Najib bin Lep is a Malaysian politician who served as Member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Bukit Pasir from May 2018 to March 2022.[1] In the 2022 election, he contested the Bukit Pasir seat as an independent candidate and due to his actions he was sacked as a PAS member with immediate effect.[2][3][4]

Captain (Rtd) Haji
Najib Lep
Faction represented in Johor State Legislative Assembly
2020–2022Perikatan Nasional
2018–2020Malaysian Islamic Party
Personal details
Born (1963-03-14) 14 March 1963 (age 61)
Muar, Johor, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyMalaysian Islamic Party (PAS)
(2018–2022)
Independent
(2022)
United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) (2022–2023)
National Trust Party (AMANAH) (since 2023)
Other political
affiliations
Gagasan Sejahtera (2018–2020)
Muafakat Nasional (2019–2022)
Perikatan Nasional
(2020–2022)
Barisan Nasional (2022–2023)
Pakatan Harapan (since 2023)
SpouseHaliza Abd Wahab
OccupationPolitician
Najib Lep on Facebook

On 18 October 2022, Najib Lep join UMNO.[5]

On 2 September 2023, Najib Lep join AMANAH.[6]

Election results edit

Johor State Legislative Assembly[7][8][9]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2018 N08 Bukit Pasir Najib Lep (PAS) 9,835 55.29% Noriah Mahat (UMNO) 7,952 44.71% 19,305 1,883 85.70%
2022 Najib Lep (IND) 1,860 9.87% Mohamad Fazli Mohamad Salleh (UMNO) 6,048 32.11% 18,837 198 58.48%
Iqbal Razak (PAS) 5,850 31.06%
Elia Nadira (AMANAH) 4,676 24.82%
Johar Siraj (Independent) 207 1.10%
Mohd Akhiri Mahmood (PEJUANG) 196 1.04%

References edit

  1. ^ "NAJIB LEP". Sinar Harian. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  2. ^ "PRN Johor: Bertanding atas tiket Bebas, Najib Lep yakin kekal menang di DUN Bukit Pasir" (in Malay). Astro Awani. 4 March 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Ex-PAS rep sacked for standing as an independent in Johor". Free Malaysia Today. 27 February 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  4. ^ "PAS sacks former rep for standing as independent in Bukit Pasir". Malaysiakini. 27 February 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  5. ^ https://www.kosmo.com.my/2022/10/18/pru15-najib-lep-sertai-umno/
  6. ^ https://www.bernama.com/bm/news.php?id=2221967
  7. ^ "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  8. ^ "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  9. ^ "Dashboard SPR". dashboard.spr.gov.my. Archived from the original on 2020-09-20. Retrieved 2022-03-13.