Halim Kepol

Summary

Halim @ Othman Kepol is a PAS politician from Johor who has twice contested Johor state elections under the Perikatan Nasional banner. He stood for N18 Sri Medan in 2022, obtaining 21.1% of the vote (6,891 votes), and was subsequently fielded for the N17 Semerah seat in the 16th Johor State Election on 11 July 2026. Limited biographical details are publicly available beyond his electoral record.

Biography

Halim @ Othman Kepol is a Malaysian politician and member of Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS) who serves as a candidate for the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition. He has previously contested in Johor state elections as a PAS candidate. In the 2022 Johor State Election, he stood as a PN-PAS candidate for the N18 Sri Medan constituency, securing 6,891 votes, representing a 21.1% vote share [1]. He did not win the seat, which was retained by the BN-UMNO incumbent. For the 16th Johor State Election (2026), PAS selected him as its candidate for the N17 Semerah constituency under the PN banner [2]. His full name, as recorded in official candidate listings, is Halim @ Othman Kepol [3]. The 2026 Johor election features a three-cornered contest at Semerah between PN's Halim Kepol, BN-UMNO incumbent Mohd Fared Mohd Khalid, and PH-PKR's Mohd Khuzzan Abu Bakar, with polling day set for 11 July 2026 [4]. The Semerah constituency had 47,431 registered voters as of the 2026 election cycle [5]. PAS's PN chairman Ahmad Samsuri noted that the 2026 PAS lineup includes candidates who had previously contested, some in different seats [6]. No other biographical details — including date of birth, educational background, or pre-political career — have been disclosed in publicly available sources from the allowlist.

Known for

Halim Kepol is known as a returning PAS electoral candidate in Johor, having contested the N18 Sri Medan seat in the 2022 Johor State Election before being assigned to the N17 Semerah seat for 2026. He contests under the Perikatan Nasional coalition banner representing PAS. He is one of nine male candidates among PAS's 11-person lineup for the 2026 Johor state election, with the broader slate fielded across seats in Batu Pahat and surrounding districts.

Political positions

As a PAS candidate, Halim Kepol runs under the Perikatan Nasional (PN) platform and the PAS party agenda. PAS in Johor campaigns under the PN coalition logo alongside Bersatu. No individual policy statements or positions by Halim Kepol have been recorded in publicly available sources from the allowlist. His political alignment is with the Islamic party PAS, which forms part of the PN opposition coalition at the national level and contests Johor state seats as an opposition bloc to the incumbent BN state government.

Political career

1. March 2022Contested the N18 Sri Medan seat in the 15th Johor State Election as a PN-PAS candidate, obtaining 6,891 votes (21.1% vote share). The seat was retained by BN-UMNO incumbent Dato' Zulkurnain bin Hj. Kamisan.⛓
2. June 2026Named by PAS as one of 11 candidates to contest the 16th Johor State Election (PRN Johor ke-16) under the PN banner, assigned to contest the N17 Semerah constituency.⛓
3. 27 June 2026Officially confirmed as candidate for N17 Semerah following the nomination day process at Dewan Seri Mahkota, MRSM Batu Pahat, in a three-cornered contest against BN-UMNO's Mohd Fared Mohd Khalid and PH-PKR's Mohd Khuzzan Abu Bakar.⛓

Election history

• 2026Semerah (N17), JohorPending⛓
• 2022Sri Medan (N18), JohorLost21.1%⛓

Perspectives on key issues

• VerifiedFactsHalim @ Othman Kepol is confirmed by the Election Commission as an official candidate for N17 Semerah in the 16th Johor State Election, contesting under the PN-PAS banner in a three-cornered fight against BN and PH.⛓
• GovernmentPN chairman Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar stated that PAS candidates for the 2026 Johor election were selected based on their presence and contribution to the community in Johor, with some being returning candidates contesting in different seats from before.⛓