Back to Layang-LayangCandidate · Layang-Layang · N27 Facebook
Abd Mutalip Abd Rahim
Former 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.
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]