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Mohd Firdaus Jaafar

Mohd Firdaus Jaafar

Malaysian politician

Mohd Firdaus Jaafar (born 15 March 1974) is a Malaysian politician of Parti Amanah Negara (AMANAH), a component party of Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition. He was the Member of Parliament of Malaysia for the Jerai constituency in Kedah for one term from 2008 to 2013. He was a member of Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) before joining AMANAH in 2016. Firdaus was elected to the Jerai seat in the 2008 election, defeating incumbent Badruddin Amiruldin of the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.[1] Prior to the election, Firdaus was a religious teacher (Malay: Ustaz).[2] He was defeated in the 2013 election by BN's Jamil Khir Baharom.[3]

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Jaafar is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Mohd Firdaus. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
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  1. [1]
    "Malaysia Decides 2008". The Star (Malaysia). Retrieved 21 December 2009.
  2. [2]
    Habibu, Sira. "Good mix of candidates in Kedah". The Star (Malaysia). Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
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    "Maklumat Terperinci Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum 13" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 21 December 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
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    "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 27 April 2010. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
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    "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
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    "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 14 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
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    "Carian Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat". eservices.kedah.gov.my.


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