Mujahid Yusof Rawa
| Yang Berhormat Dato Dr. Mujahid Yusof Rawa MP | |
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| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Parit Buntar, Perak | |
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Assumed office 8 March 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Abdul Hamid Ngah (UMNO – BN) |
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| Born |
25 October 1964 Penang, Malaysia |
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| Occupation | Politician |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
| Website |
mujahid |
Dato' Dr. Mujahid Yusof Rawa (born 25 October 1964) is a Malaysian politician and is the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Parit Buntar constituency in Perak. He is a member of the Parti Amanah Negara.
During the 12th general election and 13th general election, he won as the candidate of the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) in the opposition Pakatan Rakyat coalition.[1]
Mujahid was elected to Parliament in the 2008 election, winning the seat of Parit Buntar from the ruling UMNO party.[2] In the 2004 election he had been defeated for the Tasek Gelugor constituency in Penang.[3]
Mujahid is the son of former PAS President Yusof Rawa and has a PhD in Political Science.[4] Rawa has spoken of transforming PAS, an Islamic party, into a multi-racial party.[5]
Election results
| Year | Constituency | Opposition | Votes | Pct | Government | Votes | Pct | ||
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| 2004 | P042 Tasek Gelugor, Penang | Mujahid Yusof Rawa (PAS) | 11,828 | 34% | Mohd Shariff Omar (UMNO) | 22,011 | 64% | ||
| 2008 | P057 Parit Buntar, Perak | Mujahid Yusof Rawa (PAS) | 21,221 | 60% | Abdul Raman Suliman (UMNO) | 13,670 | 38% | ||
| 2013 | Mujahid Yusof Rawa (PAS) | 26,015 | 59% | Muaamar Ghadafi Jamal Jamaludin (UMNO) | 17,539 | 40% | |||
References
- ↑ "Mujahid Yusof Rawa, Y.B. Dr." (in Malay). Parliament of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 14 April 2010. Retrieved 19 June 2010.
- 1 2 "Malaysia Decides 2008". The Star (Malaysia). Retrieved 2 January 2010.
- ↑ "Malaysia Decides 2008 (2004 results)". The Star (Malaysia). Retrieved 2 January 2010.
- ↑ "Game for laughs". The Star (Malaysia). 12 May 2008. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
- ↑ Yoong, Sean (17 November 2008). "Malaysian Islamic party to open up to non-Muslims". Associated Press, through Taiwan News. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
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