Mohd Suhaimi Abdullah
{{short description|Malaysian politician}}
{{Malay name|Mohd Suhaimi|Abdullah|note=on}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix = Yang Berhormat Dato'
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| honorific-suffix = {{post-nominals|country=MYS|size=100%|DSNS|JP|MP}}
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| constituency_MP = Langkawi
| parliament = Malaysian
| term_start = 19 November 2022
| term_end =
| majority = 13,518 (2022)
| predecessor = Mahathir Mohamad
(PH-BERSATU)
| successor =
| office1 = Senator
{{small|Elected by the
Kedah State Legislative Assembly}}
| term_start1 = 17 August 2017
| term_end1 = 16 August 2020
| monarch1 = Muhammad V
{{small|(2017–2019)}}
Abdullah
{{small|(2019–2020)}}
| primeminister1 = Najib Razak
{{small|(2017–2018)}}
Mahathir Mohamad
{{small|(2018–2020)}}
Muhyiddin Yassin
{{small|(2020)}}
| term_start2 = 30 May 2014
| term_end2 = 29 May 2017
| monarch2 = Abdul Halim
{{small|(2014–2016)}}
Muhammad V
{{small|(2016–2017)}}
| primeminister2 = Najib Razak
| office3 = Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat
| subterm3 = 2022–
| suboffice3 = Perikatan Nasional
| office4 = Faction represented in Dewan Negara
| subterm4 = 2014–2018
| suboffice4 = Barisan Nasional
| subterm5 = 2018–2020
| suboffice5 = Pakatan Harapan
| birth_name = Mohd Suhaimi bin Abdullah
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|7|15|df=y}}
| birth_place = Malaysia
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| party = United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
{{small|(–2018)}}
Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU)
{{small|(since 2018)}}
| otherparty = Barisan Nasional (BN)
{{small|(–2018)}}
Pakatan Harapan (PH)
{{small|(2018–2020)}}
Perikatan Nasional (PN)
{{small|(since 2020)}}
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| occupation = Politician
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| native_name = محمد سحيمي عبدالله
| predecessor1 = Saiful Izham Ramli
| predecessor2 = Muhamad Yusof Husin
| alongside2 =
Shahanim Mohamad Yusoff
| alongside1 =
Ananthan Somasundaram
| successor1 = Ahmad Saad @ Yahaya &
| successor2 = Himself
}}
Mohd Suhaimi bin Abdullah (born 15 July 1966) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Langkawi since November 2022. He served as the Senator from May 2014 to May 2017 and again from August 2017 to August 2020. 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 and was a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. He is the State Chairman of BERSATU of Kedah. On 28 November 2018, Mohd Suhaimi left UMNO for BERSATU.
Political career
=Senator (2014–2020)=
On 30 May 2014, Mohd Suhaimi was elected to the Parliament as the Senator representing Kedah for the first term after being nominated and approved by the Kedah State Legislative Assembly.{{efn|name=30May14|Took and subscribed the Oath on 30 May 2014 under S.O. 4(3). [http://www.parlimen.gov.my/files/hindex/pdf/DN-23062014.pdf Hansard - 30 May 2014]}}{{cite web|url=https://www.bharian.com.my/berita/wilayah/2017/08/312575/ananthan-dilantik-senator-mohd-suhaimi-dipilih-semula|title=Ananthan dilantik Senator, Mohd Suhaimi dipilih semula|website=www.bharian.com.my}}
On 15 August 2017, Mohd Suhaimi was reelected as Senator representing Kedah for the second term after being renominated and reapproved by the assembly.
=Member of Parliament (since 2022)=
In the 2022 general election, Mohd Suhaimi made his electoral debut after being nominated by PN to contest for the Langkawi federal seat. He won the seat and was elected to the Parliament as the Langkawi MP for the first term after defeating Armishah Siraj of BN, Zabidi Yahya of PH, former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad of the Homeland Fighters Party (PEJUANG) and independent candidate Abd Kadir Sainudin by a majority of 13,518 votes.{{Cite news |date=19 November 2022 |title=Malaysia ex-PM Mahathir loses seat in first election defeat in 53 years |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/malaysias-mahathir-fails-win-seat-general-election-2022-11-19/ |access-date=19 November 2022}}{{cite news |title=Mahathir Mohamad: Ex-Malaysia PM loses seat in shock defeat |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/11/19/mahathir-mohamad-ex-malaysia-pm-loses-seat-in-first-poll-defeat |access-date=19 November 2022 |work=Al Jazeera |date=19 November 2022}} As the elected MP for Langkawi, he was infamous for sexually insulting Seputeh MP Teresa Kok in parliament by inviting her to come to Langkawi without wearing anything.{{Cite news |title=Langkawi MP's sexist remark draws uproar in Dewan Rakyat |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2023/10/26/langkawi-mp039s-sexist-remark-draws-uproar-in-dewan-rakyat}}
Election results
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!Year !Constituency !colspan=2|Candidate !Votes !Pct !colspan=2|Opponent(s) !Votes !Pct !Ballots cast !Majority !Turnout |
rowspan=4|2022
| rowspan=4|P004 Langkawi | rowspan=4 bgcolor={{party color|Perikatan Nasional}} | | rowspan=4|{{nowrap|Mohd Suhaimi Abdullah}} (BERSATU) | rowspan=4 align=right|25,463 | rowspan=4|53.63% |{{party shading/Barisan Nasional}} | |Armishah Siraj (UMNO) |align=right|11,945 |25.16% |rowspan=4|48,123 |rowspan=4|13,518 |rowspan=4|71.10% |
{{party shading/PH}} |
|Zabidi Yahya (AMANAH) |align=right|5,417 |11.41% |
bgcolor={{party color|Homeland Fighter's Party}}|
| align=right|4,566 |align=right|9.62% |
{{party shading/Independent}} |
|Abd Kadir Sainudin (Independent) |align=right|89 |0.19% |
Honours
=Honours of Malaysia=
- {{flag|Malaysia}} :
- 50px Recipient of the 17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong Installation Medal (2024)
- {{Flag|Kedah}} :
- Justice of the Peace (JP) (2017){{cite web|url=https://govdocs.sinarproject.org/documents/state-governments/kedah/government-of-kedah-darul-aman-gazette/kdhgn10-01-y2017.pdf|title=SENARAI DARJAH KEHORMATAN SEMPENA ULANG TAHUN HARI KEPUTERAAN KEBAWAH DULI YANG MAHA MULIA TUANKU SULTAN NEGERI KEDAH DARUL AMAN TAHUN 2017|publisher=Warta Kerajaan Negeri Kedah|language=ms}}
- {{Flag|Negeri Sembilan}} :
- 50px Knight Companion of the Order of Loyalty to Negeri Sembilan (DSNS) – Dato' (1998)
Footnotes
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References
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Category:Malaysian politicians of Malay descent
Category:Malaysian United Indigenous Party politicians
Category:Former United Malays National Organisation politicians
Category:Members of the Dewan Negara
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