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Fairul Nizam Roslan

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Fairul Nizam Roslan
فائِر النظام رسلان
Member of the
Malacca State Executive Council
Assumed office
5 April 2023
(Science, Technology, Innovation
and Digital Communications)
GovernorMohd Ali Rustam
Chief MinisterAb Rauf Yusoh
DeputyMohd Noor Helmy Abdul Halem
Preceded byRais Yasin
(Science, Technology and Innovation)
Portfolio established
(Digital Communications)
ConstituencyAsahan
Member of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly
for Asahan
Assumed office
20 November 2021
Preceded byAbdul Ghafar Atan
(BNUMNO)
Majority2,993 (2021)
Faction represented in Malacca State Legislative Assembly
2021–Barisan Nasional
Personal details
Born (1978-08-02) 2 August 1978 (age 46)
Malacca, Malaysia
Political partyUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political
affiliations
Barisan Nasional (BN)
OccupationPolitician
NicknameAlong

Fairul Nizam bin Roslan (born 2 August 1978), familiarly known as Along,[1] is a Malaysian politician who has served as a Member of the Malacca State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Barisan Nasional (BN) state administration under Chief Minister Ab Rauf Yusoh since April 2023 and Member of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Asahan since November 2021. He is a member and the Division Chief Alor Gajah of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the BN coalition. He was also the State Youth Chief of UMNO of Malacca.

Political career

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Fairul Nizam was elected to the Malacca State Legislative Assembly in the 2021 Melaka state election on 20 November 2021, winning the seat of Asahan from Abdul Ghafar Atan also of the BN coalition who was retiring as an MLA and defeating Idris Haron, the former Chief Minister of Malacca and the Pakatan Harapan (PH) candidate for the seat.[2] He was later appointed as Malacca State EXCO in charge of Science, Technology, Innovation and Digital Communications by the 13th Chief Minister Ab Rauf on 5 April 2023.[3]

Election results

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Malacca State Legislative Assembly[4]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2021 N10 Asahan Fairul Nizam Roslan (UMNO) 5,659 65.77% Idris Haron (PKR) 2,666 30.99% 8,604 2,993 65.18%
Dhanesh Basil (BERSATU) 1,364 15.83%
Mohd Akhir Ayob (IND) 136 1.58%
Azmar Ab Hamid (IND) 99 1.15%
Mohd Noor Salleh (IND) 44 0.51%

Honours

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References

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  1. ^ "Fairul Nizam bin Roslan". Sinar Harian (in Malay). Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Unofficial: Idris Haron loses to BN candidate in Asahan". Astro Awani. 20 November 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Three new faces among Melaka exco line-up". The Star. 5 April 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  4. ^ "N.10 ASAHAN". SPR Dashboard. 7 November 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Senarai Penerima Pingat Pangkuan Negara Tahun 2021" (PDF). www.istiadat.gov.my.
  6. ^ "AB Rauf heads Melaka honours list". New Straits Times. 24 August 2023.