Johor State Assembly · P149 Sri Gading
Parit Yaani
N21
Johor Election 2026 results
OfficialHot seatFlippedLast updated 11 July at 10:49 pmStrongest recordBNMohamad Najib Samuri12/25Incumbent; businessman with heavy welfare workHow we scored →
44 years old
BNIncumbent
A property and investment businessman serving as UMNO Sri Gading Division deputy chief, Mohamad Najib Samuri has held Parit Yaani for BN since 2022 and launched the "Najib Samuri (NS)" resident-feedback app in 2025.
PH
An electrical engineering diploma holder from UiTM and a Parit Yaani local, Md Ezam Md Taslim served as special officer to the seat's assemblyman from 2015 to 2022 and has since served the Sri Gading MP; he stands for Amanah (PH).
Background
- Born 7 June 1982 in Johor; ethnic Malay.[1]
- A businessman in investment and property, and a member of UMNO under the Barisan Nasional coalition.[1][2]
- Deputy Chief of the UMNO Sri Gading Division and treasurer of Barisan Nasional Youth, Johor.[3][2]
- Parit Yaani assemblyman since 12 March 2022, having won the seat in 2022 with a 294-vote majority (9,070 votes), defeating PH Johor chairman Aminolhuda Hassan.[4][5][1]
- Awarded the National Youth Award (2011) and the Darjah Pangkuan Seri Melaka (D.P.S.M.) in 2019.[2][1]
- As assemblyman, delivered local infrastructure across Parit Yaani — road and junction upgrades (Tongkang Pechah, Jalan Bindu), new schools, a mosque, public field, hall and market, and LED town lighting.[6]
- Champions multiracial unity through events "regardless of ethnicity, religion or affiliation", such as the Simfoni Kongsi Raya gathering that drew over 3,000 in 2026, and runs welfare and cost-of-living programmes (e.g. Jualan Kasih Johor) alongside the "Najib Samuri (NS)" app launched in 2025 to handle residents' feedback.[7][8][9]
- A 49-year-old local candidate holding a Diploma in Electrical Engineering from UiTM.[1]
- A new face; Parit Yaani was previously won by Amanah's Aminolhuda Hassan in 2013 and 2018.[2]
- Special officer to the Parit Yaani assemblyman (2015-2022) and to the Sri Gading MP since 2022.[1]
- Pledges to strengthen economic and infrastructure development for Parit Yaani, campaigning on the motto "Rahmah untuk semua" (Compassion for all).[1]