Mohd Izhar Ahmad

Mohd Izhar bin Ahmad is a Malaysian politician who served as Member of the Johor State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Barisan Nasional (BN) state administration under Menteri Besar Hasni Mohammad from March 2020 to March 2022 and Member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Larkin from May 2018 to March 2022. He is a member of the National Trust Party (AMANAH), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition after leaving the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), a component party of the ruling Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition on 29 January 2022.

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Ahmad is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Mohd Izhar. The Arabic-derived word "bin" or "binti"/"binte", if used, means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Yang Berbahagia Datuk
Mohd Izhar Ahmad
DPSM
محمد إظهار بن أحمد
Exco roles (Johor)
2020–2022Chairman of the Investment, Entrepreneur Development, Co-operatives and Human Resources
Faction represented in Johor State Legislative Assembly
2018–2020Pakatan Harapan
2020Malaysian United Indigenous Party
2020–2022Perikatan Nasional
Personal details
BornJohor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyMalaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU)
(2018-2022)
National Trust Party (AMANAH)
(since 2023)
Other political
affiliations		Pakatan Harapan (PH)
(2018-2020; since 2023)
Perikatan Nasional (PN)
(2020-2022)
Barisan Nasional (BN)
(aligned:2020-2022)
OccupationPolitician

On 29 January 2022, Izhar announced that he had resigned from BERSATU citing a loss of confidence in party president Muhyiddin Yassin and would not seek for reelection as a Johor MLA for in the 2022 Johor state election and throwing his support behind BN. He is the second Johor MLA from BERSATU and PN to do so after Puteri Wangsa MLA Mazlan Bujang. [1]

Election Results
Johor State Legislative Assembly[2][3]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2018 N44 Larkin Mohd Izhar Ahmad (BERSATU) 25,012 55.99% Yahya Ja'afar (UMNO) 16,422 36.77% 45,341 8,590 81.20%
Zakiah Tukirin (PAS) 3,233 7.24%

Honours
  •  Malacca :
    • Companion II of the Exalted Order of Malacca (DPSM) – Datuk (2020)[4]

References
  1. "Larkin rep Izhar quits Bersatu over loss of faith in Muhyiddin". The Vibes. 29 January 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  2. "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  3. "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  4. "SEMAKAN PENERIMA DARJAH KEBESARAN BINTANG DAN PINGAT". www.istiadat.gov.my.
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