Honorific-Prefix: | Ustaz |
Mohd Firdaus Jaafar | |
Birth Date: | 1974 3, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Kedah, Malaysia |
Constituency Mp: | Jerai |
Parliament: | Malaysian |
Term Start: | 8 March 2008 |
Term End: | 5 May 2013 |
Majority: | 2,299 (2008) |
Predecessor: | Badruddin Amiruldin (BN–UMNO) |
Successor: | Jamil Khir Baharom (BN–UMNO) |
Party: | Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) (until 2016) Parti Amanah Negara (AMANAH) (2016 - present) |
Otherparty: | Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (2008-2015) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (2016-present) |
Occupation: | Politician, Ustaz |
Spouse: | 1. Kasmuri Jaafar 2. Nurul Huda Arshad (divorced) 3. Siti Balkis Husain |
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Native Name: | Malay: {{Script|Arab|محمد فردوس جعفر |
Mohd Firdaus Jaafar (born 15 March 1974) is a Malaysian politician of Parti Amanah Negara (AMANAH), a component party of Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition. He was the Member of Parliament of Malaysia for the Jerai constituency in Kedah for one term from 2008 to 2013. He was a member of Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) before joining AMANAH in 2016. Firdaus was elected to the Jerai seat in the 2008 election, defeating incumbent Badruddin Amiruldin of the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.[1] Prior to the election, Firdaus was a religious teacher (ms|[[Ustad|Ustaz]]).[2] He was defeated in the 2013 election by BN's Jamil Khir Baharom.
Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | |||||
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2008 | P012 Jerai | (PAS) | 26,510 | 52.27% | Badruddin Amiruldin (UMNO) | 24,211 | 47.73% | 51,913 | 2,299 | 78.97% | ||||
2013 | Mohd Firdaus Jaafar (PAS) | 31,233 | 49.06% | (UMNO) | 32,429 | 50.94% | 64,778 | 1,196 | 87.06% |
Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||||
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2018 | N18 Tokai | Mohd Firdaus Jaafar (AMANAH) | 6,632 | 21.97% | (PAS) | 15,941 | 52.33% | 30,895 | 8,049 | 85.19% | |||
Fatahi Omar (UMNO) | 7,892 | 25.91% |