Zulkafperi Hanapi

{{Short description|Malaysian politician}}

{{Malay name|Zulkafperi|Hanapi|note=on}}

{{Infobox MP

| honorific_prefix = Yang Berhormat Captain (Rtd) Dato' Dr.

| name = Zulkafperi Hanapi

| honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|country=MYS|size=100%|DIMP|MP}}

| image =

| alt =

| caption =

| constituency_MP = Tanjong Karang

| parliament = Malaysian

| term_start = 19 November 2022

| term_end =

| predecessor = Noh Omar
(BNUMNO)

| successor =

| majority = 2,180 (2022)

| birth_name = Zulkafperi bin Hanapi

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1959|08|07|df=y}}

| birth_place = Raub, Pahang, Federation of Malaya

| death_date =

| party = Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU)
{{small|(until 2024)}}
Independent
{{small|(since 2024)}}

| otherparty = Perikatan Nasional (PN)
{{small|(2020–2024)}}

| native_name = {{lang|ms|{{Script|Arab|ذولكافڤري حنڤي}}}}

| office4 = Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat

| suboffice4 = Perikatan Nasional

| subterm4 = 2022–2024

| subterm5 = 2024–

| suboffice5 = Independent

}}

Zulkafperi bin Hanapi{{cite web|url=https://www.parlimen.gov.my/profile-ahli.html?uweb=dr&id=4134|title=YB Dato' Dr. Zulkafperi Bin Hanapi|website=www.parlimen.gov.my}} is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Member of Parliament for Tanjong Karang since November 2022. He was a member of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), a component party of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition. Currently, he is an independent politician since his BERSATU membership ended on 12 June 2024.{{cite web|url=https://pru.sinarharian.com.my/calon/4942/zulkaferi-hanapi|title=Calon PRU Zulkafperi Hanapi|website=pru.sinarharian.com.my}}

Political career

On 24 January 2024, Zulkafperi declared support for the government led by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, making him the sixth Opposition and PN MP to do so after Kuala Kangsar MP Iskandar Dzulkarnain Abdul Khalid, Labuan MP Suhaili Abdul Rahman, Gua Musang MP Mohd Azizi Abu Naim, Jeli MP Zahari Kechik and Bukit Gantang MP Syed Abu Hussin Hafiz.{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2024/01/24/tanjong-karang-mp-is-6th-bersatu-rep-to-announce-support-for-anwar|title=Tanjong Karang MP is 6th Bersatu rep to announce support for Anwar|website=www.thestar.com.my}}

Election results

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|+ Parliament of Malaysia{{cite web|url=https://election.thestar.com.my/ge14/selangor.html|title=The Star Online GE14 Selangor|work=The Star|access-date=6 October 2023}} Percentage figures based on total turnout.{{cite web|url=https://election.thestar.com.my/selangor.html|title=The Star Online GE15 Selangor|work=The Star|access-date=6 October 2023}} 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 |2018

| rowspan=6 |P095 Tanjong Karang

| rowspan=2 {{party shading/Keadilan}} |

| rowspan=2 | Zulkafperi Hanapi (BERSATU)

| rowspan=2 align="right" |15,626

| rowspan=2 |38.58%

|{{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} |

|Noh Omar (UMNO)

| align="right" |17,596

|43.45%

| rowspan=2|41,184

| rowspan=2|1,970

| rowspan=2|87.26%

{{party shading/PAS}} |

|Nor Az Azlan Ahmad (PAS)

| align="right" |7,276

|17.97%

rowspan=4 |2022

| rowspan=4 bgcolor={{Party color|Perikatan Nasional}} |

| rowspan=4 |{{nowrap|Zulkafperi Hanapi}} (BERSATU)

| rowspan=4 align="right" |18,054

| rowspan=4 |35.26%

|{{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} |

|Habibah Mohd Yusof (UMNO)

| align="right" |15,874

|31.00%

|rowspan=4|51,872

|rowspan=4|2,180

|rowspan=4|82.33%

bgcolor={{Party color|Malaysian United Democratic Alliance}} |

|Siti Rahayu Baharin (MUDA)

| align="right" |12,314

|24.05%

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

|Azlan Sani @ Cip Lando Zawawi (PEJUANG)

| align="right" |3,557

| align="right" |6.95%

{{party shading/Independent}} |

|Mohd Rosni Mastol (IND)

| align="right" |1,406

| align="right" |2.75%

Honours

See also

References