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Yang Berhormat Senator Datuk Wira
Koh Nai Kwong
DCSM DMSM
Yang Berhormat Senator Datuk Wira Koh Nai Kwong DCSM DMSM
古乃光
Senator ; Elected by the ; Malacca State Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 6 March 2024 Serving with Mustafa Musa
Monarch	Ibrahim
Prime Minister	Anwar Ibrahim
Preceded by	Himself
	In office; 10 December 2020 – 9 December 2023 Serving with ; Mohamad Ali Mohamad (2020–2023) ; Mustafa Musa (2023)
Monarch	Abdullah
Prime Minister	Muhyiddin Yassin ; (2020–2021) ; Ismail Sabri Yaakob ; (2021–2022) ; Anwar Ibrahim ; (2022–2023)
Preceded by	Lee Tian Sing
Succeeded by	Himself
Member of the Malaysian Parliament; for Alor Gajah
	In office; 5 May 2013 – 9 May 2018
Preceded by	Fong Chan Onn ; (BN–MCA)
Succeeded by	Mohd Redzuan Md Yusof ; (PH–BERSATU)
Majority	11,597 (2013)
Member of the ; Malacca State Executive Council
	In office; 2007 – 2008 ; (Housing, Local Government, Environment and Transportation)
Governor	Mohd Khalil Yaakob
Chief Minister	Mohd Ali Rustam
Constituency	Kesidang
Member of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly; for Kesidang
	In office; 21 March 2004 – 8 March 2008
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Goh Leong San ; (PR–DAP)
Majority	1,701 (2004)
Faction represented in Dewan Negara
2020–2023, ; 2024–	Barisan Nasional
Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat
2013–2018	Barisan Nasional
Faction represented in the ; Malacca State Legislative Assembly
2004–2008	Barisan Nasional
Personal details
Born	Koh Nai Kwong; 28 February 1961 (age 63); Pandan Jaya, Malacca, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Political party	Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA)
Other political; affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN)
Alma mater	University of Wales (LLB (Hons))
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Lawyer
Website	ybhgdatukkohnaikwong.blogspot

Datuk Wira Koh Nai Kwong (Chinese: 古乃光; pinyin: Gǔ Nǎiguāng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kó͘ Nái-kong; born 28 February 1961) is a Malaysian politician and lawyer who has served as a Senator since March 2024 and from December 2020 to December 2023. He served as Member of the Malacca State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Barisan Nasional (BN) state administration under former Chief Minister Mohd Ali Rustam from 2007 to 2008, Member of Parliament (MP) for Alor Gajah from May 2013 to May 2018 and Member of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Kesidang from March 2004 to March 2008. He is a member, the State Deputy Chairman and the Division Chief of Hang Tuah Jaya of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), a component party of the BN coalition. He also was the State Legal Advisor to BN of Malacca from 2006 to 2011.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]

Political career

Member of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly (2004–2008)

2004 Malacca state election

In the 2004 Malacca state election, Koh made his electoral debut after being nominated by BN to contest for the Kesidang state seat.^[8] He was elected to the Malacca State Legislative Assembly as Kesidang MLA for the first term after defeating Lim Jak Wong of the Democratic Action Party (DAP) by a majority of 1,701 votes.

Member of the Malacca State Executive Council (2007–2008)

In 2007, Koh was appointed as Member of the Malacca State EXCO in charge of Housing, Local Government, Environment and Transportation by Chief Minister Mohd Ali. In 2008, he lost the position after he was not reelected as an MLA in the 2008 Malacca state election.

Candidate for the Member of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly (2008 & 2018)

2008 Malacca state election

In the 2008 Malacca state election, Koh was renominated by BN to defend the Kesidang seat. He lost the seat and was not reelected as the Kesidang MLA for the second term after losing to Goh Leong San of the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) by a minority of 1,399 votes.^[9]

2018 Malacca state election

In the 2018 Malacca state election, Koh was renominated by BN to contest for the Machap Jaya state seat instead of defending the Alor Gajah seat. He was not elected as the Machap Jaya MLA after losing to Ginie Lim Siew Lin of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) by a minority of 1,336 votes.^[10]

Member of Parliament (2013–2018)

2013 general election

In the 2013 general election, Koh was renominated by BN to contest for the Alor Gajah federal seat. He won the seat and was elected to the Parliament as the Alor Gajah MP after defeating Damian Yeo Shen Li of the PR by the majority of 11,597 votes.

Senatorship (2020-2023, 2024-now)

On 21 December 2020, Koh was elected to the Parliament as the Senator representing Malacca after being nominated and approved by the Malacca State Legislative Assembly.^[11] His term ended on 9 December 2023 and was reappointed for a second term in March 2024.^[12]

Election results

**Malacca State Legislative Assembly**^[13]^[14]^[15]^[16]
Year	Constituency		Votes	Pct		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2004	N19 Kesidang	Koh Nai Kwong (MCA)	6,846	55.94%	Lim Jak Wong (DAP)	5,145	42.04%	12,239	1,701	78.95%
2008	N19 Kesidang	Koh Nai Kwong (MCA)	5,842	43.84%	Goh Leong San (DAP)	7,241	54.34%	13,325	1,399	80.89%
2018	N08 Machap Jaya	Koh Nai Kwong (MCA)	4,214	33.10%	Ginie Lim Siew Lin (PKR)	5,550	43.60%	10,718	1,336	84.30%
2018	N08 Machap Jaya	Koh Nai Kwong (MCA)	4,214	33.10%	Wan Zahidi Wan Ismail (PAS)	775	6.10%	10,718	1,336	84.30%

**Parliament of Malaysia**^[14]^[17]
Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2013	P135 Alor Gajah, Malacca		Koh Nai Kwong (MCA)	32,594	60.82%		Damian Yeo Shen Li (DAP)	20,997	39.18%	55,131	11,597	86.70%

Honours

Malacca :
- Companion Class I of the Exalted Order of Malacca (DMSM) – Datuk (2007)
- Knight Commander of the Exalted Order of Malacca (DCSM) – Datuk Wira (2017)