Nushi Mahfodz

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Nushi Mahfodz
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Malaysian Islamic Party of Selangor
Assumed office
3 April 2023

Nushi bin Mahfodz (born 27 December 1975) is a British-born Malaysian politician, preacher and lecturer who has served as Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Semenyih since August 2023. [1]

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Career

Upon his return from Jordan in 2001, he worked as a lecturer at the Ahmad Ibrahim Law School, International Islamic University of Malaysia from 2001 to 2011 for a decade. He has since served as a lecturer at the Faculty of Syariah and Law, Selangor International Islamic University College since 2011 and deputy director of the KUISCELL Sendirian Berhad (Sdn Bhd) since 2014. In the meantime, he was also a syariah advisor at several banks. He was appointed a syariah advisor at Asian Finance Bank based in Qatar from 2014 to 2017. When Asian Finance Bank was taken over and renamed MBSB Bank, his service as a sharia advisor continued until 2018. [2] [3]

Political career

Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly (since 2023)

2023 Selangor state election

In the 2023 Selangor state election, Mahfodz was nominated by PN to contest the Semenyih state seat. Nushi won the seat and was elected to the Selangor State Legislative Assembly as the Semenyih MLA for the first term after narrowly defeating Wan Zulaika Anua of Barisan Nasional (BN) by a majority of only 1,262 votes. [4] [5]

Election results

Selangor State Legislative Assembly [6] [7]
YearConstituencyCandidateVotesPctOpponent(s)VotesPctBallots castMajorityTurnout
2018 N26 Sungai Ramal Nushi Mahfodz (PAS)13,96129.13% Mazwan Johar (AMANAH)24,59151.31%48,36610,63088.00%
Abdul Rahim Mohd Amin (UMNO)9,37219.56%
2023 N24 Semenyih Nushi Mahfodz (PAS)37,06850.87%Wan Zulaika Anua (UMNO)35,80649.13%72,8741,26274.90%

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References

  1. ↑ "Y.B. Tuan Nushi Bin Mahfodz". Dewan Negeri Selangor (in Malay). Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  2. ↑ "Sheikh Dr Nushi Bin Dato Mahfodz". Islamic Markets. 28 January 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  3. ↑ "Cabaran Mazwan Johar pertahan Sungai Ramal". Utusan Malaysia (in Malay). 6 August 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  4. ↑ "Selangor polls: Official Results". New Straits Times. 13 August 2023. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  5. ↑ "State polls: Perikatan's Nushi wins Semenyih with over 1,200-vote majority". The Star. 13 August 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  6. ↑ "The Star Online GE14 Selangor". The Star . Retrieved 18 January 2024. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
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