Omar Jaafar

{{short description|Malaysian politician}}

{{Malay name|Omar|Jaafar}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| honorific-prefix = Yang Berbahagia Datuk Wira

| name = Omar Jaafar

| honorific-suffix = {{post-nominals|country=MYS|size=100%|DCSM}}

| native_name = عمر بن جعفر

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| birth_place = Malacca, Malaysia

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| order1 = 13th

| office1 = Speaker of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly

| governor1 = Mohd Khalil Yaakob

| 1blankname1 = Chief Minister

| 1namedata1 = Adly Zahari
Sulaiman Md Ali

| 2blankname1 = Deputy

| 2namedata1 = Wong Fort Pin

| constituency1 = Non-MLA (Pakatan Harapan)

| term_start1 = 19 July 2018

| term_end1 = 11 May 2020

| predecessor1 = Othman Muhamad

| successor1 = Ab Rauf Yusoh

| party = People's Justice Party (PKR)

| otherparty = Pakatan Harapan (PH)

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Datuk Wira Omar bin Jaafar is a Malaysian politician and former Speaker of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly.

Election results

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|+ Malacca State Legislative Assembly{{cite web|url=https://keputusan.spr.gov.my/|title=SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14|publisher=Election Commission of Malaysia|language=Malay|accessdate=17 May 2018|archive-date=13 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913134822/https://keputusan.spr.gov.my/|url-status=dead}} Percentage figures based on total turnout.{{cite news|url=https://election.thestar.com.my/|title=The Star Online GE14|newspaper=The Star|accessdate=24 May 2018|archive-date=24 April 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080424022113/https://election.thestar.com.my/|url-status=live}} Percentage figures based on total turnout.

!|Year

!|Constituency

!colspan=2|Candidate

!|Votes

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!colspan=2|Opponent(s)

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1999

|N21 Ayer Panas

|{{Party shading/Keadilan}} |

|Omar Jaafar (keADILan)

|align="right" |2,825

|37.48%

|{{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} |

| Chong Tam On (MCA)

|align="right" |4,713

|62.52%

|7,757

|1,888

|76.05%

Honours

  • {{Flag|Malacca}} :
  • 50px Knight Commander of the Exalted Order of Malacca (DCSM) – Datuk Wira (2018){{cite web|url=https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/447144|title=Rina heads list of 419 recipients of Malacca state awards|language=|work=Bernama|publisher=Malaysiakini|date=13 October 2018|accessdate=13 October 2018|archive-date=11 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211111131733/https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/447144|url-status=live}}

References