Fauziah Misri

Summary

Fauziah Misri is the UMNO-BN incumbent State Assemblywoman for N38 Penawar, Johor, having won the seat in the March 2022 state election with a 7,505-vote majority. She is the Ketua Wanita UMNO Bahagian Pengerang and has been active on constituency issues including flood relief, the Rumah Kasih Johor housing programme, JS-SEZ cost-of-living pressures, and the Batu Puteh RCI. She has been renominated by BN for the 16th Johor State Election scheduled for 11 July 2026.

Biography

Fauziah Misri is the incumbent State Assemblywoman (ADUN) for N38 Penawar, a constituency in the Kota Tinggi district of Johor, Malaysia, representing UMNO under the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. She also holds the position of Ketua Wanita UMNO Bahagian Pengerang, the UMNO Women's chief for the Pengerang division [1]. Penawar falls within the Pengerang federal parliamentary constituency, whose Member of Parliament is Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said [2]. In the 15th Johor State Election held on 12 March 2022, Fauziah won the Penawar seat with 12,409 votes and a majority of 7,505 votes, making her one of nine BN women candidates who won their contests in that election [3]. The Penawar constituency was first contested in 2004 and as of 2026 has 31,112 registered voters across 10 polling districts [4]. During her term, Fauziah has been publicly active on issues including infrastructure repair following flash floods in Felda Air Tawar [5], the Johor government's Rumah Kasih Johor free-housing programme [6], cost-of-living pressures related to the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ) [6], and the sovereignty question over Batu Puteh, where she called for a transparent Royal Commission of Inquiry [7]. She also championed Malay cultural heritage through the Nusantara Pengerang Festival [2]. For the 16th Johor State Election scheduled for 11 July 2026, BN retained her as its candidate for N38 Penawar [8].

Known for

Fauziah Misri is known as the incumbent ADUN for Penawar, Johor, having won the seat in the 2022 state election with a majority of 7,505 votes under the BN-UMNO banner. She serves as Ketua Wanita UMNO Bahagian Pengerang and has been active on constituency-level issues including flood relief, affordable housing, and the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone. She was retained by BN as its candidate for Penawar in the 2026 Johor State Election.

Political positions

Based on publicly reported statements and legislative activity, Fauziah Misri has taken positions on several issues. On the Batu Puteh sovereignty dispute, she supported the establishment of a Royal Commission of Inquiry, stating it would provide a transparent platform to examine the facts and calling for all discussions to be referred to the Sultan of Johor and debated in Parliament [2][6]. On cost of living and the JS-SEZ, she raised a written question in the Johor State Legislative Assembly regarding the state government's preparedness to address rising living costs in the context of the special economic zone, to which Menteri Besar Onn Hafiz responded by citing policies on affordable housing [6]. On community welfare, she was present at meetings overseeing the Rumah Kasih Johor free-housing programme benefiting low-income residents in her constituency [6]. On Malay cultural heritage, she expressed that the Nusantara Pengerang Festival serves to strengthen Malay identity and connect younger generations with cultural traditions [2].

Political career

1. 2022Contested and won the N38 Penawar seat in the 15th Johor State Election under the BN-UMNO banner, polling 12,409 votes with a majority of 7,505 votes.⛓
2. January 2024As Penawar ADUN, publicly supported the establishment of a Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) on the Batu Puteh sovereignty issue, calling for transparent evidence-gathering and parliamentary debate.⛓
3. October 2024Spoke at the Nusantara Pengerang Festival, promoting the event as a platform to strengthen Malay identity and cultural heritage, noting the festival's expanded participation to include Brunei for the first time.⛓
4. October 2024Raised a written question in the Johor State Legislative Assembly on the state government's preparedness to manage rising cost of living in the context of the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ).⛓
5. January 2025Attended a state-level meeting overseeing the Rumah Kasih Johor (RKJ) free-housing programme, where 55 candidates in Penawar and other constituencies were being vetted to receive free housing units.⛓
6. March 2025Responded to the collapse of a bridge at Felda Air Tawar 1, Kota Tinggi, caused by flash flooding, calling on authorities to repair or provide a temporary bridge as it served 90% of village residents.⛓
7. June 2026Announced by BN Johor as the coalition's candidate for N38 Penawar in the 16th Johor State Election, with polling day set for 11 July 2026.⛓

Election history

• 2026N38 Penawar, JohorPending⛓
• 2022N38 Penawar, JohorWon⛓

Perspectives on key issues

• GovernmentBN Johor chairman Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi retained Fauziah Misri as the coalition's candidate for N38 Penawar for the 16th Johor State Election, as part of a slate described by BN as combining experienced incumbents with new faces.⛓
• GovernmentPengerang MP and UMNO information chief Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said expressed hope that Fauziah Misri (Penawar) would be retained as a BN candidate, describing her as one of the two incumbent assemblymen under the Pengerang parliamentary constituency.⛓
• VerifiedFactsFauziah Misri won the N38 Penawar seat in the March 2022 Johor state election with 12,409 votes and a majority of 7,505, and was one of nine BN women candidates who won their contests in that election.⛓
• VerifiedFactsAs of the 2026 Johor state election nomination, N38 Penawar has 31,112 registered voters. Fauziah is challenged by Mohd Sawaludin Salleh (PH-Amanah) and Fairulnizar Rahmat (PN-Bersatu) in a three-cornered contest.⛓