Abdul Yunus Jamahri

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Jamhari is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Abdul Yunus. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.

Abdul Yunus bin Jamahri (born 23 September 1972) is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Kuala Kurau since March 2008. He served as Member of the Perak State Executive Council (EXCO) for the third term in the Barisan Nasional (BN) state administration under Menteri Besar Saarani Mohamad from December 2020 to November 2022, the second term in the Perikatan Nasional (PN) state administration under former Menteri Besar Ahmad Faizal Azumu from March to the collapse of the PN state administration in December 2020 as well as the first term in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) state administration under Ahmad Faizal from May 2018 to the collapse of the PH state administration in March 2020. He is a member of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), a component party of the PN coalition and was a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the PH coalition.

Yang Berhormat Dato' Abdul Yunus Jamahri DPMP MLA
عبد اليونس بن جمهري
Member of the Perak State Executive Council (Public Facilities, Infrastructure, Agriculture and Plantations : 19 May 2018 – 10 March 2020) (Agriculture, Fishery, Plantation and Food Security : 31 March 2020 – 5 December 2020) (Domestic Trade and Consumerism, National Integration and Civil Society : 15 December 2020 – 21 November 2022)
In office 15 December 2020 – 21 November 2022
Monarch	Nazrin Shah
Menteri Besar	Saarani Mohamad
Preceded by	Saarani Mohamad (Consumerism) Ahmad Faizal Azumu (Menteri Besar, National Integration) Razman Zakaria (Civil Society)
Succeeded by	Woo Kah Leong (Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs) Portfolios abolished (National Integration and Civil Society)
Constituency	Kuala Kurau
In office 31 March 2020 – 5 December 2020
Monarch	Nazrin Shah
Menteri Besar	Ahmad Faizal Azumu
Preceded by	Himself
Succeeded by	Razman Zakaria
Constituency	Kuala Kurau
In office 19 May 2018 – 10 March 2020
Monarch	Nazrin Shah
Menteri Besar	Ahmad Faizal Azumu
Preceded by	Zainol Fadzi Paharudin (Public Facilities and Infrastructure) Saarani Mohammad (Agriculture and Plantations)
Succeeded by	Himself (Agriculture and Plantations) Mohd Zolkafly Harun (Public Facilities and Infrastructure)
Constituency	Kuala Kurau
Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly for Kuala Kurau
Incumbent
Assumed office 8 March 2008
Preceded by	Mohd Salleh Mat Disa (BN–UMNO)
Majority	467 (2008) 5,014 (2013) 2,643 (2018) 1,347 (2022)
Personal details
Born	Abdul Yunus bin Jamahri (1972-09-23) 23 September 1972 (age 52) Parit Buntar, Kerian District, Perak, Malaysia
Citizenship	Malaysian
Nationality	Malaysia
Political party	People's Justice Party (PKR) (–2020) Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU) (since 2020)
Other political affiliations	Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (2008–2015) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (2015–2020) Perikatan Nasional (PN) (since 2020)
Occupation	Politician

Election results

Perak State Legislative Assembly^[1][2]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2008	N09 Kuala Kurau		Abdul Yunus Jamahri (PKR)	8,224	51.46%		Mohd Salleh Mohd Disa (UMNO)	7,757	48.54%	16,360	467	77.87%
2013			Abdul Yunus Jamahri (PKR)	12,336	62.75%		Mohd Salleh Mohd Disa (UMNO)	7,322	37.25%	12,430	5,014	77.37%
2018			Abdul Yunus Jamahri (PKR)	8,665	41.91%		Shahrul Nizam Razali (UMNO)	6,012	29.08%	20,976	2,643	83.50%
							Abdul Baharin Mat Desa (PAS)	5,997	29.01%
2022			Abdul Yunus Jamahri (BERSATU)	10,309	41.97%		Anuar Ahmad (PKR)	8,962	36.49%	25,181	1,347	76.29%
							Mohd Jamil Jahaya (UMNO)	5,292	21.54%

Honours

•  Perak :
  • Knight Commander of the Order of the Perak State Crown (DPMP) – Dato' (2019)^[3]

References

1. "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE – 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
2. "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
3. "254 penerima darjah, pingat sempena ulang tahun keputeraan Sultan Perak". www.bharian.com.my.