Johor State Assembly · P145 Bakri
Simpang Jeram
N13
Johor Election 2026 results
OfficialStrongholdLast updated 11 July at 10:06 pm2022 winnerSalahuddin AyubPH40.94%
By-election 2023Nazri Abd RahmanPH56.54%
By-election held under the BN-PH unity-government pact: the two coalitions backed a single candidate instead of standing against each other.
Source: ElectionData.MY
Strongest recordMUDAAinie Haziqah Shafii19/25Lawyer running her own firm, party sec-gen, NGO founderHow we scored →
BN
Chief of UMNO's Bakri division, Datuk Azman Ismail is a BN grassroots organiser, distributing food baskets at Bakri Town Hall and coordinating MAIJ aid for vulnerable residents.
59 years old
PH
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.
PN
A Simpang Jeram native known as Awang, Arshed Yahya is a farm and livestock manager and catering operator; assistant secretary of PAS's Bakri division and the party's coordinator for the Simpang Jeram seat, with grassroots work spanning family and elderly welfare, youth skills, and support for small traders.
36 years old
MUDA
A civil and Syariah lawyer of nearly a decade, Ainie Haziqah Shafii has been MUDA's Secretary-General since 2025, founded the Happy Bank NGO in 2015, and gives pro bono legal aid to people affected by statelessness.
Background
- A Barisan Nasional (UMNO) candidate; holds the Datuk honorific.[1][2]
- Chief of UMNO's Bakri division.[2][3]
- A grassroots organiser known for welfare aid: distributing food baskets at Bakri Town Hall, coordinating MAIJ aid for vulnerable groups, and working with village heads to strengthen party machinery.[3]
- Campaigns on the slogan "Stability maintained, progress continued" and offers to serve all levels of society regardless of race, religion and background.[4]
- Wants UMNO and BN to win more than 40 seats in Johor and dismisses PH's claim of "burying" BN as cheap political rhetoric.[5]
- In the 2023 Simpang Jeram by-election he campaigned for PH/Amanah candidate Nazri Abdul Rahman.[6][5]
- 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]
- Based his 2026 campaign on his incumbent service record and practised mature politics, avoiding personal attacks on opponents.[9]
- A native of Simpang Jeram, born and raised in the local community; known as Awang, campaigning under the tagline #AwangAnakJeram.[1][2]
- Education: SPM at SMK Dato Sri Amar Diraja (1982-1986) and STPM at Maktab Adabi Muar (1993-1995).[2]
- Works as a farm and livestock manager and runs a catering services business.[2]
- Over two decades of PAS service: youth chief of the PAS Pagoh division youth wing (2005), deputy head of the PAS Bakri division (2015), assistant secretary of the PAS Bakri division and vice-head of the PAS Jeram Masjid branch (both since 2018), and PAS Bakri's coordinator for the Simpang Jeram seat (2025-2027).[2]
- Community involvement: deputy chairman of the Johor Haraki Entrepreneurs Club, coordinator of the Economy, Property and Entrepreneur Development Association, coordinator of the Muar Agricultural Entrepreneurs Association, and welfare committee member of Pertubuhan Kebajikan Muafakat Bakri (Muafakat Care).[2]
- In March 2020 he took part in PAS Bakri welfare work during the Movement Control Order (MCO), distributing basic kitchen supplies to residents whose income was affected.[3]
- A Perikatan Nasional candidate on a PAS ticket; announced on 25 June 2026 in Muar as one of PAS's 11 candidates.[1][4]
- Runs on clean, year-round grassroots service: welfare for families, the elderly and the needy, youth development through sports and skills, and support for small traders and local entrepreneurs.[1]
- Recent ground activity includes engaging traders at the Simpang Jeram night market, visiting hospital patients and distributing sacrificial korban meat house to house.[1]
- 36 years old, from Muar, Johor; a civil and Syariah lawyer of nearly a decade, married with three children[1]
- Founder of Nurainie Haziqah & Co (2020-present); previously a partner at Fareez Shah & Partners (2016-2020) and an advocate and solicitor at Rusmah Arunan & Associates (2014-2015)[1]
- Bachelor of Laws and Postgraduate Diploma in Syariah, UiTM Shah Alam[1]
- Secretary-General of Parti MUDA (2025-present), a former Central Executive Committee member and election director across the 2023 six-state elections; managed the Tanjung Piai parliamentary campaign at GE15[1]
- Founder of the Happy Bank NGO (2015-present) and the Chow Kit Kids Project (2014-2016), and a pro bono lawyer for DHRRA Malaysia assisting those affected by statelessness[1]
- Advocates social inclusion, putting women, young people and vulnerable communities at the policy-making table, alongside institutional reform, fair economic access, efficient public transport and a strong gender support system[1]
- Honours include first place at the Ministry of Youth and Sports HOPE Awards and a speaking slot at the 2026 Women Deliver Conference in Melbourne[1]
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