In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Mohamad Jan is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Muhammad Fawwaz. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.

Ustaz Muhammad Fawwaz bin Mohamad Jan is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Permatang Pauh since November 2022. He is a member and the Penang State Information Chief of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), a component party of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition. His victory in the 2022 general election was a significant upset, as he defeated the incumbent MP, Nurul Izzah Anwar, the daughter of Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim ending the family's 40-year hold on the parliamentary seat.[1] As MP for Permatang Pauh, he has been controversial, attempting to ban the sale of alcohol to non-Muslims at Sunway Carnival Mall and making seditious remarks on social media.[2][3] Additionally, he sparked outrage in Parliament by claiming that low-income students have ‘big appetite’ and are resorting to sugar dating.[4]

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2022 P044 Permatang Pauh Muhammad Fawwaz Mohamad Jan (PAS) 37,638 43.04% Nurul Izzah Anwar (PKR) 32,366 37.01% 87,448 5,272 81.59%
Mohd Zaidi Mohd Zaid (UMNO) 16,971 19.41%
Mohamad Nasir Osman (PUTRA) 473 0.54%
Penang State Legislative Assembly
Year Constituency Candidate Votes % Opponent(s) Votes % Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2018 N12 Penanti Muhammad Fawwaz Mohamad Jan (PAS) 4,791 26.20% Norlela Ariffin (PKR) 8,221 44.95% 18,526 2,944 86.40%
Suhaimi Sabudin (UMNO) 5,277 28.85%

Honours

References

  1. ^ Calon PRU Muhammad Fawwaz Mat Jan
  2. ^ "Permatang Pauh MP apologises over racist remarks posted online, blames it on admin".
  3. ^ "Permatang Pauh MP gets mixed reactions over alcohol sale objection".
  4. ^ "PAS MP claims B40 students moonlighting as 'sugar babies' to cover expenses".
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Fawwaz_Mohamad_Jan
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