Mohamad Abdul Hamid

This article is about the Malaysian politician. For the former Bangladeshi President, see Mohammad Abdul Hamid.

2023–

Yang Berhormat Dato' Mohamad Abdul Hamid DMPN DSPN MLA
محمد عبد الحميد
Deputy Chief Minister of Penang I
Incumbent
Assumed office 16 August 2023 Servingwith Jagdeep Singh Deo (Deputy Chief Minister of Penang II)		Pakatan Harapan
Personal details
Born	Mohamad Abdul Hamid Bertam, Penang, Malaysia
Political party	People's Justice Party (PKR)
Other political affiliations	Pakatan Harapan (PH)
Alma mater	International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM)
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Academic

Mohamad bin Abdul Hamid is a Malaysian politician and academic who has served as the Deputy Chief Minister of Penang I and Member of the Penang State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) state administration under Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow as well as Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Batu Maung since August 2023. He is a member and State Chairman of Penang of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the PH coalition. He has also served as Rector of the Penang International Islamic College of Technology since January 2020.

Political career

In the 2023 Penang state election, the ruling PH and Barisan Nasional (BN) retained the two-thirds supermajority in the Penang State Legislative Assembly and was reelected to power. State Chairman of PH and the Democratic Action Party (DAP) of Penang Chow was reappointed the Chief Minister on 13 August 2023. Mohamad was appointed the Deputy Chief Minister of Penang I and Member of the Penang State EXCO in charge of Islamic Development, Education, Higher Education and Social Unity by Chow on 16 August 2023. ^[1]

In the 2023 state election, Mohamad made his electoral debut after being nominated by PH to contest the Batu Maung state seat. He won the seat and was elected into the Penang State Legislative Assembly as the Batu Maung MLA after defeating Azahari Aris of Perikatan Nasional (PN) by the majority of 3,221 votes. ^[2]

Election results

Penang State Legislative Assembly ^[3]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2023	N37 Batu Maung		Mohamad Abdul Hamid (PKR)	18,939	54.65%		Azahari Aris (BERSATU)	15,718	45.35%	34,657	3,221	73.39%

Honours

• Penang
  • Companion of the Order of the Defender of State (DMPN) – Dato' (2024) ^[4]
  • Officer of the Order of the Defender of State (DSPN) – Dato' (2022)

References

1. "10 Penang exco members sworn in". The Star. 16 August 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
2. "Pakatan's new face for Batu Maung confident of retaining seat". Malay Mail. 7 August 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
3. "N.37 BATU MAUNG". SPR Dashboard. 12 August 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
4. "DAP veteran Lim Kit Siang leads Penang governor's birthday honours list". www.malaymail.com. 26 July 2024.