Johor State Assembly · P146 Muar
Maharani
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56 years old
BN
A Muar-born businessman and managing director standing for BN, Ashari Md Sarip holds the Datuk title, has served as deputy chief of the UMNO Muar division since 2013, and received the Darjah Indera Mahkota Pahang (D.I.M.P.) in 2014.
37 years old
PH
Chief executive of the JohorKini news portal and Johor Amanah youth chief, Muhammad Taqiuddin Cheman is a former Pulai Sebatang assemblyman (2018-2022) for PH.
60 years old
PN
A religious teacher and former senior lecturer at the Tun Hussein Onn teachers' college, Mohamad Anuar Hayan holds a Qiraat specialisation from Al-Azhar, is deputy president of PAS Muar since 2025, and replaces incumbent Abdul Aziz Talib.
30 years old
MUDA
Chief of staff and parliamentary liaison officer to Muar MP Syed Saddiq since 2018 and MUDA's Muar information chief, Muhammad Amir Fiqri (Amir Jack), 30, holds a Master's in International Relations and Diplomacy and founded Sahabat Muar in 2018.
Background
- Born in Muar, Johor on 29 September 1969; had his early schooling at Madrasah Al-Attas Arabiah before continuing at a vocational school in Muar.[1]
- Began community work as chairman of the 4B Youth movement for the Muar parliamentary area; entered UMNO politics as a youth committee member (2002-2004) and has been deputy chief of the UMNO Muar division since 2013.[1]
- A businessman holding the post of managing director; awarded the Darjah Indera Mahkota Pahang (D.I.M.P) medal in 2014.[1]
- Born 28 August 1988 in Pontian, Johor; holds a diploma and a Bachelor of Business Administration from Kolej Pengajian Islam Johor (MARSAH).[1]
- Won the Pulai Sebatang state seat in 2018 (49.85% of the vote) and served as its assemblyman from 2018 to 2022.[1]
- Lost the Mahkota seat in 2022 with 30.67% of the vote.[1]
- Former deputy youth chief of Amanah (2020-2023) and Johor Amanah youth chief.[1]
- Chief executive (CEO) of the JohorKini news portal; has been appointed to the Johor State Sports Council and the Johor State Library board (2018-2019).[2]
- Besides chairing Johor Amanah Youth, he is also Pakatan Harapan's Johor youth chief and director of the national Amanah Youth elections bureau.[2]
- Pontian-born and the son of a teacher who moved around for work; when he contested Mahkota in 2022 he was labelled an "outsider", but insisted he would serve wherever he is posted.[3]
- A new PAS face replacing the Maharani incumbent, Abdul Aziz Talib, in the 2026 Johor election.[1]
- Aged 60 and from Parit Bulat, Muar; married to Hjh Junaidah Sarlan, with nine children.[2]
- Holds a Qiraat specialisation degree from Al-Azhar University, Egypt, plus a Diploma of Education and a Master of Education (Curriculum & Instruction) from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia; an alumnus of Maahad Tahfiz Johor and SMA Ad-Diniah.[2]
- A former teacher at SMKA Maahad Muar and a senior lecturer at the Tun Hussein Onn teachers' college; also an adjunct lecturer at Open University Malaysia and Asia e University, and a haj and umrah guide.[2]
- Actively gives religious lectures at mosques and prayer halls; a judge for Quran recitation and memorisation competitions at district, state and national level; recipient of the IPTHO Excellent Lecturer Award (2011) and former head of its Academic Excellence Department (2018).[2]
- A PAS Muar area committee member (2017-2025), now deputy president of the PAS Muar area (since 2025) and the Muar parliamentary coordinator (since 2026).[2]
- 30 years old, raised in Muar, Johor; the youngest child of two former teachers[1]
- A Master's in International Relations and Diplomacy (UiTM Shah Alam, 2021-2023) and a Bachelor's in Corporate Administration (UiTM Seremban, 2018-2021)[1]
- Chief of staff and parliamentary liaison officer to Muar MP Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman, serving at the Muar Parliamentary Service Centre since 2018; also MUDA's Muar information chief and known as "Amir Jack".[2]
- Founder and President of Sahabat Muar (2018-2021), a rugby coach since 2018 and a delegate to the second cohort of the ASEAN Young Leaders (2024)[1]
- Active in volunteer work: a relief-packaging volunteer with the Malaysian Relief Agency and previously taught Rohingya refugee children with Human Aid Selangor.[3]
- Recipient of UiTM's 2018 Sports Personality award as a rugby player and a winner of CIMB Foundation's BeSmart financial-literacy programme (2020); a former president of UiTM's FSPPP postgraduate society.[3]
- Framed MUDA's local service record and the Syed Saddiq factor, as the Muar MP, as his main advantages.[4][5]
- Holds that Johor's development should not be concentrated in one area or controlled by particular lobbyists, while championing holistic human-capital development, public-education reform, dignified-wage jobs, inter-town public transport and residents' financial literacy[1]