Johor State Assembly · P148 Ayer Hitam
Semarang
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Johor Election 2026 results
OfficialStrongholdLast updated 11 July at 10:20 pmStrongest recordPHRamli Abd Hamid10/25Electronics-engineering manager, farmers'-body rolesHow we scored →
66 years old
BNIncumbent
A five-term BN assemblyman for Semarang since 2004, Samsolbari Jamali has served as Deputy Speaker of the Johor State Legislative Assembly since April 2022 and leads the UMNO Ayer Hitam division.
64 years old
PH
An electronics manufacturing executive with career stints at Matsushita, Samsung and Panasonic Communication (2000-2020), Ramli Abd Hamid now heads the Johor Amanah agriculture and rural-development bureau.
38 years old
PN
A former work secretary to the late Datuk Osman Sapian, the 16th Johor Menteri Besar, Muhammad Syafiq Abdul Aziz holds a degree in Arabic Studies and Islamic Civilisation from UKM and contested the Ayer Hitam parliamentary seat on a Bersatu ticket at GE15.
Background
- Born 1 July 1960 in Batu Pahat, Johor; a graduate of Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) and a Datuk.[1]
- UMNO Ayer Hitam division chief.[1]
- Semarang assemblyman since March 2004, winning five consecutive state elections (2004, 2008, 2013, 2018, 2022).[1]
- Johor executive councillor for agriculture, agro-based industry and rural development from 2020 to 2022.[1]
- Deputy Speaker of the Johor State Legislative Assembly since April 2022.[1]
- Born 3 January 1962 in Parit Seri Mendapat, Parit Raja, Batu Pahat; married to Faridawati Murtais with six children; currently self-employed.[1]
- Holds a Diploma in Mechanical Manufacturing Engineering from UiTM; schooled at SMK Dato Sulaiman, Parit Sulong.[1]
- A long career in electronics manufacturing: Matsushita Micromotor (1990-1995), Samsung Electronic Device (1995-2000) and a factory-engineering management executive at Panasonic Communication (2000-2020).[1]
- An Amanah leader: chief of the Johor Amanah agriculture and rural-development bureau, deputy Amanah Kulai chief, and treasurer of the Johor Amanah communications bureau (2015-2019).[1]
- Active in farmers' organisations: deputy chairman of Geraktani Johor and a former special officer to the chairman of the Farmers' Organisation Authority (LPP) in 2020; a former UiTM Shah Alam student representative council president (1988-1990).[1]
- A former work secretary to the 16th Johor Menteri Besar, the late Datuk Osman Sapian.[1]
- Contested the Ayer Hitam parliamentary seat (P148) on a PN-Bersatu ticket at GE15 (2022), finishing third.[1]
- Born in Kampung Talang Bunut, Ayer Hitam, aged 38; holds a Bachelor in Arabic Studies and Islamic Civilisation from UKM and served on the UKM student representative council.[2]