Puteri Wangsa

• Aged 42; a Chartered Certified Accountant (ACCA) with experience in corporate management and social services[1]
• Former Pasir Gudang City Council councillor and a Johor Bahru City Council (MBJB) councillor[1][2]
• As an MBJB councillor, lodged a police report in May 2026 pressing for an investigation under the Animal Welfare Act 2015 over a stray dog run over in Puteri Wangsa, and raised concerns over the readiness of feeder transport for the Johor Bahru-Singapore RTS and the E-ART project[2][3]
• Campaign priorities include traffic improvement and community development, safer neighbourhoods, job creation and entrepreneurship, healthcare access, and balanced development of older and newer areas, pledging a more livable, safer and more prosperous Puteri Wangsa that leaves no community behind[1]
• Publicly endorsed by MCA president Wee Ka Siong, who described her as a young, professionally qualified woman candidate and an MBJB councillor always on call to hear residents' concerns[4]

• Born in Johor Bahru, Johor; of Malay, Hakka Chinese and Bugis descent and fluent in six languages: Malay, Arabic, English, French, German and Mandarin[1]
• Holds a PhD in Political Science and Governance from Durham University (2011), a Master's and Bachelor's in Syariah, and is a professor at University of Cyberjaya (2023)[2]
• Former Minister of Education and former Member of Parliament for Simpang Renggam (2018-2022)[2][1]
• Former president of the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) in 2018 and chairman of the International Institute of Advanced Islamic Studies (IAIS) since 2023[1]
• A PKR Central Leadership Council (MPP) member, head of the party's International Relations Bureau and head of the Simpang Renggam branch[2]
• As minister, launched a free primary-school breakfast programme for up to 2.7 million pupils, abolished exams for Year 1 to 3, completed upgrades for 90% of dilapidated schools nationwide and cut teachers' clerical workload[1]
• The introduction of Jawi script in vernacular schools during his tenure drew protests from parts of the Chinese and Indian communities, and he backed the 90% Bumiputera matriculation quota[1]
• Resigned as Education Minister in January 2020 at the Prime Minister's request[3][1]
• Born in Johor Bahru and aged 51; holds a PhD in Political Science and Governance from Durham University (2011), a Master of Syariah from Universiti Malaya (2004) and a Bachelor of Syariah from Al-Bayt University (1999); appointed a Professor at the University of Cyberjaya in 2023.[4]
• Before entering politics, served as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at IIUM's Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences (2000-2018), a Senior Fellow at IDEAS (2014-2015) and a Visiting Fellow at the ISEAS Yusof Ishak Institute in Singapore, and has authored more than 60 books; born on 19 December 1974.[5]
• As the Puteri Wangsa candidate, he highlights traffic congestion and road conditions, community and workplace childcare facilities, and efforts to reduce school dropout rates in low-cost housing areas.[6]

• Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in International and Strategic Studies, University of Malaya (UM)[1]
• Deputy Treasurer-General of MUDA, Chief of Staff to its president and a Central Executive Committee (CEC) member[2]
• Head of the Puteri Wangsa service centre, having served the constituency for four years[2][3]
• Built TEROKA, a MUDA leadership programme, and led initiatives on climate action, institutional reform, youth political participation and justice for industrial trainees[4]
• Drew national attention in 2023 advocating for intern welfare and fair pay[5]
• Leads MUDA's "Women in Power" initiative and was named one of Wiki Impact's Top 100 Changemakers 2024; also selected for the International Young Leaders Programme.[6]
• Committed to making Puteri Wangsa a model progressive, sustainable constituency driven by the people's voice, especially young people[4]

• Aged 35; holds a diploma in Software Engineering from Cosmopoint College of Technology and is pursuing an MBA at Universiti Geomatika Malaysia.[1]
• Has worked in oil and gas coating and painting inspection since 2009, on offshore, onshore and refinery projects in Malaysia and Singapore.[1]
• An AMPP Senior Certified Coatings Inspector, also holding SSPC PCI (Levels 1 to 3) and NACE Coating Inspector certifications.[2]
• Has served with Sembawang Shipyard, MMHE, Modec, Toyo Engineering, Maire Tecnimont, FMC Technologies/TechnipFMC, Seatrium and Petrofac.[1]
• Now a Senior QC Inspector with Larsen & Toubro from December 2025.[2]
• Former Tebrau area head of the Johor Paarvai association, an NGO active on education issues.[1]
• Project highlights include leading coating QA/QC for the Petrofac TenneT 2GW IRJV Alpha project with zero non-conformances at client audits, and introducing more efficient paint-material tracking at the HQSM Tanjung Bin plant that cut reported wastage by about 15%.[2]
• Active in educational welfare work as the Tebrau regional head of the Paarvai Kalvi Kalagam NGO (Paarvai Association of Johor).[1]
• Publicly declared their assets on 23 June 2026; the full declaration is public.[3]

• Aged 49; an independent candidate.[1]
• Chose the key as his symbol, urging Johoreans not to over-rely on national parties and to press for funding autonomy to be returned to the state.[1]
• A businessman; he makes recurring flooding and water supply in Puteri Wangsa his priorities and wants to secure federal allocations to fix them. He says the key symbol stands for self-ownership and opening the door to change.[2]
• Chinese name 王伟祥.[3]

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• At GE14 (2018), he pledged on social media to abolish the Simpang Renggam toll if PH won, even challenging residents to hold him to it; the toll remained throughout his term as MP, and the unfulfilled promise is repeatedly raised by voters, including in 2026.[7][8]

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