Johor State Assembly · P145 Bakri
Bukit Naning
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OfficialFlippedLast updated 11 July at 10:20 pmAn entrepreneur and deputy chief of the UMNO Bakri division for the 2023/2026 term, Mohd Ghazali Sabari has been active in the division's UMNO Youth movement since 2012 and chairs the Makmur Johor welfare body since 2020.
46 years old
An agro-entrepreneur and FELCRA board member, Md Ysahrudin Kusni held Bukit Naning for PH from 2018 to 2022, winning the seat by a majority of 1,552 votes, and has served as Johor PKR deputy chairman since May 2024.
48 years old
A Muar district JASA officer and Johor 4B Youth chairman, Mohd Radzi Amin holds a Master's in Security Strategy Analysis from UKM and was named Johor Youth Activist of the Year in 2013, standing for PN.
60 years old
Retired after 20 years as a public-service special assistant at the PDRM Technical College in Bakri, Iskandar Md Alias now manages a supermarket branch in Batu Pahat, serves as secretary of the Prihatin Ikhsan Batu Pahat welfare body, and is a BERSAMA candidate.
A contractor who owns machinery and lorries that he has used to repair roads in Bukit Naning, he is an independent who has previously contested GE14, the 2022 Johor state election, and the 2023 Simpang Jeram by-election.
Background
- Deputy chief of the UMNO Bakri division for the 2023/2026 term; also listed as "Mohd Ghazali Sabari @ Atan".[1]
- Active in the UMNO Youth (Pemuda) movement in the Bakri division since 2012, starting as UMNO Youth chief of the Desa Samad Jaya branch (2012-2018) before becoming head of UMNO Youth for the Bakri division; also chairman of the Johor UMNO Youth young-religious-scholars bureau since 2015.[2]
- An experienced entrepreneur: business development director of onBaza Sdn Bhd, former manager of Seroja Berjaya Resources and former manager of the Koperasi Anak-Anak Selatan Johor cooperative.[2]
- Active in welfare and youth work: chairman of the Makmur Johor welfare body since 2020 and a former chairman of the 4B Youth movement for the Bakri area.[2]
- Holds a Diploma of Education (Human Resource Management) from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (2022-2023) and a Certificate in Hotel and Catering from Politeknik Johor Bahru (2003-2005); attended secondary school at SMK Air Hitam Batu 15 in the Bukit Naning area and SMK Air Hitam, Muar.[2][1]
- Born 23 September 1979 in the Batu Pahat district, Johor; a politician and agro-entrepreneur.[1]
- An agro-entrepreneur and a board member of FELCRA.[2]
- Holds an Executive Bachelor of Business Management from Universiti Malaysia Pahang (2025) and a Professional Diploma in Politics and Governance from UTM (2021).[2]
- Johor PKR deputy chairman since May 2024, and a former Johor PKR information chief.[1]
- Chief of the PKR Bakri branch.[2]
- Bukit Naning assemblyman 2018-2022, winning the seat in 2018 with 47.49% of the vote (a 1,552 majority).[1]
- Lost his bid to hold Bukit Naning in 2022 with 22.80% of the vote to UMNO's Mohd Fuad Tukirin.[1]
- At nomination for the 16th state election, pledged to return his assemblyman's salary to residents over the full term through a subsidy-card scheme: RM30 to 300 eligible households to spend at panel supermarkets (RM9,000 in total), an offer he had not made when he won in 2018.[3]
- Says his income comes from the land he farms; among the other priorities he stresses is resolving residents' infrastructure issues.[3]
- Born at Batu 14, Ayer Hitam, within the Bukit Naning seat; aged 48.[1]
- Johor 4B Youth chairman and a JASA officer for the Muar district.[1]
- Holds a Master's in Security Strategy Analysis from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM); named the 2013 Johor Youth Activist of the Year.[1]
- By his own profile, he previously served as a special officer to the Bukit Naning assemblyman.[2]
- Aged 60; built his career from the ground up while studying part-time.[1]
- Served 20 years at the PDRM Technical College in Bakri as a public-service special assistant overseeing contract workers.[1]
- Holds an Executive Diploma in Facility Management (EDFM) and a Professional Master in Business Administration (PMBA) from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia.[1]
- After retiring, worked as a branch manager of a supermarket in Batu Pahat.[1]
- Secretary of the Prihatin Ikhsan Batu Pahat welfare body and a former visiting-board member of Hospital Sultanah Nora Ismail, Batu Pahat.[1]
- Publicly declared their assets on 23 June 2026; the full declaration is public.[2]
- A contractor who owns his own machinery, including lorries, which he has used to help repair damaged roads in the Bukit Naning area.[1]
- Has contested before as an independent: in Bukit Naning at GE14 (364 votes) and the 2022 Johor election (1,514 votes), and at the 2023 Simpang Jeram by-election (311 votes); he lost his deposit each time.[1]
- Focuses on infrastructure improvements and repairing damaged roads.[1]
- Assigned the 'elephant' (gajah) ballot symbol as an independent; independents run without a party logo.[2]