Mohamad Fatmi Che Salleh | |
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محمد فطمي چئ صالح | |
Senator Appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong | |
Assumed office 25 April 2022 | |
Monarchs | Abdullah (2022–2024) Ibrahim (2024-) |
Prime Minister | Ismail Sabri Yaakob (2022) Anwar Ibrahim (2022–present) |
Personal details | |
Born | Mohamad Fatmi bin Che Salleh 12 April 1957 Kota Bharu,Kelantan,Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) |
Citizenship | Malaysian |
Spouse | Hajjah Norsiah Haji Musa |
Children | 6 (Including Fikhran Hamshi Mohamad Fatmi) |
Residence(s) | Kota Bharu,Kelantan,Malaysia |
Tan Sri Haji Mohamad Fatmi bin Che Salleh (born 12 April 1957) 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 both the 2008 general election and the 2013 general election for 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.
He graduated from Tulane University,New Orleans Louisiana,USA with Master Of Business Administration (MBA) Finance in 1981 and hold Bachelor Of Science (BSc) Marketing from Southern Illinois University Carbondale,Illinois USA in 1979.
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]
Mohamad Fatmi was one of the entourage for the Sultan of Kelantan during the Sultan's pilgrimage to the Holy Land Mecca from 10 November 2010 to 23 November 2010. Others in the entourage was the Chief Minister of Kelantan Datuk Haji Tuan Guru Nik Aziz Nik Mat and the Federal International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Mustapa Mohamed.[ citation needed ]
Mohamad Fatmi was elected as the new UMNO Chief for the Kota Bharu 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]
Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
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1995 | N07 Tanjong Mas | 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 Sulaiman (AKIM) | 57 | 0.41% |
Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
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2008 | P021 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% |
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