Mohd Rafiq Naizamohideen
Malaysian politician
2018–2020
Mohd Rafiq bin Naizamohideen
(1986-03-15) 15 March 1986 (age 38)
Malacca, Malaysia
(–2016, since 2023)
Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU)
(2016–2022)
Independent
(2022–2023)
affiliations
(–2016, since 2023)
Pakatan Harapan (PH)
(2017–2020)
Perikatan Nasional (PN)
(2020–2022)
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 | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | N13 Paya Rumput | Mohd Rafiq Naizamohideen (BERSATU) | 12,102 | 56.30% | Abu Bakar Mohamad Diah (UMNO) | 7,843 | 36.48% | 21,782 | 4,259 | 87.00% | ||
| Rafie Ahmad (PAS) | 1,552 | 7.22% | ||||||||||
| 2021 | N23 Telok Mas | Mohd Rafiq Naizamohideen (BERSATU) | 3,976 | 28.25% | Abdul Razak Abdul Rahman (UMNO) | 6,052 | 43.01% | 14,072 | 2,076 | 67.94% | ||
| Asyraf Mukhlis Minghat (AMANAH) | 3,891 | 27.65% | ||||||||||
| Muhammad Ariff Adly Mohammad (IND) | 153 | 1.09% | ||||||||||
Honours
Malacca : 
Companion Class I of the Exalted Order of Malacca (DMSM) – Datuk (2018)[7][8]- Knight Commander of the Exalted Order of Malacca (DCSM) – Datuk Wira (2021)
References
- ^ "Mohd Rafiq umum letak jawatan dalam Bersatu, PN Melaka". Astro Awani (in Malay). Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ^ https://www.hmetro.com.my/mutakhir/2022/10/897807/mohd-rafiq-umum-keluar-bersatu
- ^ https://www.bharian.com.my/berita/nasional/2023/02/1065526/mohd-rafiq-sahkan-sertai-semula-umno
- ^ "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE – 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
- ^ "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
- ^ "N.23 TELOK MAS". SPR Dashboard. 7 November 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
- ^ "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat". Bahagian Istiadat dan Urusetia Persidangan Antarabangsa. Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia).
- ^ "Rina heads list of 419 recipients of Malacca state awards". Bernama. Malaysiakini. 13 October 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
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