Fariz Musa

Fariz Musa (born 1 March 1970) is a Malaysian politician. He is the Coordinator of the movement called Jingga 13, the former National Deputy Chief and former Terengganu State Chief of Angkatan Muda Keadilan (AMK), the youth wing in People's Justice Party (PKR), a component of Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition.

In this Malay name, the name Musa is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Fariz.
Fariz Musa
Fariz Musa giving a speech to Parti Keadilan Rakyat supporters
Personal details
Born
Mohd Fariz Abd Talib @ Musa

(1970-03-01) 1 March 1970
Kemaman, Terengganu, Malaysia
Political partyPeople's Justice Party (PKR)
Other political
affiliations		Pakatan Harapan (PH)
OccupationPolitician

Early life

Fariz is a native of Terengganu.

Career

Fariz Musa contested the 2008 General Election in the parliamentary seat of Kemaman, Terengganu but lost to the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) candidate Ahmad Shabery Cheek.

In the 2013 General Election, Fariz Musa was selected by the de facto PKR leader, Anwar Ibrahim, to contest against the Prime Minister of Malaysia, Najib Razak, in the Pekan, Pahang parliamentary seat.[1] He was defeated 51,278 to 15,665 (75.2% to 23.0%) on a voter turnout of 85.0%.

Controversy

He is said to have attacked the Democratic Action Party (DAP) leadership as they are disowning the status quo in setting up candidates for the 13th General Election. He said that DAP do not understand the terms and condition of their Pakatan Rakyat (PR) union to capture the Putrajaya.[2] This caused a dispute between the Pahang PKR and the Pahang DAP.

Election results
Parliament of Malaysia[3][4][5]
Year Constituency Opposition Votes Pct Government Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2008 P.40 Kemaman, Terengganu Fariz Musa (PKR) 24,516 39.72% Ahmad Shabery Cheek (UMNO) 37,199 60.28% 62,868 12,683 83.82%
2013 P.85 Pekan, Pahang Fariz Musa (PKR) 15,665 23.40% Najib Razak (UMNO) 51,278 76.60% 68,464 35,613 85.30%

References
  1. "GE13: PKR’s Fariz Musa to go up against Najib in Pekan", The Star 10 April 2013. Retrieved on 16 Jan 2015.
  2. News
  3. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 6 September 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2010. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  4. "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
  5. "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
In this Malay name, the name Fadzil is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Fahmi.


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