Johor State Assembly · P151 Simpang Renggam
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OfficialStrongholdLast updated 11 July at 10:24 pmFormer Chief Imam of Johor and Al-Azhar University graduate, Abd Mutalip Abd Rahim is the two-term Layang-Layang assemblyman who served as Johor's executive councillor for religious affairs from 2013 to 2018 and joined Bersatu (PN) in June 2026 after quitting UMNO.
32 years old
A special officer for Chinese affairs to Johor Menteri Besar Onn Hafiz Ghazi since May 2022, Chua Jian Boon serves on the MCA Kulai division committee and previously contested the Kulai parliamentary seat (P163) at GE15, losing to DAP.
40 years old
An engineer with a degree from Nottingham Trent University (2011), Guna Balakrishnan is a director of RG Bimtech Sdn Bhd and Punitha Enterprise, a NIOSH board member, and PKR's Tebrau deputy branch chief since 2025.
Background
- Layang-Layang assemblyman across two terms: 2013-2018 and 2022 to the present.[1]
- Johor executive councillor for religious affairs from 2013 to 2018.[1]
- Won Layang-Layang in 2022 with 55.0% of the vote (a 2,815 majority), defeating Maszlee Malik (PKR).[1]
- Quit UMNO and joined Bersatu on 25 June 2026 after BN reassigned the seat to MCA.[1]
- An Al-Azhar University (Egypt) graduate with a Master's in Usuluddin from Universiti Malaya; a former Chief Imam of Johor.[2]
- Aged 40; born in Johor Bahru.[1]
- Holds a Marine Electrical Engineering Certificate from the Institute of Technical Education (ITE), Singapore (2007) and an engineering degree from Nottingham Trent University, United Kingdom (2011).[1]
- Director of RG Bimtech Sdn Bhd and Punitha Enterprise; a former contracts manager at Xiao Li Engineering & Co Sdn Bhd (2023-2026).[1]
- A PKR activist since 2022 and a PKR deputy branch chief since 2025.[1]
- Besides an engineering degree from Nottingham Trent University (2011), holds a Technical Certification in Marine Electrical Engineering from the Institute of Technical Education Singapore (ITE) (2007); a board member of NIOSH and deputy chief of the Tebrau division.[2]