Mohd Soffi Abd Razak

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Abd. Razak is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Mohd. Soffi.

Mohd. Soffi bin Abd. Razak is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of the Pahang State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Barisan Nasional (BN) state administration under Menteris Besar Adnan Yaakob and Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail since April 2004 as well as Member of the Pahang State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Benta since November 1999. He is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the BN coalition.

Yang Berhormat Dato' Sri Ir. Haji Mohd Soffi Abdul Razak SSAP SIMP DSAP DIMP AMP MLA
محمد صوفي بن عبدالرازق
Member of the Pahang State Executive Council (Publicity, Information, Communication and Technology : 8 April 2004–9 December 2004) (Housing and Growth Centres : 9 December 2004–12 March 2008) (Housing, Public Amenities and Transportation : 13 March 2008–15 May 2013) (Basic Amenities and Environment : 16 May 2013–14 May 2018) (Agriculture, Agro-Based Industry and Biotechnology : 5 June 2018–28 November 2022) (Plantation, Agro-based Industry, Biotechnology and Education : since 14 December 2022)[note 1]
Incumbent
Assumed office 2 December 2022
Monarch	Abdullah
Menteri Besar	Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail
Preceded by	Mohd Sharkar Shamsudin (Plantation, Biotechnology) Syed Ibrahim Syed Ahmad (Education) Himself (Agro-based Industry)
Constituency	Benta
In office 5 June 2018 – 28 November 2022
Monarchs	Ahmad Shah (2018–2019) Abdullah (2019–2022)
Menteri Besar	Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail
Preceded by	Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail
Succeeded by	Himself (Agro-based Industry)
Constituency	Benta
In office 8 April 2004 – 14 May 2018
Monarch	Ahmad Shah
Menteri Besar	Adnan Yaakob
Preceded by	Ahmad Munawar Abdul Jalil
Succeeded by	Norolazali Sulaiman (Basic Amenities) Mohd Sharkar Shamsudin (Environment)
Constituency	Benta
Member of the Pahang State Legislative Assembly for Benta
Incumbent
Assumed office 29 November 1999
Preceded by	Suhaimi Ibrahim (BN–UMNO)
Majority	268 (1999) 2,012 (2004) 1,358 (2008) 901 (2013) 340 (2018) 1,521 (2022)
Faction represented in Pahang State Legislative Assembly
1999–	Barisan Nasional
Personal details
Born	(1956-04-02) 2 April 1956 (age 68) Benta, Lipis, Pahang, Federation of Malaya
Citizenship	Malaysian
Political party	United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN) Perikatan Nasional (PN) (aligned:2020–2022) Muafakat Nasional (MN) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (aligned:since 2022)
Children	5
Occupation	Politician

Election Results

Pahang State Legislative Assembly^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]}

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
1999	N05 Benta		Mohd. Soffi Abd. Razak (UMNO)	2,686	52.63%		Amir Abd Aziz (keADILan)	2,418	47.37%	5,406	268	66.36%
2004			Mohd. Soffi Abd. Razak (UMNO)	3,610	69.32%		Zakaria Abdul Hamid (keADILan)	1,598	30.68%	5,317	2,012	70.03%
2008			Mohd. Soffi Abd. Razak (UMNO)	3,437	62.31%		Zakaria Abdul Hamid (PKR)	2,079	37.69%	5,648	1,358	74.33%
2013			Mohd. Soffi Abd. Razak (UMNO)	3,833	56.66%		Rizal Jamin (PKR)	2,932	43.34%	6,858	901	83.00%
2018			Mohd. Soffi Abd. Razak (UMNO)	3,261	47.12%		Sabaruddin Mohd Yassim (PKR)	2,921	42.20%	7,058	340	81.60%
							Anuar Kassim (PAS)	739	10.68%
2022			Mohd. Soffi Abd. Razak (UMNO)	3,948	48.21%		Rizal Jamin (PKR)	2,427	29.64%	8,189	1,521	75.16%
							Embong Nor Alias Ibrahim (PAS)	1,814	22.15%

Honours

•  Pahang :
  • Member of the Order of the Crown of Pahang (AMP)
  • Knight Companion of the Order of the Crown of Pahang (DIMP) – Dato' (2004)
  • Knight Companion of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (DSAP) – Dato' (2007)
  • Grand Knight of the Order of the Crown of Pahang (SIMP) – Dato' Indera (2012)
  • Grand Knight of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (SSAP) – Dato' Sri (2014)

Notes

1. Assumed portfolios 12 days after taking office.

References

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2. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
3. "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
4. "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
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7. "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
8. "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.