Malaysian politician
Mohd Isam bin Mohd Isa (Jawi: محمد عيسىم محمد عيسى, Malay pronunciation: [mohamad isam]; born 3 January 1969) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Tampin since November 2022. He served as Member of the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Gemencheh from May 2018 to August 2023. He is a member and Division Chief of Tampin of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.[1]
Early life and education
Mohd Isam was born in Gemencheh, Negeri Sembilan and grew up in the state for most of his life. He holds various certificate in civil engineering such as a diploma from Politeknik Port Dickson and a certificate from Politeknik Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah. He eventually continued his studies at the University of Technology Malaysia where he graduated with a bachelor's degree in engineering.
Political career
Member of the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly (2018–2023)
In the 2018 Negeri Sembilan state election, Mohd Isam was nominated by BN to contest for the Gemencheh state seat in his electoral debut. He won the seat and was elected to the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly as the Gemencheh MLA.[2]
In the 2023 Negeri Sembilan state election, Mohd Isam was not renominated to contest and defend the Gemencheh seat.
Member of Parliament (since 2022)
In the 2022 general election, Mohd Isam was nominated by BN to contest for the Tampin federal seat. He defeated other candidates and was elected as the Tampin MP. Following his victory, the seat was regained by BN after the coalition lost it to Pakatan Harapan (PH) in the 2018 general election.
Election results
Honours
- Negeri Sembilan :
- Recipient of the Meritorious Service Medal (PJK) (2004)[4]
- Member of the Order of Loyalty to Negeri Sembilan (ANS) (2010)[5]
- Companion of the Order of Loyalty to Negeri Sembilan (DNS) (2015)[6]
- Knight Commander of the Order of Loyalty to Negeri Sembilan (DPNS) – Dato' (2017)
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