^ "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat".


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