Mohamad Fatmi Che Salleh
{{Short description|Malaysian politician}}
{{Malay name|Mohamad Fatmi|Che Salleh|note=on}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix = Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri
| name = Mohamad Fatmi Che Salleh
| honorific-suffix = {{post-nominals|country=MYS|size=100%|PSM|DJMK|DMSM|JP}}
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| birth_name = Mohamad Fatmi bin Che Salleh
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1957|4|12|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
| residence = Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia
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| citizenship = Malaysian
| office = Senator
{{small|Appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong}}
| term_start = 25 April 2022
| term_end = 24 April 2025
| monarch = Abdullah
{{small|(2022–2024)}}
Ibrahim
{{small|(2024-)}}
| primeminister = Ismail Sabri Yaakob
{{small|(2022)}}
Anwar Ibrahim
{{small|(2022–present)}}
| relations =
| spouse = Hajjah Norsiah Haji Musa
| children = 6 (Including Fikhran Hamshi Mohamad Fatmi)
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| native_name = {{lang|ms|{{Script|Arab|محمد فطمي چئ صالح}}}}
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Mohamad Fatmi bin Che Salleh (born 12 April 1957) is a Malaysian politician and was one of the longest serving Political Secretary to Najib Razak, former Prime Minister of Malaysia.{{cite web|url=http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2004/6/24/nation/8290022&sec=nation |title=Nation | The Star Online |publisher=Thestar.com.my |date= |accessdate=2013-04-08}} He is a member of United Malays National Organisation (UMNO); a component party of Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.
Mohamad Fatmi had contested but lost twice in both the 2008 general election and the 2013 general election for the Kota Bharu parliamentary seat.{{cite web|url=http://thestar.com.my/election/results/03/03p.html |title=The Star Online: Election 2008 : Malaysia Decides 2008 |publisher=Thestar.com.my |date= |accessdate=2013-04-08}} He had also earlier lost contesting the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly seat of Tanjong Mas in the 1995 general election.
Education
He graduated from Tulane University, New Orleans Louisiana, USA with Master Of Business Administration (MBA) Finance in 1981 and hold Bachelor Of Science (BSc) Marketing from Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Illinois USA in 1979.
Mix Parentage
Mohamad Fatmi came from a lineage of Chinese-Muslim. His great-great grandfather (Abdul Halim) came from China as a boy and was adopted by the Sultan of Kelantan. His great-great grandfather then was sent to Mecca to study the religion of Islam and came back as a religious scholar. He is well accepted among the Chinese and Malay community in Kelantan because of his well mannered persona.{{cite web|author=Royce Cheah |url=http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/3/5/nation/20525071&sec=nation |title=Fatmi is proud of Chinese heritage - Nation | The Star Online |publisher=Thestar.com.my |date= |accessdate=2013-04-08}}
Accompanying the Sultan of Kelantan
Mohamad Fatmi was one of the entourage for the Sultan of Kelantan during the Sultan's pilgrimage to the Holy Land Mecca from 10 November 2010 to 23 November 2010. Others in the entourage was the Menteri Minister of Kelantan Dato' Haji Tuan Guru Nik Aziz Nik Mat and Minister of International Trade and Industry Dato' Sri Mustapa Mohamed.{{citation needed|date=March 2019}}
Kota Bharu UMNO Division
Mohamad Fatmi was elected as the new UMNO Chief for the Kota Bharu Division. Previously the post was held by the infamous ex-UMNO De facto Law Minister and also ex-Pakatan Rakyat member, Datuk Seri Zaid Ibrahim.{{cite web|url=http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/11/3/nation/2442003&sec=nation |title=Two new faces head Umno divisions in Kelantan - Nation | The Star Online |publisher=Thestar.com.my |date= |accessdate=2013-04-08}}
Election results
| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em ; font-size:95%"
|+ Kelantan State Legislative Assembly{{cite web|url=http://semak.spr.gov.my/spr/laporan/5_KedudukanAkhir.php|title=Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri|publisher=Election Commission of Malaysia|language=Malay|accessdate=4 February 2017}} Percentage figures based on total turnout. !|Year !|Constituency !colspan=2|Candidate !|Votes !|Pct !colspan=2|Opponent(s) !|Votes !|Pct !|Ballots cast !|Majority !|Turnout |
| rowspan=2|1995
|rowspan=3|N07 Tanjong Mas |rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} | |rowspan=2|{{nowrap|Mohamad Fatmi Che Salleh}} (UMNO) |rowspan=2 align="right" |4,228 |rowspan=2|30.76% |{{Party shading/PAS}} | |{{nowrap|Wan Abdul Rahim Wan Abdullah}} (PAS) |align="right" |9,213 |67.02% |rowspan=2|13,746 |rowspan=2|4,985 |rowspan=2|71.77% |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Homeland Human's Wellbeing Party}}" |
| Ramli Sulaiman (AKIM) | align="right" | 57 | align="right" | 0.41% |
Honours
=Honours of Malaysia=
- {{Flag|Malaysia}} :
- 50px Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (PSM) – Tan Sri (2016){{cite web
|url=http://www.istiadat.gov.my/index.php/component/semakanlantikanskp/|title=Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat}}
- 50px Recipient of the 17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong Installation Medal (2024)
- {{Flag|Kedah}} :
- Justice of the Peace (JP) (2005){{cite web|url=https://govdocs.sinarproject.org/documents/state-governments/kedah/government-of-kedah-darul-aman-gazette/kgn015-01-y2005.pdf|title=SENARAI KEHORMATAN HARI KEPUTERAAN KEBAWAH DULI YANG MAHA MULIA SULTAN NEGERI KEDAH DARUL AMAN TAHUN 2005|language=ms|publisher=Warta Kerajaan Negeri Kedah}}
- {{Flag|Kelantan}} :
- 50px Knight Commander of the Order of the Life of the Crown of Kelantan (DJMK) – Dato' (2006){{cite web|url=http://thestar.com.my/news/list.asp?file=/2006/3/30/nation/13812646&sec=nation|title=Abdullah heads honours list|work=The Star (Malaysia)|access-date=19 June 2024|archive-date=16 July 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080716211731/http://thestar.com.my/news/list.asp?file=/2006/3/30/nation/13812646&sec=nation}}
- {{Flag|Malacca}} :
- 50px Companion Class I of the Exalted Order of Malacca (DMSM) – Datuk (1994){{cite web
|url=http://www.istiadat.gov.my/index.php/component/semakanlantikanskp/|title=Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat}}
References
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Category:People from Kota Bharu
Category:Malaysian politicians of Malay descent
Category:Malaysian politicians of Chinese descent
Category:United Malays National Organisation politicians
Category:Commanders of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia