Najib Lep

Najib bin Lep (born 14 March 1963) is a Malaysian politician and military veteran who was a member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Bukit Pasir from May 2018 to March 2022.^[1] In the 2022 election, he contested the Bukit Pasir seat as an independent candidate and due to his actions he was sacked as a Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) member with immediate effect.^[2][3][4]

Captain (Rtd) Haji Najib Lep
نجيب ليڤ‎
Member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly for Bukit Pasir
In office 9 May 2018 – 12 March 2022
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Mohamad Fazli Mohamad Salleh (BN–UMNO)
Majority	1,883 (2018)
Faction represented in the Johor State Legislative Assembly
2018–2020	Malaysian Islamic Party
2020–2022	Perikatan Nasional
Personal details
Born	(1963-03-14) 14 March 1963 (age 62) Muar, Johor, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Citizenship	Malaysia
Political party	Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) (2018–2022) Independent (2022) United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) (2022–2023) National Trust Party (AMANAH) (since 2023)
Other political affiliations	Gagasan Sejahtera (2018–2020) Perikatan Nasional (2020–2022) Barisan Nasional (2022–2023) Pakatan Harapan (since 2023)
Relations	Nazir Lep (brother)
Occupation	Politician

On 18 October 2022, Lep joined the UMNO.^[5]

On 2 September 2023, Lep joined the National Trust Party.^[6]

Election results

Johor State Legislative Assembly^[7][8][9]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2018	N08 Bukit Pasir		Najib Lep (PAS)	9,835	55.29%		Noriah Mahat (UMNO)	7,952	44.71%	19,305	1,883	85.70%
2022			Najib Lep (IND)	1,860	9.87%		Mohamad Fazli Mohamad Salleh (UMNO)	6,048	32.11%	18,837	198	58.48%
							Muhamad Nur Iqbal Abdul Razak (PAS)	5,850	31.06%
							Elia Nadira Sabudin (AMANAH)	4,676	24.82%
							Johar Siraj (Independent)	207	1.10%
							Mohd Akhiri Mahmood (PEJUANG)	196	1.04%