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Mustapa Long

Party
UMNO · United Malays National Organisation
Coalition
BN
Constituency
Padang Tengku
State
Pahang
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Why this matters to you

As the state assemblyman for Padang Tengku — a predominantly Malay-majority interior constituency — Mustapa Long is the primary point of contact for residents on state-level matters including land titles, agricultural programmes, and rural infrastructure. His seat on the Pahang State PAC means he has a formal oversight role in scrutinising how state funds, statutory bodies, and local authorities spend public money, which directly affects service delivery in areas like rural roads, water supply, and community development. Residents and FELCRA settlers with land ownership disputes, as seen in the Felcra Kuala Medang case he attended, have direct recourse through his office at the state assembly level.

Summary

Datuk Mustapa Long is the UMNO/BN state assemblyman (ADUN) for N03 Padang Tengku in Pahang's interior, a seat he has held since at least 2013 and retained at GE15 in November 2022 with a 507-vote majority. He sits on the Pahang State Public Accounts Committee and has been active in the state assembly on rural land, agricultural, and environmental issues. No business interests, asset declarations, or finalised legal cases were found in credible allowlist sources.

Biography

Datuk Mustapa Long is the Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri (ADUN) for N03 Padang Tengku in the Pahang State Legislative Assembly, representing Barisan Nasional under the UMNO banner. He holds the state seat within the Lipis parliamentary constituency in the interior of Pahang. Mustapa Long first contested Padang Tengku at the 13th General Election (GE13) in 2013, after the seat's previous holder, Abdul Rahman Mohamad, moved to contest the federal Lipis seat [1]. He was returned as incumbent in GE14 (2018), winning 5,691 votes with a majority of 1,244 [2]. At GE15 in November 2022, he retained the seat with 7,198 votes — a 37.1% share — defeating the Perikatan Nasional (PAS) candidate by a majority of 507 [3]. In July 2023, he was appointed as a member of the Pahang State Public Accounts Committee (PAC), alongside the PAC chairman from UMNO and a deputy chairman from PAS [4]. In the Pahang State Assembly, he has raised questions on agricultural land policy, including abandoned land development affecting tens of thousands of hectares across the state [4]. He has also spoken publicly on illegal land encroachment, the Merapoh-Gua Musang highway littering problem, and rural infrastructure issues within his constituency. He carries the honorific title Datuk, as referenced consistently in news reports from Bernama, Sinar Harian, Utusan Malaysia, and Harian Metro.

Known for

Datuk Mustapa Long is identified primarily as a long-serving UMNO state assemblyman in the Pahang interior who has held the Padang Tengku seat across multiple general elections. He has been active in the Pahang State Assembly on rural and land policy matters, and sits on the state-level Public Accounts Committee. His public positions have focused on local environmental enforcement, agricultural land utilisation, and support for the Pahang state government's anti-encroachment stance.

Political positions

Based on verifiable news reports from allowlist sources, Mustapa Long has taken positions consistent with the Pahang BN state government line. He supported the Pahang Menteri Besar's enforcement drive against illegal land encroachment, describing it as aligned with the Sultan of Pahang's decree and demonstrating commitment to protecting state land sovereignty [5]. He raised the issue of abandoned agricultural land in the Pahang DUN, querying the state government's plans for developing approximately 29,390 hectares of idle land [4]. On environmental matters, he publicly called on highway users to stop littering along the LTU Merapoh-Gua Musang corridor, noting the problem was most acute during festive seasons and that CCTV installation was impractical due to repeated cable theft [4]. No statements on federal-level policy positions — such as national budget, healthcare, or education — were found in verifiable allowlist sources.

References

  1. [1]en.wikipedia.org
  2. [2]api.bharian.com.my
  3. [3]election.thestar.com.my
  4. [4]sinarharian.com.my
  5. [5]utusan.com.my

Political career

  1. 2013Mustapa Long contested and won the N03 Padang Tengku state seat at GE13 under BN-UMNO, succeeding Abdul Rahman Mohamad who moved to contest the federal Lipis seat.⛓
  2. May 2018Retained the N03 Padang Tengku seat at GE14 under BN-UMNO with 5,691 votes and a majority of 1,244.⛓
  3. November 2022Retained the N03 Padang Tengku seat at GE15 under BN-UMNO with 7,198 votes (37.1%), defeating PN-PAS by a majority of 507 in a four-cornered contest.⛓
  4. July 2023Appointed as a member of the Pahang State Public Accounts Committee (PAC), with the PAC chaired by ADUN Inderapura (UMNO) and deputied by the PAS Pahang Commissioner.⛓
  5. April 2025Spoke in the Pahang DUN during the Royal Address debate, voicing support for the Menteri Besar's enforcement action against illegal land encroachment across Pahang.⛓

Election history

  • 2022N03 Padang Tengku (Pahang State)Won37.1%⛓
  • 2018N03 Padang Tengku (Pahang State)Won⛓
  • 2013N03 Padang Tengku (Pahang State)Won⛓

Stance evolution

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

  1. 2025UMNO
    • Tidak kira siapa yang melakukan, besar, kecil, kaya, miskin tindakan ini mesti dinoktahkan.

      Mustapa Long speaking in the Pahang DUN debate on the Royal Address, on illegal land encroachment enforcement. · Source

  2. 2024UMNO
    • Jangan jadikan negeri orang sebagai tempat pembuangan sampah.

      Mustapa Long addressing littering by highway users on the LTU Merapoh-Gua Musang corridor, as reported by Sinar Harian. · Source

Perspectives on key issues

  • VerifiedFactsMustapa Long won N03 Padang Tengku at GE15 (2022) with 7,198 votes and a majority of 507, representing BN-UMNO in a four-cornered contest against PN-PAS, PH-AMANAH, and GTA-PEJUANG.⛓
  • VerifiedFactsMustapa Long was appointed a member of the Pahang State PAC in July 2023, confirmed by both Malaysiakini and Sinar Harian.⛓
  • GovernmentIn the Pahang DUN, Mustapa Long has consistently aligned with the BN state government's positions on land enforcement, agricultural policy, and state development, voicing support for the Menteri Besar's anti-encroachment initiatives.⛓

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