Khaliq Mehtab Mohd Ishaq

Khaliq Mehtab Mohd Ishaq
Khaliq Mehtab Mohd Ishaq
خالق مهتاب محمد إسحاق‎
Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly; for Bertam
	In office; 9 May 2018 – 6 March 2023
Preceded by	Shariful Azhar Othman ; (BN–UMNO)
Succeeded by	Reezal Merican Naina Merican ; (BN–UMNO)
Majority	217 (2018)
10th Chairman of the ; Penang Regional Development Authority
	In office; 21 May 2020 – 3 December 2022
Preceded by	Mohamed Haniff Khatri Abdulla
Succeeded by	Shaik Hussein Mydin
Personal details
Born	25 June 1976
Nationality	Malaysian
Political party	Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU) ; (since 2016)
Other political; affiliations	Pakatan Harapan (PH) ; (2017–2020) ; Perikatan Nasional (PN) ; (since 2020)
Spouse	Nor Azizurahmah Abdul Aziz
Relations	Azlina Mehtab (sister)
Occupation	Businessman
Profession	Lawyer

Khaliq Mehtab bin Mohd Ishaq is a Malaysian politician and businessman who served as Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Bertam from May 2018 to March 2023 and 10th Chairman of the Penang Regional Development Authority (PERDA) from May 2020 to December 2022. He is a member of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), a component party of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) and formerly the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalitions.

Personal life

He is the younger brother of Azlina Mehtab, former Women's Chief of UMNO in Penang.[1] His mother is a Chinese and he communicates with his mother using Hokkien since he was young, although he cannot speak Mandarin Chinese.[2]

Career

He is a lawyer in Messrs. Azlina Mehtab & Associates.[3]

He was appointed as the Chairman of Penang Regional Development Authority in 21 May 2020 to replace Mohamed Haniff Khatri Abdulla.[4]

Politics

He joined BERSATU in September 2016.[5] He competed for Bertam in 2018 Malaysian general election and won the seat.

Election results

**Penang State Legislative Assembly[6]**
Year	Constituency		Votes	Pct		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2018	N02 Bertam	Khaliq Mehtab Mohd Ishaq (PPBM)	6,485	40.57%	Shariful Azhar Othman (UMNO)	6,268	39.21%	15,984	217	86.97%
2018		Khaliq Mehtab Mohd Ishaq (PPBM)	6,485	40.57%	Moktar Ramly (PAS)	2,986	18.68%	15,984	217	86.97%
2023		Khaliq Mehtab Mohd Ishaq (BERSATU)	8,132	43.76%	Reezal Merican Naina Merican (UMNO)	10,453	56.24%	18,585	2,321	77.44%

References

"Abang adik lain parti warnai PRU-14". hmetro.com.my (in Malay).
"2非华裔议员福建话顶呱呱". 光华网 (in Chinese).
"Khaliq Mehtab Mohd Ishaq". PRU @ Sinar Harian.
"KPLB umum pelantikan Khaliq Mehtab sebagai Pengerusi Perda baharu". BERNAMA. May 21, 2020.
"Profil peribadi". klsescreener.com. Archived from the original on 2019-08-23. Retrieved 2019-08-23.
"RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES STATE CONSTITUENCIES FOR THE STATE OF PENANG". lom.agc.gov.my. Retrieved 2022-05-01.

External links

Khaliq Mehtab Mohd Ishaq on Facebook

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[1] "Abang adik lain parti warnai PRU-14". hmetro.com.my (in Malay).

[2] "2非华裔议员福建话顶呱呱". 光华网 (in Chinese).

[3] "Khaliq Mehtab Mohd Ishaq". PRU @ Sinar Harian.

[4] "KPLB umum pelantikan Khaliq Mehtab sebagai Pengerusi Perda baharu". BERNAMA. May 21, 2020.

[5] "Profil peribadi". klsescreener.com. Archived from the original on 2019-08-23. Retrieved 2019-08-23.

[6] "RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES STATE CONSTITUENCIES FOR THE STATE OF PENANG". lom.agc.gov.my. Retrieved 2022-05-01.