Johor State Assembly · P162 Iskandar Puteri
Kota Iskandar
N49
Johor Election 2026 results
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BNIncumbent
State assemblyman for N49 Kota Iskandar since 2022, Pandak Ahmad of BN won the seat, Johor's largest electorate, by defeating Amanah's Dzulkefly Ahmad, and was previously Malaysia's youngest village head, appointed at age 26.
60 years old
PH
Licensed surveyor and former Amanah Johor deputy chairman (2015 to 2023), Dzulkefly Ahmad won Kota Iskandar in 2018 and served on the Johor State Executive Council with housing then communications portfolios; he is not the federal Health Minister who shares his name.
PN
A human resource graduate and tutor at Dream Big Tuition Centre, Gelang Patah since 2024, Anna Pravina Segaran stands for MIPP under Perikatan Nasional in her electoral debut.
50 years old
BERSAMA
A UTM-trained architect who has run his own firm, Arkitek Sahrudin Omar, since 2023, with project experience in Medini Iskandar and Kota Iskandar, standing for BERSAMA and describing himself as a former fence-sitter seeking corruption-free, efficient governance.
Background
- A Malay politician and member of UMNO under the Barisan Nasional coalition; the youngest village head (ketua kampung) in Malaysian history, appointed at age 26.[1][2]
- State assemblyman for N49 Kota Iskandar since 2022, after winning the seat with 23,133 votes (40.79%) and a 4,360 majority over Amanah's Dzulkefly Ahmad in Johor's largest electorate (about 132,000 voters).[1][3]
- Awarded the Darjah Pangkuan Seri Melaka (DPSM), carrying the Datuk title, in 2022, and a recipient of the Pingat Ibrahim Sultan (P.I.S) and Pingat Pangkuan Negara (P.P.N).[1][2]
- Deputy chief of the UMNO Iskandar Puteri division and Executive Secretary of UMNO Johor; former UMNO Youth chief for the Gelang Patah division (2000-2004).[1][2]
- Founder of Sg Melayu Eco Tourism and president of the Malaysia Handball Federation (MAHF).[2]
- As assemblyman, has pressed for fixes to severe traffic congestion around Kota Iskandar — urging JKR and Iskandar Puteri City Council to add lanes and deliver promised flyover and bypass works — and backed Nusa Bayu residents in demanding prior consultation on a data centre.[4][5]
- Argues developers should consult residents before siting projects near homes and that apartment projects must provide public facilities such as schools, mosques and clinics, while criticising foreign ownership and short-term rentals in service apartments.[5][4]
- Born on 1 August 1965 in Johor; a licensed surveyor with a property management degree from UTM and an MSc in Property Investment from City University, London.[1][2][3][4]
- A former lecturer at UTM Skudai and member of surveying professional bodies (RISM, MIEA, PEPS and IACVS); married with seven children.[4]
- Deputy chairman of Amanah Johor, 2015 to 2023.[1]
- Won Kota Iskandar in 2018 with 58.4% of the vote (33,455) and a majority of 14,543, and represented the seat from 2018 to 2022.[5][1]
- Appointed to the Johor State Executive Council in 2018, holding the housing and rural development portfolio (2018-2019) and later communications and multimedia (2019-2020).[1][2]
- Former Deputy Chairman of the Johor State Planning Committee (SPC) and KPRJ, and former chairman of the KPRJ Investment Committee, Digital Johor Sdn Bhd and MSC Cyberport Sdn Bhd.[4]
- A former member of the Companies Commission of Malaysia (SSM); Amanah's Iskandar Puteri area chief and Pakatan Harapan Iskandar Puteri chairman; an adviser to the Persatuan Wanita Prihatinan (PERWANIN) and the Kota Iskandar welfare body.[6]
- Not the same person as Dzulkefly Ahmad the federal Health Minister (the Kuala Selangor MP), who is a different individual.[1][7]
- MIPP candidate, a Perikatan Nasional component, for N49 Kota Iskandar; making her electoral debut.[1]
- A human resource graduate and educator based in Gelang Patah, Johor.[2]
- Holds a Bachelor of Human Resource Management (Hons) from Open University Malaysia and a Diploma in Human Resource Management from Kolej Yayasan Pelajaran Johor.[2]
- Works as a tutor at Dream Big Tuition Centre, Gelang Patah (2024-present) and was previously a student recruitment executive at MDIS Malaysia International College, Iskandar Puteri (2022-2023).[2]
Sahrudin OmarBERSAMA
- Aged 50; holds a Bachelor of Architecture from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia.[1]
- Owns and runs his own architecture firm.[1]
- A registered architect (Ar.), interior designer (IDr.) and professional technologist (Ts.); principal at Arkitek Sahrudin Omar.[2]
- Involved in development projects in Medini Iskandar and around Kota Iskandar.[1]
- Familiar with the challenges facing professionals and young people, including difficulty securing public-sector work and low pay.[1]
- Describes himself as a former fence-sitter who wants a corruption-free, efficiently run Malaysia.[1]
- Runs his own firm, Arkitek Sahrudin Omar (since 2023); attended Anwar Ibrahim's court proceedings in 1998 as a university student.[1]
- Publicly declared their assets on 23 June 2026; the full declaration is public.[3]