Mohamed Yazid Bakri

Summary

Mohamad Yazid Bakri is Parti Amanah Negara's candidate for the N25 Rengit seat in the 16th Johor State Election scheduled for 11 July 2026. He contests in a three-cornered fight against BN-UMNO and PN-Bersatu in a seat that has historically been a BN stronghold. No prior electoral history or detailed biographical information was available from credible allowlist sources at the time of publication.

Biography

Mohamad Yazid Bakri is a member of Parti Amanah Negara (Amanah), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition. He was named by PH as its candidate for the N25 Rengit state seat in the 16th Johor State Election, with polling day set for 11 July 2026 [1]. His candidacy was announced by PH chairman Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim at a candidate announcement ceremony at Bukit Gambir Extreme Park in Gambir, Johor on 22 June 2026 [2]. The Rengit constituency has 27,608 registered voters and is historically regarded as a Barisan Nasional stronghold, having been held by BN-UMNO's Datuk Dr Mohd Puad Zarkashi in 2022 with a majority of 1,920 votes [3]. Puad subsequently confirmed he would not defend the seat in 2026 [4]. In the 2026 contest, Yazid Bakri faces a three-cornered fight against Syed Mohamad Syed Alwi of PN-Bersatu and Zaidi Japar of BN-UMNO [5]. No further biographical details — including education, pre-political career, or prior electoral history — were available from credible allowlist sources at the time of publication. The profile will be updated as more information becomes publicly available.

Known for

Mohamad Yazid Bakri is known as Parti Amanah Negara's candidate for the Rengit state seat in the 2026 Johor State Election. He was selected from a pool of more than 1,000 candidates identified as eligible to represent PH [1]. No other prior public profile or political record was found from allowlist sources.

Political positions

No public statements on specific policy positions were found from allowlist sources at the time of publication. Yazid Bakri contests under the Pakatan Harapan banner with the coalition's campaign slogan 'Johor ke depan' (Johor forward), as announced by PH chairman Anwar Ibrahim [6]. Any specific positions will be updated as public statements become available.

Political career

1. June 2026Named by PH as its candidate for N25 Rengit in the 16th Johor State Election at a candidate announcement ceremony at Bukit Gambir Extreme Park, Gambir, Johor.⛓
2. June 2026Confirmed as an official candidate for N25 Rengit after nomination day; faces Syed Mohamad Syed Alwi (PN-Bersatu) and Zaidi Japar (BN-UMNO) in a three-cornered contest.⛓
3. July 2026Polling day for the 16th Johor State Election; result for N25 Rengit pending.⛓

Election history

• 2026N25 Rengit, JohorPending⛓

Perspectives on key issues

• GovernmentPH chairman Anwar Ibrahim, announcing the 56 PH candidates for Johor, said the process of selecting candidates was not easy given that more than 1,000 individuals were identified as worthy of nomination, but only 56 could be selected to represent the coalition.⛓
• VerifiedFactsThe N25 Rengit seat has 27,608 registered voters. In the 2022 Johor state election, the seat was won by BN-UMNO's Datuk Dr Mohd Puad Zarkashi with a majority of 1,920 votes. Puad confirmed in June 2026 that he would not defend the seat, citing age.⛓
• VerifiedFactsElectoral analysis from the 2022 Johor state election noted that Rengit is a Malay-majority seat of approximately 83 per cent and above, and was among seats where a consolidated opposition vote could have flipped the result.⛓