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Anuar Abd Manap

Anuar Abd Manap

Party
UMNO · United Malays National Organisation
Coalition
BN
Constituency
Pemanis
State
Johor
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Summary

Anuar bin Abd Manap is a Johor-based UMNO politician who has held elected office at both the federal and state levels, serving as MP for Sekijang (2013–2018) and subsequently as the state assemblyman for Pemanis since the 2022 Johor state election, which he won with a majority of 4,187 votes. He chairs the Johor State Select Committee on Climate Change and Disaster Management and has been a proponent of merit-based appointed assemblymen and carbon credit mechanisms for the state. He is contesting the Pemanis seat again at the 2026 Johor state election under the BN-UMNO ticket.

Biography

Anuar bin Abd Manap is a Malaysian politician born on 30 December 1976 in Kampung Layang-layang, Kluang, Johor. His family subsequently relocated to Felda Pemanis, Segamat, Johor, where he was raised [1]. He attended Felda Pemanis LKTP Primary School from 1982, Sekolah Menengah Arab Khairiah Gubah Segamat from 1988, and Sekolah Menengah Buloh Kasap Segamat from 1991. He obtained a Diploma in Information Technology from the Sal Group of Colleges in 1993, followed by a Bachelor of Information Technology from Charles Sturt University, Australia, commencing in 1995 [1]. He is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), serving as Deputy Division Chief of the Sekijang division within the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition [1]. He served as the Member of Parliament for Sekijang from 2013 to 2018, having won the seat at the 2013 general election (GE13) with a majority of 3,007 votes [1]. In the 2018 general election (GE14), he contested the Johor State Legislative Assembly seat of Kemelah under the BN banner but was unsuccessful [1]. He returned to elected office at the 2022 Johor state election, winning the Pemanis state seat with a majority of 4,187 votes and a total of 8,678 votes [2]. Since holding the Pemanis seat, he has served as Chairman of the Johor State Select Committee on Climate Change and Disaster Management [3]. He is contesting the Pemanis seat again at the 2026 Johor state election under the BN-UMNO ticket [4].

Known for

Anuar Abd Manap is recognised for his role as Chairman of the Johor State Select Committee on Climate Change and Disaster Management, through which he has raised issues of flood mitigation, drought preparedness, and the potential introduction of carbon credits as a state revenue mechanism [5][3]. He previously served as a federal lawmaker for Sekijang (2013–2018), where he advocated for education policy reforms including the promotion of Form Six and rationalisation of TVET accreditation [4]. He has consistently contested elections in the Segamat district, representing UMNO under the BN coalition.

Political positions

On legislative governance, Anuar supported the passage of the Johor State Constitutional Amendment to introduce five appointed state assemblymen (ADUN Lantikan), arguing that such appointments should be strictly merit-based and oriented towards improving the quality of state governance rather than simply increasing the number of seats in the assembly [6][7]. On the anti-party hopping law, he argued at the Johor State Assembly that the federal Constitution (Amendment) (No. 3) Act 2022 was already comprehensive and that a separate state-level study committee was unnecessary [5]. On climate and environment, as Chairman of the Johor State Select Committee on Climate Change and Disaster Management, he called on the Johor state government to study the implementation of carbon credits, proposing that revenues be channelled into state disaster management allocations [5]. He also warned Johor residents to prepare for both extreme heat and flash floods arising from changing monsoon patterns [3]. During his tenure as MP for Sekijang, he advocated for the promotion of Form Six education as a cost-effective pathway to higher education and called for a single unified accreditation system for TVET graduates [4].

References

  1. [1]en.wikipedia.org
  2. [2]freemalaysiatoday.com
  3. [3]thestar.com.my
  4. [4]malaymail.com
  5. [5]bernama.com
  6. [6]hmetro.com.my
  7. [7]malaysiakini.com

Education

  1. 1982Began primary schooling at Felda Pemanis LKTP Primary School.⛓
  2. 1988Attended Sekolah Menengah Arab Khairiah Gubah, Segamat for secondary education.⛓
  3. 1991Continued Form 4 studies at Sekolah Menengah Buloh Kasap, Segamat.⛓
  4. 1993Enrolled at Sal Group of Colleges for a Diploma in Information Technology.⛓
  5. 1995Pursued a Bachelor of Information Technology at Charles Sturt University, Australia.⛓

Political career

  1. May 2013Won the Sekijang parliamentary seat at GE13 under UMNO-BN, defeating PKR candidate Julailey Jemadi with a majority of 3,007 votes.⛓
  2. May 2018Contested the Johor State Legislative Assembly seat of Kemelah under BN at GE14 but was unsuccessful.⛓
  3. March 2022Won the Pemanis state seat at the 2022 Johor state election under BN-UMNO with a majority of 4,187 votes and a total of 8,678 votes.⛓
  4. September 2023As Chairman of the Johor State Select Committee on Climate Change and Disaster Management, tabled ten recommendations at the Johor State Assembly including a proposal for carbon credit implementation to fund disaster management.⛓
  5. May 2026Debated the Johor State Constitutional Amendment Bill on appointed assemblymen (ADUN Lantikan) in the Johor State Assembly, supporting the proposal on merit-based grounds.⛓
  6. June 2026Named by BN as the UMNO candidate to defend the Pemanis seat (N03) at the 2026 Johor state election.⛓

Election history

  • 2026Pemanis (Johor State)Won⛓
  • 2022Pemanis (Johor State)Won⛓
  • 2018Kemelah (Johor State)Lost⛓
  • 2013Sekijang (Parliamentary)Won⛓

Stance evolution

Public statements grouped chronologically. The party tag shows which party the politician was contesting under at that point.

  1. 2026UMNO
    • Kita bukan hanya perlu ada wakil rakyat, tetapi wakil yang dilantik perlu yang benar-benar berkualiti dan dapat bantu kerajaan.

      Anuar Abd Manap speaking during the Johor State Assembly debate on the appointed assemblyman (ADUN Lantikan) constitutional amendment bill. · Source

  2. 2025UMNO
    • Unlike floods, which might affect an area for a few days or weeks, prolonged heat has far-reaching impacts – it affects schools, public health, crop yields, livestock and most importantly, our dams and water reserves.

      Anuar Abd Manap, as Johor climate change and state disaster management select committee chairman, commenting on the risks of prolonged heat and changing weather patterns in Johor. · Source

  3. 2023UMNO
    • This will indirectly provide additional income to the government and that income, we can use to help matters related to (management of) disasters caused by climate change.

      Anuar Abd Manap speaking to reporters at the sidelines of the Johor State Assembly meeting, on the proposed implementation of carbon credits. · Source

Perspectives on key issues

  • VerifiedFactsAnuar Abd Manap won the Pemanis state seat at the 2022 Johor state election with a majority of 4,187 votes (total 8,678 votes), and is a BN-UMNO candidate defending the same seat at the 2026 Johor state election. The constituency has approximately 30,458 registered voters.⛓
  • GovernmentBN confirmed Anuar Abd Manap as its candidate for Pemanis (N03) at the 2026 Johor state election, retaining him as the incumbent ADUN to defend the seat.⛓
  • OppositionAt the Johor State Assembly, opposition bloc (PH) leader Andrew Chen Kah Eng disagreed with the government's approach on the appointed ADUN bill, stating the motion was brought forward too hastily and without adequate consultation with the opposition bench, in which Anuar had debated in favour of the government's position.⛓

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