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Saifullah Abdul Wahab
- Party
- PAS · Malaysian Islamic Party
- Coalition
- PN
- Constituency
- Jementah
- State
- Johor
Summary
Saifullah Abdul Wahab, 36, is a PAS candidate fielded for the Jementah (N02) state seat in the 16th Johor State Election, contesting under the Perikatan Nasional (PN) banner with polling day on 11 July 2026. He is one of nine new-face candidates in PAS's 11-strong Johor lineup, targeting a DAP stronghold where incumbent Ng Kor Sim (PH-DAP) won in 2022 with a majority of just 714 votes. Limited biographical information beyond his candidacy is available in credible public sources at this time.
Biography
Saifullah Abdul Wahab is a 36-year-old member of Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS) who was named as PAS's candidate for the Dewan Undangan Negeri (DUN) Jementah (N02) seat in the 16th Johor State Election (PRN Johor ke-16), announced on 25 June 2026 [1]. He is one of 11 candidates fielded by PAS to contest under the Perikatan Nasional (PN) banner at the state poll, with polling day set for 11 July 2026 [2]. Malaysiakini reported his age as 36 at the time of candidacy announcement. He is among what PAS's election director and PN chairman Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar described as predominantly new faces in the party's Johor lineup — nine out of 11 candidates were identified as new faces [2]. Jementah is a DAP-held seat; the incumbent, Ng Kor Sim (PH-DAP), won in 2022 with 8,877 votes and a majority of 714 [3]. The constituency has 41,137 registered voters [4]. PAS has contested Jementah in previous elections, including in 2018 and 2022, making this part of PAS's sustained focus on a seat traditionally held by Pakatan Harapan [3]. No further biographical details — including education, pre-political career, or party positions held — were available from credible allowlist sources at the time of this profile's compilation.
Known for
Saifullah Abdul Wahab is publicly known as PAS's candidate for the DAP-held Jementah state seat in the 16th Johor State Election, contested under the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition banner [1]. He is identified as one of the predominantly new-face candidates in PAS's 2026 Johor line-up, with nine of eleven candidates categorised as new faces by PN chairman Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar [2]. At 36 years of age, he is among the younger end of the candidate field, which ranged from 30 to 61 years old [2].
Political positions
No statements of political position by Saifullah Abdul Wahab were found in allowlist sources at the time of this profile's compilation. As a PAS candidate contesting under the PN banner, his electoral platform would be expected to align with PAS and PN's stated policy positions, though no specific policy statements attributed to him personally were available in credible Malaysian news sources. The editor is advised to supplement this field if statements are published during the campaign period.
References
Political career
- 25 June 2026Named as PAS's candidate for DUN Jementah (N02) in the 16th Johor State Election, announced by PN chairman Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar at Laman Muafakat, Muar. He is contesting under the PN banner.⛓
- 27 June 2026Confirmed as official candidate for Jementah (N02) following nomination day for the 16th Johor State Election, standing as PN-PAS against PH-DAP incumbent Ng Kor Sim and BN-MCA's See Ann Giap.⛓
- 11 July 2026Polling day for the 16th Johor State Election. Result for Jementah (N02) pending.⛓
Election history
- 2026Jementah (N02), JohorPending⛓
Perspectives on key issues
- VerifiedFactsSaifullah Abdul Wahab, age 36, is PAS's confirmed candidate for Jementah (N02) in the 16th Johor State Election, contesting under PN. The seat is held by DAP's Ng Kor Sim, who won in 2022 with a majority of 714 votes. PAS has contested Jementah in both 2018 and 2022. Jementah has 41,137 registered voters.⛓
- GovernmentPN chairman Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar announced Saifullah as one of PAS's 11 candidates for the Johor state election, describing the candidate lineup as comprising mostly new faces with varied backgrounds and work experiences.⛓
Sources
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