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Nazri Abdul Rahman
59 years old
A civil engineer (Ir. Ts.) with a UTHM master's and former engineering chief at Muar Municipal Council, Nazri Abd Rahman won Simpang Jeram for PH at the 2023 by-election and remains Johor's only Amanah assemblyman.
Background
- Born in 1967 in Batu Tiga, Bakri, Simpang Jeram, Johor, and a native of the area; the 14th of 17 siblings, his father served as a village head for 29 years.[1][2][3]
- An engineer with a Master's degree in Civil Engineering from Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM); a Professional Engineer (Ir.) and Professional Technologist (Ts.), and an ASEAN Chartered Professional Engineer.[4]
- Served as Head of the Engineering Department at Muar Municipal Council (MPM).[5][1]
- An Amanah member and deputy chief of the Bakri division, and the only Amanah assemblyman in Johor.[5][2][6]
- Won the 2023 Simpang Jeram by-election with 13,844 votes (3,514 majority) and was sworn in as assemblyman on 14 September 2023.[7]
- Pledged to fix the drainage causing flash floods, sustain the Payung Rahmah cost-of-living programmes and continue the legacy of the late Salahuddin Ayub: "Perhaps I am not as good as the late Salahuddin Ayub, but I will try my best."[7][3][1]
- Former head of the economic bureau at the Simpang Jeram service centre, and long involved in NGO volunteer and charity work in the area.[5][8]