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Recipient of the 17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong Installation Medal (2024)
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Muhammad Fawwaz bin Mohamad Jan is a Malaysian politician
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who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Permatang Pauh since November 2022. He is a member and the Penang State Information Chief of the Malaysian Islamic Party
The Malaysian Islamic Party, also known as the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (Malay language, Malay: ''Parti Islam Se-Malaysia''; Abbreviation, abbrev: PAS), is an Islamist political party in Malaysia. Ideologically focused on Islamic fundamen ...
(PAS), a component party of the Perikatan Nasional
Perikatan Nasional (PN; ) is a Malaysian Parliamentary group, political coalition consisting of Right-wing politics, right-wing and Far-right politics, far-right political parties. It is the second largest political coalition in Dewan Rakyat w ...
(PN) coalition. His victory in the 2022 general election was a significant upset, as he defeated the incumbent MP, Nurul Izzah Anwar
Nurul Izzah binti Anwar ( Jawi: ; born 19 November 1980) is a Malaysian politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Permatang Pauh from 2018 to 2022 and for Lembah Pantai from 2008 to 2018. She is the daughter of Anwar Ibrahim ...
, the daughter of Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim
Anwar bin Ibrahim (; born 10 August 1947), also known by his abbreviation as DSAI and PMX, is a Malaysian politician who is the 10th prime minister of Malaysia since 2022. A member of the People's Justice Party (Malaysia), People's Justice P ...
ending the family's 40-year hold on the parliamentary seat. As MP for Permatang Pauh, he has been controversial, attempting to ban the sale of alcohol to non-Muslims at Sunway Carnival Mall
Sunway Carnival Mall is a shopping mall within Seberang Perai in the Malaysian state of Penang. Located at Seberang Jaya, the shopping centre was opened in 2007 and is one of the retail malls run by Malaysian conglomerate Sunway Group. ...
and making seditious remarks on social media. Additionally, he sparked outrage in Parliament by claiming that low-income students have ‘big appetite’ and are resorting to sugar dating
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Election results
Honours
* : ** Recipient of the 17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong Installation Medal (2024)References