Mustaffa Mohammad

Not to be confused with Mustapa Mohamed.

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

Mustaffa bin Mohammad was a Malaysian politician and former Minister of Social Welfare from 1987 to 1990.^[2] He also served as Deputy Minister of Works.^[3]

Yang Berhormat[note 1] Dato' Mustaffa Mohammad DPMJ KMN PIS BSI
مصطفى محمد‎
Ministerial roles
1983–1986	Parliamentary Secretary in the Prime Minister's Department
1986–1987	Deputy Minister of Works
1987–1990	Minister of Social Welfare
Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat
1981–1990	Barisan Nasional
Personal details
Born	1941 Johor
Died	10 January 2021 (aged 79–80)
Resting place	Abdullah Faqih Mosque Muslim Cemetery, Parit Raja, Johor
Citizenship	Malaysian
Political party	United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN)
Occupation	Politician

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia^[4][5]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
1981	P109 Sri Gading, Johor		Mustaffa Mohammad (UMNO)	21,037	91.42%		Mohamed Sulaiman @ Mohamed Anuar (PAS)	1,974	8.58%	23,474	19,063	82.84%
1982			Mustaffa Mohammad (UMNO)	23,369	88.46%		Ahmad Kailani (PAS)	3,048	11.54%	27,389	20,321	76.66%
1986	P124 Sri Gading, Johor		Mustaffa Mohammad (UMNO)	None	None	Unopposed

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

•  Malaysia :
  • Officer of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (KMN) (1977)^[6]
•  Johor :
  • Star of Sultan Ismail (BSI)
  • Sultan Ibrahim Medal (PIS)
  • Knight Commander of the Order of the Crown of Johor (DPMJ) – Dato' (1989)^[7]

References

1. The prefix "Yang Berhormat" is used for recipients of the First and Second Classes of the Johor's Orders of Chivalry.^[1]

1. Abdul Rahim Ramli (19 June 2010). "Syarat Ketat Anugerah Datuk Johor". mStar Online (in Malay). Retrieved 7 February 2021.
2. "Mendapat perkhabaran duka atas pemergian Allahyarham Dato' Mustaffa bin Mohamad". Laman Facebook Rasmi Datuk Aziz Kaprawi (in Malay). 10 January 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2021.^{[self-published]}
3. Sidang Parlimen 6 Oktober 1986
4. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 27 May 2010. Percentage figures exclude informal votes. Independent and third party candidates not listed.
5. "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
6. "SEMAKAN PENERIMA DARJAH KEBESARAN, BINTANG DAN PINGAT". Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia). Retrieved 8 February 2021.
7. "Dr M heads Johore Sultan's awards list" (PDF). New Straits Times. Perdana Leadership Foundation. 8 April 1989. Retrieved 8 February 2021.