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Why this matters to you

As the state assemblyman for Linggi, Mohd Faizal Ramli is the direct representative for residents of the Linggi constituency on matters including local development, infrastructure, and community welfare — including constituency-level responses to incidents such as the Sungai Linggi crocodile attack in May 2026 (Source: thestar.com.my). In his former role as EXCO chairman for Heritage, Technology, Innovation and Digital, decisions he made or supported — such as tourism development funding for Pengkalan Kempas and the RM500,000 allocation for Telok Pelanduk — directly affected the livelihoods of local fishermen, traders, and small businesses in the Linggi and Port Dickson areas (Source: bernama.com). The April 2026 political crisis, in which he resigned from the EXCO, left four state government portfolios temporarily vacant, affecting the pace of state-level decision-making in areas including heritage and digital services for Negeri Sembilan residents (Source: malaymail.com).

Summary

Datuk Mohd Faizal Ramli is a Negeri Sembilan UMNO politician who has served as the state assemblyman for Linggi since August 2023 and previously held the Bagan Pinang seat from 2004 to 2008. He served as a member of the Negeri Sembilan State Executive Council overseeing Heritage, Technology, Innovation and Digital portfolios under Menteri Besar Aminuddin Harun, before resigning in April 2026 as part of a collective UMNO-BN withdrawal of support during a state political crisis. He holds the position of UMNO Port Dickson Division Chief and has been an UMNO Supreme Council member since 2023.

Biography

Datuk Mohd Faizal bin Ramli is a Malaysian politician and member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition [1]. He serves as the Member of the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly (ADUN) for Linggi, a seat he has held since August 2023, and previously represented the Bagan Pinang state seat from 2004 to 2008 [1]. Within UMNO, he holds the position of Division Chief for Port Dickson and has been an appointed member of UMNO's Supreme Council since 2023 [1]. Following the August 2023 Negeri Sembilan state election, in which BN won 14 of 36 state seats as part of a unity government with Pakatan Harapan, Mohd Faizal was appointed to the state Executive Council (EXCO) under Menteri Besar Aminuddin Harun, taking charge of the Heritage, Technology, Innovation and Digital Action Committee [2]. In this capacity, he led initiatives including plans for tourism development in the Linggi township and the allocation of RM500,000 for upgrading the Telok Pelanduk fisherman's hut [2]. In April 2026, he was among four UMNO EXCO members who resigned their executive council posts after all 14 BN-UMNO assemblymen in Negeri Sembilan withdrew their support for Menteri Besar Aminuddin Harun [3]. The central UMNO leadership subsequently ordered the assemblymen to continue backing the unity government, and the MB confirmed no immediate replacement of the vacant seats [3]. Mohd Faizal continues to serve as the ADUN for Linggi.

Known for

Mohd Faizal Ramli is known as the UMNO state assemblyman for Linggi and the former Negeri Sembilan EXCO member responsible for Heritage, Technology, Innovation and Digital portfolios [2]. He is also recognised for his role in the April 2026 Negeri Sembilan political crisis, in which he was one of four UMNO EXCO members who resigned following a bloc withdrawal of support from Menteri Besar Aminuddin Harun [4]. As UMNO Port Dickson Division Chief and a Supreme Council member since 2023, he occupies a senior position within the party hierarchy in Negeri Sembilan [1].

Political positions

Based on available sourced reporting, Mohd Faizal Ramli has focused his public portfolio on heritage preservation, digital innovation, and local tourism development in the Linggi and Port Dickson area. As EXCO chairman for Heritage, Technology, Innovation and Digital, he announced plans to form a special committee with Port Dickson Municipal Council to develop tourism in Linggi township, and championed the development of Pengkalan Kempas as a heritage tourism site [4]. He has also been associated with the BN bloc's position in the April 2026 state political crisis, in which all 14 UMNO-BN assemblymen declared a loss of confidence in the Menteri Besar following a leadership conflict linked to a crisis involving the institution of the Yang di-Pertuan Besar [3]. No public positions on federal-level policy issues such as taxation, healthcare or education have been identified in available allowlist sources.

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Political career

2004Won the Bagan Pinang state seat in Negeri Sembilan under UMNO-BN, beginning his first term in the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly.⛓
2004–2008Served as Member of the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly for Bagan Pinang.⛓
2023Appointed UMNO Supreme Council member.⛓
August 2023Contested and won the Linggi state seat under BN in the 2023 Negeri Sembilan state election, with 5,745 votes against PN's 4,181 votes.⛓
August 2023Appointed to the Negeri Sembilan State Executive Council (EXCO) under Menteri Besar Aminuddin Harun, holding the Heritage, Technology, Innovation and Digital Action Committee portfolio.⛓
April 2024As EXCO chairman for Heritage, Technology, Innovation and Digital, announced plans to form a special committee with Port Dickson Municipal Council to develop tourism in Linggi township, including redevelopment of the Pengkalan Kempas jetty.⛓
April 27, 2026Resigned from the Negeri Sembilan EXCO as part of a collective withdrawal by all four UMNO EXCO members, after all 14 BN-UMNO assemblymen declared a loss of confidence in Menteri Besar Aminuddin Harun.⛓
May 2026UMNO central leadership ordered all 14 BN assemblymen, including Mohd Faizal, to continue backing the Negeri Sembilan unity government; the four vacant EXCO seats remained unfilled as of the MB's announcement on May 6.⛓

Election history

2023Linggi (N32), Negeri SembilanWon⛓
2004Bagan Pinang (N31), Negeri SembilanWon⛓

Stance evolution

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

2026UMNO
- Sungai Linggi is indeed known for crocodiles, but as far as we understand, it is not to the point of threatening humans.
  Said in response to a crocodile attack on a resident at Sungai Linggi near Kampung Tanjung Agas, as reported by The Star. · Source
2024UMNO
- While Port Dickson has long been synonymous with pristine beaches, Linggi has its own hidden treasures, beckoning explorers to uncover its natural wonders.
  Said as EXCO chairman for Heritage, Technology, Innovation and Digital during discussions on tourism development at Linggi and Pengkalan Kempas, as reported by The Star. · Source

Perspectives on key issues

VerifiedFactsMohd Faizal Ramli won the Linggi state seat in August 2023 with 5,745 votes against PN's 4,181 votes, and was subsequently appointed EXCO member for Heritage, Technology, Innovation and Digital under Menteri Besar Aminuddin Harun.⛓
GovernmentMalay Mail reported that Menteri Besar Aminuddin Harun confirmed the vacancy of Mohd Faizal Ramli's EXCO seat following the BN-UMNO withdrawal of support in April 2026, and stated that the matter of filling the seats would be decided the following week.⛓
OppositionFree Malaysia Today reported that all 14 BN-UMNO assemblymen, including Mohd Faizal Ramli, claimed to have the numbers to form a new Negeri Sembilan state government alongside Perikatan Nasional's five assemblymen following their withdrawal of support from Aminuddin.⛓
IndustryBernama reported that Mohd Faizal's allocation of RM500,000 for upgrading the Telok Pelanduk fisherman's hut was welcomed as a measure that would benefit local fishermen and traders in the Linggi and Port Dickson area.⛓

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