Jefridin Atan
جفرالدين أتن | |
Member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly for Kukup | |
Assumed office 12 March 2022 | |
Preceded by | Mohd Othman Yusof (BN–UMNO) |
Majority | 8,201 (2022) |
Senator Elected by the Johor State Legislative Assembly | |
In office 13 September 2020 – 12 September 2023 Serving with Lim Pay Hen | |
Monarch | Abdullah |
Prime Minister | Muhyiddin Yassin (2020–2021) Ismail Sabri Yaakob (2021–2022) Anwar Ibrahim (2022–2023) |
Preceded by | Zahari Sarip |
Succeeded by | Abdul Halim Suleiman |
Personal details | |
Born | Pontian Kecil, Malaysian | 19 January 1968
Political party | United Malays National Organisation |
Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional |
Occupation | Politician |
Jefridin bin Atan (born 19 January 1968) is a
Malaysian politician who has served as Member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Kukup since March 2022.[1] He had served as a Senator from September 2020 to September 2023. He is a member and Division Chief of Tanjung Piai of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the Barisan Nasional
(BN) coalition.
Politics
He was the private secretary to the former Prime Minister, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi from 2001.[2] A member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), the major component of the Barisan Nasional (BN), he is also the incumbent party's Division Head of Tanjung Piai.[2][3]
During the
Malays.[4] However, the BN had finally chosen Wee Jeck Seng,[5] who later defeated the then ruling Pakatan Harapan (PH) candidate, Karmaine Sardini.[6]
On 13 September 2020, Jefridin was appointed as a Senator by the Johor State Legislative Assembly, after recommended by the Menteri Besar, Hasni Mohammad.[2][7] He was officially inaugurated 2 days later.[8]
On 12 March 2022, he won the Kukup seat of the Johor State Legislative Assembly.
Election results
Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballot cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2022 | N56 Kukup | Jefridin Atan (UMNO) | 11,640 | 60.37% | Mahahtir Iskandar Muhammad (BERSATU) | 3,439 | 17.84% | 19,282 | 8,201 | 55.69% | ||
Mohd Zaiful Bakri (PKR) | 3,276 | 16.99% | ||||||||||
Zamzam Hashim ( PEJUANG )
|
927 | 4.81% |
Honours
- Pahang :
- Knight Companion of the Order of the Crown of Pahang (DIMP) – Dato' (2006)
References
- ^ a b "Dashboard SPR". dashboard.spr.gov.my. Archived from the original on 2020-10-01. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
- ^ a b c "Johor assembly: Tanjung Piai Umno division chief Jefridin Atan appointed senator". 13 September 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^ "DUN Johor lulus Datuk Jefridin Atan sebagai senator". 13 September 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^ a b "UMNO mungkin bertanding PRK Tanjung Piai - Zahid". 5 October 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^ "Wee calon BN di PRK Tanjung Piai". 30 October 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^ "BN tawan semula Tanjung Piai". 16 November 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^ "Jefridin dilantik sebagai Ahli Dewan Negara". 13 September 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^ "Ketua Umno Tanjung Piai angkat sumpah sebagai ahli Dewan Negara". 15 September 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.