Mohd Rafiq Mohd Abdullah
{{short description|Malaysian politician}}
{{Malay name|Mohd Rafiq|Mohd Abdullah|note=on}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix = Yang Berhormat Tuan
| name = Mohd Rafiq Mohd Abdullah
| honorific-suffix = {{post-nominals|country=MYS|size=100%|BCM|MLA (Selangor)}}
| native_name =
| native_name_lang =
| constituency_AM = Kuang
| assembly = Selangor State Legislative
| term_start = 12 August 2023
| term_end =
| predecessor = Sallehudin Amiruddin
(PH–BERSATU)
| successor =
| majority = 4,875 (2023)
| office1 = Member of the Supreme Council
of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party
| term_start1 = 23 August 2020
| term_end1 =
| president1 = Muhyiddin Yassin
| office2 = Division Chief of the
Malaysian United Indigenous Party
of Sungai Buloh
| term_start2 = 12 October 2018
| term_end2 =
| 1blankname2 = Chairman
| 1namedata2 = Mahathir Mohamad
{{small|(2018–2020)}}
Muhyiddin Yassin
{{small|(Acting, 24 February–23 August 2020)}}
| president2 = Muhyiddin Yassin
| predecessor2 = Zulkafperi Hanapi
| successor2 =
| birth_name = Mohd Rafiq bin Mohd Abdullah
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|08|07|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
| residence =
| death_date =
| death_place =
| citizenship = Malaysian
| party = Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU)
| otherparty = Pakatan Harapan (PH)
{{small|(–2020)}}
Perikatan Nasional (PN)
{{small|(since 2020)}}
| occupation = Politician
| profession =
| education =
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Mohd Rafiq bin Mohd Abdullah is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Kuang since August 2023. He is a member of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), a component party of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) and formerly Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalitions. He has served as Member of the Supreme Council of BERSATU since August 2020 and Division Chief of BERSATU of Sungai Buloh since October 2018.{{cite web|url=https://dewan.selangor.gov.my/adun/profile/n13/|title=Y.B. Tuan Mohd Rafiq Bin Mohd Abdullah|website=Dewan Negeri Selangor|accessdate=29 January 2024}}
Political career
= Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly (since 2023) =
== 2023 Selangor state election ==
In the 2023 Selangor state election, Mohd Rafiq made his electoral debut after being nominated by PN to contest the Kuang state seat. Mohd Rafiq won the seat and was elected to the Selangor State Legislative Assembly as the Kuang MLA for the first term after defeating Hasnal Rezua Merican Habib Merican of Barisan Nasional (BN) and independent candidate Sallehudin Amiruddin who was defending the seat by a majority of 4,875 votes.{{cite web|url=https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2023/08/942255/selangor-polls-official-results|title=Selangor polls: Official Results|website=New Straits Times|date=13 August 2023|accessdate=29 January 2024}}
On 19 August 2023, Mohd Rafiq, as the Kuang MLA, characterised that a government is the government that acts fairly towards all the elected representatives. He attributed the excessive politicking in Malaysia to the issue of unfair government allocations given to the elected representatives and highlighted that fair government allocations would be able to solve the political problems. He further said that it was hard for the elected representatives to serve the people without enough allocations where there was a double standard in the issue. He also called for an end to the politics of revenge where the opposition elected representatives were not given government allocations and the people were victimised. Furthermore, he pointed out that there were government allocations but were not given to the elected representatives but the coordinators to carry out activities. Moreover, he revealed that the salaries of the opposition elected representatives went to help the people but they were far from enough and the elected representatives were forced to find other financial sources. Furthermore, he stated that the 22 opposition Selangor MLAs would voice loud and clear opposition in the state legislative assembly if the fair government allocations were not given to the opposition MLAs.{{cite web|url=https://malaysiagazette.com/2023/08/19/beri-peruntukan-sama-adil-selesai-masalah-politik-negara-rafiq/|title=Beri peruntukan sama adil selesai masalah politik negara – Rafiq|website=MalaysiaGazette|date=19 August 2023|accessdate=29 January 2024|language=ms}}
Election results
| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em ; font-size:95%"
|+Selangor State Legislative Assembly{{Cite web|url=https://pru.astroawani.com/prn|title=Keputusan Pilihan Raya Negeri Selangor ke-15|accessdate=29 January 2024}} !|Year !|Constituency ! colspan=2|Candidate !|Votes !|Pct ! colspan=2|Opponent(s) !|Votes !|Pct !|Ballots cast !|Majority !|Turnout |
| rowspan=2|2023
|rowspan=2|N13 Kuang |rowspan=2 bgcolor="{{Party color|Perikatan Nasional}} | |rowspan=2|{{nowrap|Mohd Rafiq Mohd Abdullah}} (BERSATU) |rowspan=2 align=right|18,494 |rowspan=2|55.37% |{{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} | |Hasnal Rezua Merican Habib Merican (UMNO) | align=right|13,619 |40.78% |rowspan=2|33,400 |rowspan=2|4,875 |rowspan=2|73.24% |
| {{Party shading/Independent}} |
|Sallehudin Amiruddin (IND) |align=right|1,287 |align=right|3.85% |
Honours
- {{Flag|Malacca}} :
- 50px Recipient of the Distinguished Service Star (BCM) (2019){{cite web|url=https://govdocs.sinarproject.org/documents/state-governments/melaka/government-of-malacca-gazette/melgn1y2020.pdf|title=SENARAI PENGANUGERAHAN DARJAH, TAULIAH, BINTANG DAN PINGAT KEBESARAN NEGERI MELAKA TAHUN 2019|publisher=Warta Kerajaan Negeri Melaka|language=ms}}
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Category:Malaysian United Indigenous Party politicians
Category:Members of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly