Muhammad Fawwaz Mohamad Jan

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Muhammad Fawwaz Mohamad Jan
MP
محمّد فوّاز محمد جن
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Permatang Pauh
Assumed office
19 November 2022
Alma mater Al-Azhar University
OccupationPolitician

Ustaz Muhammad Fawwaz bin Mohamad Jan is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Permatang Pauh since November 2022. He is a member and the Penang State Information Chief of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), a component party of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition. His victory in the 2022 general election was a significant upset, as he defeated the incumbent MP, Nurul Izzah Anwar, the daughter of Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim ending the family's 40-year hold on the parliamentary seat. [1] As MP for Permatang Pauh, he has been controversial, attempting to ban the sale of alcohol to non-Muslims at Sunway Carnival Mall and making seditious remarks on social media. [2] [3] Additionally, he sparked outrage in Parliament by claiming that low-income students have ‘big appetite’ and are resorting to sugar dating. [4]

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Election results

Parliament of Malaysia
YearConstituencyCandidateVotesPctOpponent(s)VotesPctBallots castMajorityTurnout
2022 P044 Permatang Pauh Muhammad Fawwaz Mohamad Jan (PAS)37,63843.04% Nurul Izzah Anwar (PKR)32,36637.01%87,4485,27281.59%
Mohd Zaidi Mohd Zaid (UMNO)16,97119.41%
Mohamad Nasir Osman (PUTRA)4730.54%
Penang State Legislative Assembly
YearConstituencyCandidateVotes%Opponent(s)Votes%Ballots castMajorityTurnout
2018 N12 Penanti Muhammad Fawwaz Mohamad Jan (PAS)4,79126.20% Norlela Ariffin (PKR)8,22144.95%18,5262,94486.40%
Suhaimi Sabudin (UMNO)5,27728.85%

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

References

  1. Calon PRU Muhammad Fawwaz Mat Jan
  2. "Permatang Pauh MP apologises over racist remarks posted online, blames it on admin".
  3. "Permatang Pauh MP gets mixed reactions over alcohol sale objection".
  4. "PAS MP claims B40 students moonlighting as 'sugar babies' to cover expenses".