Najib Lep

Captain (Rtd) Haji Najib bin Lep is a Malaysian politician and military veteran who served as 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 61) 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)
Spouse	Haliza Abd Wahab
Relations	Nazir Lep (Younger brother)
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Military Veteran
Najib Lep on Facebook

On 18 October 2022, Najib Lep join UMNO.^[5]

On 2 September 2023, Najib Lep join AMANAH.^[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%

References

1. "NAJIB LEP". Sinar Harian. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
2. "PRN Johor: Bertanding atas tiket Bebas, Najib Lep yakin kekal menang di DUN Bukit Pasir" (in Malay). Astro Awani. 4 March 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
3. "Ex-PAS rep sacked for standing as an independent in Johor". Free Malaysia Today. 27 February 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
4. "PAS sacks former rep for standing as independent in Bukit Pasir". Malaysiakini. 27 February 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
5. "PRU15: Najib Lep sertai UMNO". 18 October 2022.
6. "Bekas Adun Pas Bukit Pasir Sertai Amanah". 3 September 2023.
7. "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.
8. "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
9. "Dashboard SPR". dashboard.spr.gov.my. Archived from the original on 2020-09-20. Retrieved 2022-03-13.