Md Ysahrudin Kusni

Summary

Md Ysahrudin bin Kusni is a PKR politician from Johor who served as ADUN for Bukit Naning from 2018 to 2022, losing the seat to BN in the 2022 state election. He holds the posts of Division Chief of PKR Bakri and Deputy Chairman of Johor PKR, and chairs the Johor PH Madani committee. He is contesting Bukit Naning again in the 11 July 2026 Johor state election under the PH banner.

Biography

Md Ysahrudin bin Kusni is a Malaysian politician and member of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition [1]. He served as the Member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly (ADUN) for Bukit Naning (N14) from May 2018 to March 2022, having won the seat in the 14th General Election with 40.8% of the vote and a majority of 1,552 [2]. He was defeated in the 2022 Johor state election by BN's Datuk Mohd Fuad Tukirin, receiving 3,317 votes and finishing third in a five-cornered contest [3]. Within PKR, he has held successive party posts: Secretary of PKR Bakri branch (2011–2018), Deputy Chief of PKR Bakri branch (2018–2020), Head of Information of PKR Johor (until 2024), and is currently both Division Chief of Bakri and Deputy Chairman of Johor PKR for the 2025–2028 term [1]. He was appointed to chair Johor PH's Madani committee in March 2026, tasked with ensuring state policies align with the Malaysia Madani framework ahead of elections [4]. As the PH-PKR candidate for Bukit Naning in the 2026 Johor state election, with polling day on 11 July 2026, he faces a five-cornered contest against candidates from BN-UMNO, PN-Bersatu, Bersama, and an independent [5].

Known for

Md Ysahrudin is known as a PKR organiser in the Bakri division of Johor, having built his party career progressively from branch secretary to Deputy Chairman of Johor PKR. He is the PKR incumbent challenger for the Bukit Naning state seat, having previously held it under the PH wave of 2018. He also chairs the Johor PH Madani committee, the coalition's policy outreach body ahead of the 2026 Johor state election.

Political positions

No specific policy positions by Md Ysahrudin have been documented in detail by allowlist sources beyond his party-organisational roles. His chairmanship of the Johor PH Madani committee, which Free Malaysia Today reported was established to ensure state policies on development, the economy, education, and political stability are delivered and understood more clearly by the people, indicates alignment with the national Malaysia Madani policy agenda of the Anwar Ibrahim-led federal government. No further documented stances on specific legislative or policy issues were found in allowlist sources.

Political career

1. 2011Appointed Secretary of PKR Bakri branch, a post he held until 2018.⛓
2. May 2018Won the Bukit Naning (N14) state seat in the 14th General Election under the PH banner, defeating BN and other candidates with 7,280 votes (40.8%) and a majority of 1,552.⛓
3. 2018Appointed as Member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly for Bukit Naning; also became Deputy Chief of PKR Bakri branch.⛓
4. 2018–2020Served as Deputy Chief of PKR Bakri branch.⛓
5. 12 March 2022Lost the Bukit Naning seat in the 2022 Johor state election, finishing third with 3,317 votes as BN's Datuk Mohd Fuad Tukirin won with 5,437 votes and a 1,535-vote majority.⛓
6. Until 2024Served as Head of Information of PKR Johor.⛓
7. July 2025Appointed Deputy Chairman of Johor PKR State Leadership Council (MPN PKR Johor), working under newly appointed Johor PKR Chairman Dr Zaliha Mustafa.⛓
8. August 2025Retained as Deputy Chairman of Johor PKR MPN for the 2025–2028 term at a formal MPN meeting chaired by Dr Zaliha Mustafa.⛓
9. March 2026Appointed as chairman of the Johor PH Madani committee, tasked with aligning state policies to the Malaysia Madani framework ahead of coming elections.⛓
10. 22 June 2026Named as PH-PKR candidate for Bukit Naning (N14) in the 2026 Johor state election, announced by PH chairman Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.⛓
11. 27 June 2026Successfully nominated as PH-PKR candidate for Bukit Naning (N14) on Nomination Day; constituency recorded a five-cornered contest.⛓

Election history

• 2026Bukit Naning (N14), JohorPending⛓
• 2022Bukit Naning (N14), JohorLost23.3%⛓
• 2018Bukit Naning (N14), JohorWon40.8%⛓

Perspectives on key issues

• VerifiedFactsMd Ysahrudin held the Bukit Naning seat for one term (2018–2022) and lost it in the 2022 Johor state election where BN won a two-thirds majority. He is contesting the seat again in 2026 as PH-PKR candidate in a five-cornered fight, with BN incumbent Datuk Mohd Fuad Tukirin absent from the 2026 contest — the BN candidate in 2026 is Mohd Ghazali Sabari.⛓
• VerifiedFactsBukit Naning (N14) has 23,002 registered voters for the 2026 election, and the incumbent going into 2026 is BN-UMNO's Datuk Mohd Fuad Tukirin, who won in 2022 with a 1,535-vote majority.⛓
• GovernmentFree Malaysia Today reported that Johor PH described Ysahrudin as an experienced former assemblyman placed to lead the Madani committee, with the committee aimed at ensuring development, economy, education, and political stability policies are delivered clearly to the people.⛓