Muhammad Amin Sailan

Summary

Muhammad Amin Sailan is the PAS candidate for the N16 Sungai Balang state seat in the 16th Johor State Election, contesting under the Perikatan Nasional coalition with polling day set for 11 July 2026. He is fielded in a three-cornered race against BN-UMNO incumbent Selamat Takim and PH-PKR candidate Ayna Soraya Badaruddin in a constituency with 31,039 registered voters. Limited public biographical information is available; PAS leadership has described its 2026 Johor candidates as selected based on community track record and varied professional backgrounds.

Biography

Muhammad Amin Sailan (also rendered Muhammad Amin Saillan @ Sazali in some reports) is a PAS member fielded to contest the N16 Sungai Balang state seat in Johor on behalf of Perikatan Nasional (PN) in the 16th Johor State Election, scheduled for 11 July 2026 [1]. He is one of 11 candidates announced by PAS for the Johor state election, with PN chairman Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar stating that candidate selection was made after reviewing each candidate's community track record and contributions in Johor [2]. Ahmad Samsuri noted that the 11 candidates — nine men and two women — are aged between 30 and 61, and that a majority come from different backgrounds with varied work experiences [3]. Sungai Balang (N16) is located in the Muar District of Johor and had 31,039 registered voters as of the 2026 election [4]. The seat has been held by BN-UMNO incumbent Selamat Takim, who won in the 2022 state election with a majority of 2,293 votes [4]. The 2026 contest at Sungai Balang is a three-cornered fight between Muhammad Amin Sailan (PN-PAS), Selamat Takim (BN-UMNO), and Ayna Soraya Badaruddin (PH-PKR) [5]. No additional personal biography, educational background, prior electoral history, or professional details for Muhammad Amin Sailan have been found in publicly available allowlist sources at the time of this profile's compilation.

Known for

Muhammad Amin Sailan is known as the PAS candidate for the N16 Sungai Balang seat in the 2026 Johor State Election, contesting under the Perikatan Nasional coalition banner. He is one of what Ahmad Samsuri described as largely new faces put forward by PAS for the Johor election. No prior electoral contests or public roles have been identified from available sources.

Political positions

No statements of political positions or policy stances attributable to Muhammad Amin Sailan have been identified in available allowlist sources. As a PAS candidate contesting under the Perikatan Nasional coalition, his candidacy aligns with PN's electoral platform for the 2026 Johor State Election. No further detail on individual issue positions is available at this time.

Political career

1. June 2026Announced by PAS as the party's candidate for N16 Sungai Balang in the 16th Johor State Election, to contest under the Perikatan Nasional banner.⛓
2. 27 June 2026Nomination confirmed by the Election Commission for the N16 Sungai Balang three-cornered contest in the 16th Johor State Election.⛓

Election history

• 2026Sungai Balang (N16), JohorPending⛓

Perspectives on key issues

• GovernmentBN-UMNO is retaining incumbent Selamat Takim at Sungai Balang, who won the seat in 2022 with a majority of 2,293 votes, positioning him as the established representative of the constituency against Muhammad Amin Sailan's challenge.⛓
• OppositionPAS PN chairman Ahmad Samsuri stated that Muhammad Amin Sailan's selection was made after reviewing his community track record and contributions in Johor, expressing confidence in the party's candidate slate.⛓
• VerifiedFactsSungai Balang (N16) is contested in a three-cornered fight in the 2026 Johor State Election. The seat has 31,039 registered voters. The 2022 result saw BN-UMNO's Selamat Takim win with a 2,293-vote majority. Polling day is 11 July 2026.⛓