Ab Halim Tamuri

Ab Halim bin Tamuri (born 9 October 1967) is a

In the 2023 Selangor state election, Ab Halim made his electoral debut after being nominated by PN to contest the Paya Jaras state seat. Ab Halim won the seat and was elected to the Selangor State Legislative Assembly as the Paya Jaras MLA for the first term after narrowly defeating Mohd Khairuddin Othman of Pakatan Harapan (PH) and independent candidate Nurhaslinda Basri by a majority of only 1,986 votes.^[3][4][5]

During the campaigning period, Ab Halim added that changes in the political landscape could not be bound by mere perception, but instead needed to be in line with the facts and to implement the needs and wishes of the people in accordance with the status quo. He said that with various social media platforms, voters especially young people, were more aware of political changes and they would demand changes as promised during the campaign. He urged politicians to be more mature and avoid building perceptions that would harm themselves when their statements were twisted by some parties. He stated that voters of the day were more intelligent in assessing whether the leader was capable of carrying out his responsibilities or just creating rhetoric to win the elections than in the past. He claimed that with the maturity and changes in the existing political landscape, it was not impossible for PN to bring changes to voters, especially in Paya Jaras with its previous record of achievements. Meanwhile, Ab Halim interpreted the seven-pillar manifesto of PN namely the 'Selangor Kita Bangkit' ('Selangor We Rise' in English) as comprehensive and inclusive of every levels of society, capable of leading Selangor towards better progress politically, economically and socially as well as ensuring the education as well as well-being of the B40 and M40 groups who were under economic pressure.^[6] In addition, Deputy Chairman of PN and President of PAS Abdul Hadi Awang described Ab Halim as a 'gift' to Paya Jaras. He supported the description by elaborating that Ab Halim had a record of outstanding achievements to be an elected representative and would be able to play a big role to help the Selangor state government if PN took over power and Selangor from PH. He called on Paya Jaras voters to accept the 'gift' and give support to Ab Halim for his victory in Paya Jaras.^[7]

Election results

Honours

•  Selangor :
  • Knight Companion of the Order of Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah (DSIS) – Dato' (2010)^[9]

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