Badrul Hisham Shaharin

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Shaharin is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Badrul Hisham.

Badrul Hisham bin Shaharin (Jawi: بدر الهشام شهارين; born 23 September 1978), better known as Chegubard, is a Malaysian activist and politician. He was a member of Malaysian United Indigenous Party (Bersatu) in the Pakatan Nasional (PN) coalition. He is also the chief of Solidariti Anak Muda Malaysia (SAMM), a prominent Malaysian youth NGO.

Badrul Hisham Shaharin
بدر الهشام شهارين‎
Born	Badrul Hisham bin Shaharin (1978-09-23) 23 September 1978 (age 46) Rembau, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
Other names	Chegubard
Occupation	Politician
Political party	Parti Keadilan Nasional (KeADILan) (1999–2004) People's Justice Party (PKR) (2004–2016) Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU) (since 2020)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Alternatif (BA) (1999–2004) Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (2008–2015) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (2015–2016) Perikatan Nasional (PN) (since 2020)
Spouse	Zarerah Hanim Md Zaki
Children	2
Website	Badrul Hisham Shaharin on Blogger

Political career

Badrul Hisham contested the state seat of Rantau in Negeri Sembilan during the 2004 general election against the incumbent Menteri Besar then, Mohamad Hasan but was defeated. In the 2008 general election, he contested the Rembau parliamentary seat in Negeri Sembilan against UMNO youth leader, Khairy Jamaluddin but was subsequently defeated too. He contested the Sungai Acheh state seat in Penang in the 2013 general election and lost again.

In August 2016, PKR has sacked Badrul Hisham for damaging the image of the party and causing divisions among the members by defying party's orders.^[1]

In April 2024, the Police arrested Badrul Hisham for a statement he made regarding purported business dealings of Ibrahim Iskandar of Johor.^[2]

Election results

Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly^[3][4]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2004	N27 Rantau		Badrul Hisham Shaharin (PKR)	1,832	18.09%		Mohamad Hasan (UMNO)	8,031	79.30%	10,127	6,199	72.77%

Parliament of Malaysia^[3][4]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2008	P131 Rembau, N. Sembilan		Badrul Hisham Shaharin (PKR)	20,779	42.49%		Khairy Jamaluddin (UMNO)	26,525	54.24%	48,901	5,746	77.75%

Penang State Legislative Assembly^{[3][4][5][6][7]}

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2013	N21 Sungai Acheh		Badrul Hisham Shaharin (PKR)	6,083	43.82%		Mahmud Zakaria (UMNO)	6,891	49.64%	13,881	808	89.03%
							Mohd Yusni Mat Piah (PAS)	690	4.97%