Ramli Abd Hamid

Summary

Ramli Abd Hamid is Amanah's (PH) candidate for the N20 Semarang seat in the 16th Johor State Election, with polling on 11 July 2026. He contests a three-cornered race against the BN-UMNO incumbent Datuk Samsolbari Jamali, who held the seat with a 5,846-vote majority in 2022, and a PN-Bersatu challenger. No prior elected office or detailed biographical information is available for him in public allowlist sources.

Biography

Ramli Abd Hamid is a member of Parti Amanah Negara (Amanah), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition. He is contesting the N20 Semarang seat in the 16th Johor State Legislative Assembly election, with polling day set for 11 July 2026 [1]. His candidacy was announced by PH chairman Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim at the PH Candidate Announcement Ceremony at Padang Bukit Gambir Extreme Park on 22 June 2026, as part of a full slate of 56 PH candidates for the Johor state election [1]. The Semarang constituency (N20) has 28,753 registered voters [2]. The seat was held in the 2022 state election by Datuk Samsolbari Jamali of BN-UMNO, who won with a majority of 5,846 votes [3]. Ramli faces two other candidates in the three-cornered contest: Datuk Samsolbari Jamali (BN-UMNO, the incumbent) and Muhammad Syafiq Abdul Aziz (PN-Bersatu) [4]. No further biographical details — including his date of birth, educational background, pre-political career, or prior electoral history — were retrievable from allowlist sources at the time of this profile's preparation. The Johor State Assembly was dissolved on 1 June 2026 by Menteri Besar Onn Hafiz Ghazi, with nomination day set for 27 June 2026 [5].

Known for

Ramli Abd Hamid is known as Amanah's candidate for the N20 Semarang seat in the 16th Johor State Election (2026), contesting under the Pakatan Harapan banner. He is challenging a BN-UMNO incumbent who held the seat with a 5,846-vote majority in 2022. No prior elected office or specific policy positions have been recorded for him in allowlist sources.

Political positions

No sourced statements on specific policy positions are available for Ramli Abd Hamid from allowlist sources. As an Amanah candidate under the PH coalition, he is contesting under PH's campaign slogan "Johor ke depan" (Johor Forward) as announced by PH chairman Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim [6]. No individual policy stances, speeches, or positions attributable to him were found in available allowlist sources.

Political career

1. June 2026Announced as Amanah (PH) candidate for N20 Semarang in the 16th Johor State Election by PH chairman Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim at the PH Candidate Announcement Ceremony at Padang Bukit Gambir Extreme Park.⛓
2. 27 June 2026Nomination confirmed by the Election Commission (SPR) for the N20 Semarang seat, in a three-cornered contest against Datuk Samsolbari Jamali (BN-UMNO) and Muhammad Syafiq Abdul Aziz (PN-Bersatu).⛓
3. 11 July 2026Polling day for the 16th Johor State Election. Result pending.⛓

Election history

• 2026N20 SemarangPending⛓

Perspectives on key issues

• VerifiedFactsRamli Abd Hamid is contesting N20 Semarang as PH-Amanah's candidate in the 16th Johor State Election (polling day: 11 July 2026). The 2022 winner of this seat, Datuk Samsolbari Jamali (BN-UMNO), secured 11,122 votes with a majority of 5,846. The constituency has 28,753 registered voters.⛓
• GovernmentPH chairman Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim stated that PH candidates for the Johor election were selected from over 1,000 eligible names, and that all 56 candidates are Johoreans who understand local issues.⛓