Mohd Afif Abd Hamid

Summary

Mohd Afif Abd Hamid is the deputy chief of Johor Amanah Youth and the Pakatan Harapan candidate for the N.04 Kemelah seat in the 2026 Johor state election, with polling day set for July 11, 2026. He is contesting a three-cornered race against BN's K. Raven Kumar and PN's Uzzair Ismail in a seat that BN-MIC held in 2022 with a 1,611-vote majority. No prior electoral history or detailed biographical data for him were available from allowlist sources at the time of compilation.

Biography

Mohd Afif Abd Hamid is a Johor-based politician affiliated with Parti Amanah Negara (Amanah), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition. He serves as the deputy chief of the Johor Amanah Youth wing, under youth chief Muhammad Taqiuddin Cheman [1]. He was named by PH chairman Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim as the coalition's candidate for the N.04 Kemelah state seat in the 16th Johor State Election [2]. The seat carries 35,365 registered voters as of the 2026 election cycle and is contested in a three-cornered race against BN's K. Raven Kumar and PN's Uzzair Ismail [3]. In the 2022 Johor state election, Kemelah was held by N. Saraswati of BN-MIC, who won with a majority of 1,611 votes [4]. Afif's candidacy was part of PH's broader strategy of fielding a combination of new faces and experienced leaders across 56 state seats, with Amanah contesting 19 of those seats under the PH banner [5]. The Election Commission fixed June 27 as nomination day, July 7 for early voting, and July 11, 2026 as polling day [4]. No prior electoral history, educational background, pre-political career details, or biographical data for Afif were available from allowlist sources at the time of compilation.

Known for

Mohd Afif Abd Hamid is identified publicly as the deputy chief of the Johor Amanah Youth wing and as one of several Amanah Youth leaders fielded as candidates in the 2026 Johor state election. He represents the party's effort to promote youth leadership within PH's electoral strategy in Johor. His candidacy at Kemelah, a seat held by BN-MIC since at least 2022, marks his first known bid for elected office.

Political positions

No statements or policy positions attributed directly to Mohd Afif Abd Hamid were found in allowlist sources at the time of compilation. As an Amanah candidate under PH, he contests on the coalition's platform. No individual portfolio, committee membership, or legislative record exists as he has not previously held elected office.

Political career

1. By June 2026Serving as deputy chief of Johor Amanah Youth, under youth chief Muhammad Taqiuddin Cheman, prior to the 2026 Johor state election.⛓
2. 22 June 2026Named by PH chairman Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim as the Pakatan Harapan (Amanah) candidate for the N.04 Kemelah seat in the 16th Johor State Election.⛓
3. 27 June 2026Nomination day for the 2026 Johor state election; Afif confirmed as the official PH-Amanah candidate for Kemelah (N.04) in a three-cornered contest against BN's K. Raven Kumar and PN's Uzzair Ismail.⛓

Election history

• 2026Kemelah (N.04), JohorPending⛓

Perspectives on key issues

• GovernmentPH named Afif as part of a candidate slate described as a combination of new faces and experienced leaders, selected from a pool of over 1,000 eligible names across PKR, DAP, and Amanah.⛓
• VerifiedFactsThe Kemelah seat (N.04) had 35,365 registered voters for the 2026 election. The 2022 incumbent was N. Saraswati (BN-MIC) who won with a majority of 1,611 votes. In 2026, the seat is contested by three candidates: PH's Afif Abdul Hamid, BN's K. Raven Kumar, and PN's Uzzair Ismail.⛓