Syahredzan Johan

{{Short description|Malaysian politician and lawyer}}

{{Malay name|Syahredzan|Johan|note=on}}

{{Use Malaysian English|date=November 2022}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| honorific-prefix = Yang Berhormat Tuan

| name = Syahredzan Johan

| native_name = شهريزن جوهن

| native_name_lang =

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

| image = File:Syahredzan_Johan_pada_2023.jpg

| caption = Syahredzan in 2023

| constituency_MP = Bangi

| parliament = Malaysian

| term_start = 19 November 2022

| term_end =

| predecessor = Ong Kian Ming
(PHDAP)

| successor =

| majority = 69,701 (2022)

| office1 = National Vice Chairman of the
Democratic Action Party

| term_start1 = 16 March 2025

| term_end1 =

| alongside1 = Chong Chieng Jen, Teo Nie Ching, Ng Suee Lim & Arul Kumar Jambunathan

| 1blankname1 = Secretary-General

| 1namedata1 = Anthony Loke Siew Fook

| 2blankname1 = National Chairman

| 2namedata1 = Gobind Singh Deo

| office2 = State Political Education Director of the
Democratic Action Party of Selangor

| term_start2 = 10 November 2024

| term_end2 =

| 1blankname2 = Secretary-General

| 1namedata2 = Anthony Loke Siew Fook

| 2blankname2 = State Chairman

| 2namedata2 = Ng Sze Han

| predecessor2 = Tiew Way Keng

| successor2 =

| office3 = Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat

| subterm3 = 2022–

| suboffice3 = Pakatan Harapan

| birth_name = Syahredzan bin Johan

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|06|10|df=y}}

| birth_place = Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia

| death_date =

| death_place =

| residence =

| citizenship = Malaysian

| nationality = {{MAS}}

| party = Democratic Action Party (DAP)

| otherparty = Pakatan Harapan (PH)

| occupation = Politician

| profession = Lawyer

| parents = Johan Jaaffar (father)

| relations =

| spouse =

| children =

| website =

| footnotes =

| alma_mater = Cardiff University

}}

Syahredzan bin Johan (Jawi: شهريزن جوهن, born 10 June 1983) is a Malaysian politician and lawyer who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bangi since November 2022. He is a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition. He has also served as the National Vice Chairman of DAP since March 2025 and the State Political Education Director of DAP of Selangor since November 2024.{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2024/11/10/ng-sze-han-picked-as-new-selangor-dap-chairman|title=Ng Sze Han picked as new Selangor DAP chairman|website=The Star|date=10 November 2024|accessdate=12 November 2024}}

Early life

Syahredzan Johan was born in Petaling Jaya, Selangor on 10 June 1983, to Tan Sri Johan Jaaffar, former chairman of Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka (DBP).{{cite news |url-status=live |last1=Sani |first1=Ibrahim |title=Peguam Syahredzan Johan dilantik sebagai Setiausaha Politik Lim Kit Siang |url=https://www.astroawani.com/berita-politik/peguam-syahredzan-johan-dilantik-sebagai-setiausaha-politik-lim-kit-siang-177729 |access-date=29 July 2023 |work=Astro Awani |date=Jun 9, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221222071701/https://www.astroawani.com/berita-politik/peguam-syahredzan-johan-dilantik-sebagai-setiausaha-politik-lim-kit-siang-177729 |archive-date=Dec 22, 2022 |language=en}} Syahredzan graduated with a LL.B. degree from Cardiff University in 2005 before he was called to the Bar of England and Wales. He subsequently returned to Malaysia and read in the chambers of RamRais & Partners, and was admitted as an advocate and solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in October 2007.{{Cite web |title=Syahredzan Johan appointed Kit Siang's political secretary |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2018/06/09/syahredzan-johan-appointed-kit-siangs-political-secretary |access-date=2022-12-05 |website=The Star |language=en}}

Political career

File:Syahredzan Johan standing beside Chiong Yoke Kong.jpg to the Minister of Local Government Development Nga Kor Ming on a visit to Bandar Sungai Long Morning Market, Kajang, Selangor on 11 July 2023.|150px]]

He began his political career in 2018 after being appointed as political secretary to DAP veteran Lim Kit Siang. He was elected to Parliament in the 2022 general election for the Bangi seat after his predecessor Ong Kian Ming decided not to seek reelection as the Bangi MP.{{Cite web |last=Chin |first=Koyyi |title=Syahredzan Johan On The Life Lessons That Have Guided Him |url=https://www.tatlerasia.com/the-scene/people-parties/syahredzan-johan-tells-his-story-of-becoming-a-human-rights-lawyer-then-political-secretary |access-date=2022-11-28 |website=Tatler Asia |language=en}}

Personal life

Syahredzan is a supporter of English football club Everton.{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/syahredzan/status/1620082811368771585|title=x.com}}

Election results

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|+ Parliament of Malaysia

!|Year

!|Constituency

! colspan=2|Candidate

!|Votes

!|Pct

! colspan=2|Opponent(s)

!|Votes

!|Pct

!|Ballots cast

!|Majority

!|Turnout

rowspan=7|2022

| rowspan=7|P102 Bangi

| rowspan=7 {{Party shading/PH}} |

| rowspan=7|{{nowrap|Syahredzan Johan}} (DAP)

| rowspan=7 align=right|141,568

| rowspan=7 align=right|57.95%

| bgcolor={{party color|Perikatan Nasional}} |

| Muhammad Nazrul Hakim Md. Nazir (PAS)

| align="right" |71,867

| align="right" |29.42%

| rowspan=7|246,795

| rowspan=7|69,701

| rowspan=7|81.34%

{{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} |

| Hoh Hee Lee (MCA)

| align="right" |25,685

| align="right" |10.51%

bgcolor={{Party color|Homeland Fighter's Party}} |

| Annuar Salleh (PEJUANG)

| align="right" |3,148

| align="right" |1.29%

bgcolor={{Party color|Parti Rakyat Malaysia}} |

| Chee Chee Meng (PRM)

| align="right" |752

| align="right" |0.31%

{{Party shading/Independent}} |

| Jamal Hisham Hashim (IND)

| align="right" |676

| align="right" |0.28%

{{Party shading/Independent}} |

| Muhammad Fauzi Hasim (IND)

| align="right" |401

| align="right" |0.16%

{{Party shading/Independent}} |

| Suthan Mookaiah (IND)

| align="right" |194

| align="right" |0.08%

Honours

See also

References