Nurulhisham Yaakob
Nurulhisham Yaakob | |
|---|---|
| نور الهشام بن يعقوب | |
| Member of the Perlis State Executive Council | |
| In office 13 June 2018 – 22 November 2022 (Agriculture, Agro-based Industry, Plantation Industries, Commodities, Integrated Enforcement Coordination and Public Complaints) | |
| Monarch | Sirajuddin |
| Menteri Besar | Azlan Man |
| Preceded by | Ahmad Bakri Ali (Agriculture, Agro-based Industry, Plantation Industries and Commodities) Mat Rawi Kassim (Public Complaints) Portfolio established (Integrated Enforcement Coordination) |
| Succeeded by | Razali Saad (Agriculture, Agro-based Industry, Plantation Industries and Commodities) Izizam Ibrahim (Integrated Enforcement Coordination and Public Complaints) |
| Constituency | Simpang Empat |
| In office 12 May 2017 – 24 May 2018 (Public Facilities, Infrastructure, Rural Development, Poverty Eradication and Health) | |
| Monarch | Sirajuddin |
| Menteri Besar | Azlan Man |
| Preceded by | Jafperi Othman |
| Succeeded by | Hamizan Hassan (Public Facilities and Infrastructure) Asmaiza Ahmad (Rural Development and Poverty Eradication) Teh Chai Aan (Health) |
| Constituency | Simpang Empat |
| Member of the Perlis State Legislative Assembly for Simpang Empat | |
| In office 5 May 2013 – 19 November 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Rus'sele Eizan (PR–PAS) |
| Succeeded by | Razali Saad (PN–PAS) |
| Majority | 85 (2013) 82 (2018) |
| Faction represented in Perlis State Legislative Assembly | |
| 2013–2022 | Barisan Nasional |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Nurulhisham bin Yaakob Perlis, Malaysia |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) |
| Occupation | Politician |
Nurulhisham bin Yaakob is a Malaysian politician who served as Member of the Perlis State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Barisan Nasional (BN) state administration under former Menteri Besar Azlan Man from May 2017 to May 2018 for the first term and from June 2018 to the collapse of the BN state administration in November 2022 for the second term, as well as Member of the Perlis State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Simpang Empat from May 2013 to November 2022. He is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the BN coalition.
Political career
[edit]Member of the Perlis State Executive Council (2017–2022)
[edit]On 12 May 2017, Nurulhisham was appointed as the Perlis State EXCO Member for the first term in charge of Public Facilities, Infrastructure, Rural Development, Poverty Eradication and Health by Menteri Besar Azlan to replace Jafperi Othman.[1]
On 13 June 2018, Nurulhisham was reappointed as the Perlis State EXCO Member for the second term in charge of Agriculture, Agro-based Industry, Plantation Industries, Commodities, Integrated Enforcement Coordination and Public Complaints by Menteri Besar Azlan.
On 22 November 2022, Nurulhisham lost his position after the BN state administration collapsed following the huge defeat of BN in the 2022 Perlis state election that wiped BN out of the assembly.
Member of the Perlis State Legislative Assembly (2013–2022)
[edit]2013 Perlis state election
[edit]In the 2013 Perlis state election, Nurulhisham made his electoral debut after being nominated by BN to contest for the Simpang Empat state seat. He won the seat and was elected into the Perlis State Legislative Assembly as the Simpang Empat MLA for the first term after narrowly defeating Rus'sele Eizan of Pakatan Rakyat (PR) by a majority of only 85 votes.
2018 Perlis state election
[edit]In the 2018 Perlis state election, Nurulhisham was renominated by BN to defend the Simpang Empat seat. He defended the seat and was reelected as the Simpang Empat MLA for the second term after again narrowly defeating Rus'sele of Gagasan Sejahtera (GS) and Wan Noralhakim Shaghir Saad of Pakatan Harapan (PH) by a majority of only 82 votes.
2022 Perlis state election
[edit]In the 2022 Perlis state election, Nurulhisham was renominated by BN to defend the Simpang Empat seat. He lost the seat and was not reelected as the Simpang Empat MLA after losing to Razali Saad of Perikatan Nasional (PN) by a minority of 4,008 votes.
Election results
[edit]| Year | Constituency | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | N14 Simpang Empat | Nurulhisham Yaakob (UMNO) | 3,362 | 50.64% | Rus'sele Eizan (PAS) | 3,277 | 49.36% | 6,729 | 85 | 86.56% | ||
| 2018 | Nurulhisham Yaakob (UMNO) | 2,528 | 36.46% | Rus'sele Eizan (PAS) | 2,446 | 35.28% | 7,704 | 82 | 90.14% | |||
| Wan Noralhakim Shaghir Saad (PKR) | 1,960 | 28.26% | ||||||||||
| 2022 | Nurulhisham Yaakob (UMNO) | 1,380 | 17.01% | Razali Saad (PAS) | 5,388 | 66.40% | 8,115 | 4,008 | 75.86% | |||
| Amran Darus (PKR) | 1,111 | 13.69% | ||||||||||
| Ammar Hassan (Independent) | 128 | 1.58% | ||||||||||
| Izhar Sudin (PEJUANG) | 73 | 0.90% | ||||||||||
| Hakim Saad (WARISAN) | 35 | 0.43% | ||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "2 EXCO baharu dilantik di Perlis". Berita Harian (in Malay). 12 May 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ^ "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 24 March 2017.Results only available for the 2013 election.
- ^ "my undi : Kawasan & Calon-Calon PRU13 : Keputusan PRU13 (Archived copy)". www.myundi.com.my. Archived from the original on 31 March 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum ke-13". Utusan Malaysia. Archived from the original on 21 March 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
- ^ "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
- ^ "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
- ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Malaysia Ke-15". Astro Awani. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
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