Ustaz Mohd Firdaus Jaafar (born 15 March 1974) is a Malaysian politician of

Parti Amanah Negara The National Trust Party ( Malay: ''Parti Amanah Negara''; abbrev: AMANAH) is a registered political party in Malaysia advocating a reformist strand of political Islam. The party was founded as the Malaysia Workers' Party ( Malay: ''Parti P ...

(AMANAH), a component party of

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(PH) coalition. He was the Member of

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for the Jerai constituency in

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for one term from 2008 to 2013. He was a member of

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(PAS) before joining AMANAH in 2016. Firdaus was elected to the Jerai seat in the 2008 election, defeating incumbent

Badruddin Amiruldin Badruddin bin Amiruldin (born 20 May 1951) is a Malaysian politician. He is currently the Permanent Chairman of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), the largest Malay political party in the country and the leader of the Barisan Nasio ...

of the ruling

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(BN) coalition. Prior to the election, Firdaus was a religious teacher (). He was defeated in the 2013 election by BN's

Jamil Khir Baharom Jamil Khir bin Baharom ( Jawi: جميل خير بن بهرام) is a Malaysian politician and former military officer who has served as Chairman of Ex-Serviceman Affairs Corporation since February 2021. He served as Minister in the Prime Minis ...

Election results

Honours

* : ** Member of the Order of the Crown of Kedah (AMK) (2013)

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1974 births Kedah politicians Living people National Trust Party (Malaysia) politicians Former Malaysian Islamic Party politicians Malaysian politicians of Malay descent Malaysian Muslims Malaysian MPs 2008–2013 {{Malaysia-MP-stub

Election results

Honours

See also

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