Johor State Assembly · P146 Muar
Sungai Balang
N16
Johor Election 2026 results
OfficialStrongholdLast updated 11 July at 11:16 pmStrongest recordPHAyna Soraya Badaruddin10/25Maritime engineer, marine-services MD, ex-PETRONASHow we scored →
BNIncumbent
A former teacher known as "Cikgu Selamat", Selamat Takim has held the Sungai Balang seat for BN (UMNO) since winning it in 2022 with 45.57% of the vote and a majority of 2,293.
31 years old
PH
A maritime engineer with a degree from the University of Southampton (2017), she is managing director of Akak Kapal Marine Service and deputy chief of Srikandi Keadilan Malaysia, and a PKR candidate.
PN
An ustaz and director of the Johor Department of Arts, Culture and Sport (DACS), Mohammad Amin Sailan stands on a PAS ticket within Perikatan Nasional, one of 11 PAS candidates in Johor.
Background
- The sitting Sungai Balang assemblyman, widely known as "Cikgu Selamat" for his teaching background.[1]
- Won Sungai Balang in 2022 with 45.57% of the vote (8,294 votes) and a slim 2,293 majority.[1]
- Bears the title Haji and is known for working the ground across every corner of the Sungai Balang area throughout his service.[2]
- Sungai Balang is a BN stronghold the coalition has never lost; at GE14, BN held it by a majority of just 174 votes.[3]
- Aged 31; born in Kluang, Johor; holds a degree in maritime engineering from the University of Southampton and a diploma in shipping management from the Netherlands Maritime Institute of Technology.[1]
- A former corporate legal services executive at PETRONAS Carigali, later in the marine logistics sector.[1]
- Deputy chief of Keadilan's women's wing (Srikandi) and a member of the PKR Johor state leadership council.[1]
- Born in Kluang, Johor; besides a maritime-engineering degree from the University of Southampton (2017), holds a Diploma in Shipping Management from the Netherlands Maritime Institute of Technology (2015), and is managing director of Akak Kapal Marine Service and deputy chief of Srikandi Malaysia.[2]