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Jefri Mejan

Party
PAS · Malaysian Islamic Party
Coalition
PN
Constituency
Ijok
State
Selangor
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Why this matters to you

As the Ijok assemblyman, Jefri is the primary contact point for residents of Ijok (N.11) seeking constituency-level services — including road repairs, community hall upgrades, and welfare assistance through his service centre (Source: utusan.com.my). He sits in the Selangor State Assembly as an opposition member, meaning he can raise questions and debate legislation but does not hold an executive or committee chairmanship role in the state government (Source: en.wikipedia.org). Residents of Ijok who rely on local infrastructure maintenance, community facilities, or state-funded welfare programmes are directly affected by how effectively he advocates for the constituency from the opposition bench.

Summary

Jefri bin Mejan (born 7 March 1979) is a PAS politician and TikTok content creator who has served as the Selangor State Assembly member for Ijok (N.11) under the Perikatan Nasional banner since August 2023. He won the seat at his second attempt, defeating Pakatan Harapan's candidate by a narrow margin of approximately 907–912 votes in a three-cornered contest. As an opposition assemblyman in PH-governed Selangor, he has focused on constituency infrastructure and has raised questions in the state assembly on green technology and state asset utilisation.

Biography

Jefri bin Mejan (born 7 March 1979) is a Malaysian politician serving as the Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Ijok (N.11) since August 2023 [1]. He is a member of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), a component party of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition [1]. Jefri is also a TikTok content creator known for videos of cooking using traditional methods, and had 196,000 followers on the platform as of July 2023 [1]. He is a member of the PAS Kuala Selangor area committee [2]. Jefri first contested the Ijok state seat in the 2018 Selangor state election under the Gagasan Sejahtera banner, losing to Pakatan Harapan's Idris Ahmad by a margin of 4,972 votes [1]. He was renominated by PN for the 2023 Selangor state election and won the Ijok seat on 12 August 2023, defeating Pakatan Harapan's Amidi Abdul Manan (11,271 votes) and independent Tan Cat Keong (194 votes) with 12,178 votes — a majority of 907 votes according to Utusan Malaysia, or 912 votes according to Wikipedia [3]. As assemblyman, Jefri has stated his priorities include improving road infrastructure and upgrading community halls in the Ijok constituency [2]. He has also raised questions in the Selangor State Assembly on matters including green technology projects and the state's property assets in Kuala Lumpur [4].

Known for

Jefri Mejan is known as the first PAS assemblyman to win the Ijok state seat, ending a long run of Pakatan Harapan dominance in the constituency [5]. He is also recognised as a TikTok content creator whose social media presence was a notable feature of his 2023 campaign [6]. As an opposition assemblyman in a Pakatan Harapan-governed Selangor, he represents one of 22 non-government seats in the state assembly [1].

Political positions

Based on publicly reported statements and assembly activities, Jefri has prioritised constituency-level infrastructure — specifically road improvements and community halls — as his primary focus upon winning the Ijok seat [2]. He has raised questions in the Selangor State Assembly regarding the state government's green technology initiatives, including solar and hydroelectric projects [7], and queried the status of Selangor government-owned property assets in Kuala Lumpur that have been vacant for over a decade [8]. In April 2026, he spoke on flood mitigation, arguing that prevention programmes must be proactive and aligned with current climate change conditions [2]. As a PAS member, he operates within PN's opposition role in the Selangor State Assembly. No detailed recorded positions on specific state-level legislation, religious policy, or economic policy were retrievable from the allowlist sources consulted.

References

  1. [1]en.wikipedia.org
  2. [2]utusan.com.my
  3. [3]utusan.com.my; en.wikipedia.org; sinardaily.my
  4. [4]bernama.com; thestar.com.my
  5. [5]freemalaysiatoday.com; sinardaily.my
  6. [6]en.wikipedia.org; bharian.com.my
  7. [7]bernama.com
  8. [8]thestar.com.my

Political career

  1. 2018Made his electoral debut contesting the Ijok state seat under the Gagasan Sejahtera banner; lost to Pakatan Harapan's Idris Ahmad by a margin of 4,972 votes.⛓
  2. July 2023Nominated by Perikatan Nasional to contest the Ijok state seat (N.11) in the 2023 Selangor state election.⛓
  3. 12 August 2023Won the Ijok state seat with 12,178 votes, defeating Pakatan Harapan's Amidi Abdul Manan (11,271 votes) and independent Tan Cat Keong (194 votes) by a majority of approximately 907 votes. Became Ijok MLA for the first time.⛓
  4. August 2023Announced his priority focus as Ijok MLA: improving road infrastructure and upgrading community halls in the constituency.⛓
  5. February 2024Was referenced during a Selangor State Assembly debate regarding the Selangor Ruler's rebuke letter to PAS president Hadi Awang; opposition members noted that Jefri and the Paya Jaras assemblyman had not addressed the matter during their debate turns.⛓
  6. April 2024Raised questions in the Selangor State Assembly about the status of Selangor government-owned assets in Bukit Bintang and Kampung Pandan, Kuala Lumpur, which had been vacant for over a decade.⛓
  7. February 2025Raised a supplementary question in the Selangor State Assembly regarding green technology projects in Selangor, to which Menteri Besar Amirudin Shari responded with details of solar, hydroelectric, and waste-to-energy initiatives.⛓
  8. April 2026Spoke at the Selangor State Assembly on flood mitigation, arguing that prevention and mitigation programmes must be proactive, long-term, and aligned with current climate change conditions.⛓

Election history

  • 2023Ijok (N.11), SelangorWon51.5%⛓
  • 2018Ijok (N.11), SelangorLost⛓

Stance evolution

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

  1. 2023PAS
    • Insya-Allah saya sebagai Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri (ADUN) akan memberi khidmat sebaik mungkin kepada rakyat. Fokus utama saya meliputi pembangunan fasiliti terutama menambahbaik jalan raya dan dewan yang akan dilakukan secara berperingkat kelak.

      Statement made to Utusan Malaysia reporters on the day after winning the Ijok seat in the 2023 Selangor state election, outlining his priorities as assemblyman. · Source

Perspectives on key issues

  • VerifiedFactsJefri Mejan won the Ijok (N.11) state seat on 12 August 2023 with 12,178 votes, defeating Pakatan Harapan's Amidi Abdul Manan (11,271 votes) and independent Tan Cat Keong (194 votes). He is the first PAS assemblyman to hold Ijok.⛓
  • PublicAccording to Free Malaysia Today, Jefri's post-election request for public donations for his service centre drew criticism from netizens who questioned whether an elected representative should be soliciting public funds, with some citing PN's election spending and the fact that MLA salaries are taxpayer-funded. He subsequently removed the post.⛓
  • OppositionMalay Mail reported that during the February 2024 Selangor State Assembly sitting, Amanah assemblyman Danial Al-Rashid noted that Jefri Mejan and fellow PAS assemblyman Ab Halim Tamuri had not addressed the Selangor Ruler's rebuke letter to PAS president Hadi Awang during their debate turns.⛓
  • GovernmentBernama reported that Menteri Besar Amirudin Shari responded to a supplementary question from Jefri Mejan on green technology, providing details of the state's solar, hydroelectric, and waste-to-energy projects under Worldwide Holdings Berhad.⛓

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