Afif Bahardin

{{Short description|Malaysian politician}} {{Malay name|note=on|Afif|Bahardin}} {{Use British English|date=October 2014}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2014}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = Yang Berhormat | name = Afif Bahardin | honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|country=MYS|size=100%|MLA (Selangor)}} | native_name = {{nobold|عفيف بحرالدين}} | image = | image_size = | office = Member of the Penang State Executive Council | term_start = 9 May 2013 | term_end = 4 March 2020 | governor = Abdul Rahman Abbas | 1blankname = Chief Minister | 1namedata = Lim Guan Eng {{small|(2013–2018)}} Chow Kon Yeow {{small|(2018–2020)}} | 2blankname = Portfolio | 2namedata = Agriculture, Agro-based Industries, Rural Development and Health | predecessor = Law Choo Kiang {{small|(Agriculture, Agro-based Industries & Rural Development)}} Phee Boon Poh {{small|(Health)}} | successor = Norlela Ariffin | constituency = Seberang Jaya | office1 = Member of the Supreme Council of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party | term_start1 = 28 January 2024 | term_end1 = | president1 = Muhyiddin Yassin | office2 = Vice Youth Chief of the People's Justice Party | term_start2 = 22 August 2014 | term_end2 = 16 November 2018 | president2 = Wan Azizah Wan Ismail | 1blankname2 = Youth Chief | 1namedata2 = Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad | predecessor2 = Khairul Anuar Ahmad Zainuddin | successor2 = Muhammad Hilman Idham | constituency_AM3 = Taman Medan | assembly3 = Selangor State Legislative | term_start3 = 12 August 2023 | term_end3 = | predecessor3 = Syamsul Firdaus Mohamed Supri (PH–PKR) | successor3 = | majority3 = 30 (2023) | constituency_AM4 = Seberang Jaya | assembly4 = Penang State Legislative | term_start4 = 5 May 2013 | term_end4 = 6 March 2023 | predecessor4 = Arif Shah Omar Shah (BN–UMNO) | successor4 = Izhar Shah Arif Shah (PN–BERSATU) | majority4 = 2,459 (2013) 7,421 (2018) | office5 = Faction represented in the Selangor State Legislative Assembly | subterm5 = 2023– | suboffice5 = Perikatan Nasional | office6 = Faction represented in the Penang State Legislative Assembly | subterm6 = 2013–2018 | suboffice6 = People's Justice Party | subterm7 = 2018–2020 | suboffice7 = Pakatan Harapan | subterm8 = 2020 | suboffice8 = Malaysian United Indigenous Party | subterm9 = 2020–2023 | suboffice9 = Perikatan Nasional | birth_name = Afif bin Bahardin | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1985|5|13}} | birth_place = Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia | alma_mater = Universiti Teknologi Mara (MBBS) | death_date = | death_place = | citizenship = {{MAS}} | party = People's Justice Party (PKR) {{small|(until 2020)}} {{flagicon image|Bendera BERSATU.svg}} Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU) {{small|(since 2020)}} | other_party = Pakatan Rakyat (PR) {{small|(until 2015)}} Pakatan Harapan (PH) {{small|(2015–2020)}} {{flagicon image|Logo Perikatan Nasional.svg}} Perikatan Nasional (PN) {{small|(since 2020)}} | occupation = Politician | relations = | spouse = Mardhiah Zakaria (m. 2010) | children = Aaina Sofea Afif Ar-Rayyan Afif | website = {{URL|https://web.archive.org/web/20150218083823/http://afifbahardin.com/|afifbahardin.com}} | footnotes = | profession = Physician }}

'''Afif bin Bahardin''' (born 13 May 1985) is a Malaysian politician and physician who has served as Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Taman Medan since August 2023. He previously served as Member of the Penang State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) and Pakatan Harapan (PH) state administrations under Chief Ministers Lim Guan Eng and Chow Kon Yeow from May 2013 to his resignation in March 2020 as well as Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Seberang Jaya from May 2013 to March 2023.

He is a member of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), a component party of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition and was a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the PH coalition. He has also served as a Member of the Supreme Council of BERSATU since January 2024 and is the State Secretary of PN of Selangor. He also served as the Vice Youth Chief of PKR from August 2014 to November 2018 and Deputy Division Chief of PKR of Permatang Pauh.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/four-new-faces-in-penang-exco-line-up |title=Four new faces in Penang exco line-up |author=Opalyn Mok |publisher=The Malaysian Insider |date=May 9, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150218070542/http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/four-new-faces-in-penang-exco-line-up |archive-date=18 February 2015 }}</ref>

==Personal background== He grew up in Shah Alam, Selangor. He received his secondary education at Maktab Rendah Sains MARA Lenggong/Chenderoh in Perak and had his university education at Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), graduated with a bachelor's degree in medicine and surgery.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://merits.mmc.gov.my/search|title=Search for Registered Doctor|website=merits.mmc.gov.my}}</ref>

After leaving university, Afif worked as a medical officer at the Seberang Jaya Hospital and Sungai Buloh Hospital. In October 2010, Afif married Mardhiah Zakaria. The couple have two children.

==Political career== ===Member of the Penang State Executive Council (2013–2020)=== On 9 May 2013, Afif was appointed Penang EXCO Member in charge of Agriculture, Agro-based industries, Rural Development and Health, replacing Law Choo Kiang who had been appointed the new Speaker of the Assembly.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/ex-exco-man-to-be-named-speaker |title=Ex-exco man to be named Penang Speaker |author=Opalyn Mok |publisher=The Malaysian Insider |date=May 9, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150218071151/http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/ex-exco-man-to-be-named-speaker |archive-date=18 February 2015 }}</ref>

===Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly (2013–2023)=== ====2013 Penang state election==== In 2013 Penang state election, Afif made his electoral debut after being nominated by PR to contest the Seberang Jaya state seat. Afif won the seat and was elected to the Penang State Legislative Assembly after defeating Mohammad Nasir Abdullah of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition and independent candidate Shamsut Tabrej GM Ismail Maricar by a majority of 2,459 votes.

====2018 Penang state election==== In the 2018 Penang state election, Afif was renominated by PH to defend the Seberang Jaya seat. Afif defended the seat and was reelected to the Penang Assembly after defeating Abu Bakar Sidekh Zainul Abidin of BN and Ahmad Rafaei Rashid of Gagasan Sejahtera (GS) by a majority of 7,421 votes.

====2023 disqualification==== In March 2023, the Seberang Jaya seat held by Afif was declared vacant after he violated the state anti-party hopping law of Penang by Speaker Law.

===Member of the People's Justice Party=== In the PKR party elections in 2014, Afif was elected as the Deputy Youth Chief. He took over the position from Khairul Anuar Ahmad Zainuddin.

During the 2018 PKR party elections, Afif contested the PKR Youth Chief position but was defeated by Deputy Presidential candidate Rafizi Ramli loyalist Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.thestar.com.my/Opinion/Columnists/Analysis/Profile/Articles/2014/05/06/Azmin-starts-to-flex-his-muscles/ |title=Azmin Ali starts to flex his muscles |author=Joceline Tan |work=The Star (Malaysia) |date=May 6, 2014 |access-date=20 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150706235240/http://www.thestar.com.my/Opinion/Columnists/Analysis/Profile/Articles/2014/05/06/Azmin-starts-to-flex-his-muscles/ |archive-date=6 July 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

On 24 June 2020, he left PKR for BERSATU.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2020/06/24/penang-rep-dr-afif-bahardin-drops-pkr-for-bersatu/1878416|title=Penang rep Dr Afif Bahardin drops PKR for Bersatu | Malay Mail|date=24 June 2020 }}</ref>

===Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly (since 2023)=== ====2023 Selangor state election==== In the 2023 Selangor state election, Afif was renominated by PN to contest the Taman Medan state seat. Afif won and was elected to the Selangor State Legislative Assembly as Taman Medan MLA for the first term after narrowly defeating Ahmad Akhir Pawan Chik of PH by an extremely small majority of only 30 votes.

===Member of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party=== On 24 June 2020, he joined BERSATU.

On 28 January 2024, Afif was appointed Member of the Supreme Council of BERSATU by party president Muhyiddin Yassin alongside Member of Parliament (MP) for Padang Serai Azman Nasrudin and former Perak EXCO Member and former Tualang Sekah MLA Nolee Ashilin Mohammed Radzi.

==Election results== {| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em ; font-size:95%" |+Penang State Legislative Assembly<ref>{{Cite web |title=SEBERANG JAYA (P44-N10) |url=https://undi.info/seat/PN.N.SEBERANG_JAYA |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250906104429/https://undi.info/seat/PN.N.SEBERANG_JAYA |archive-date=6 September 2025 |access-date=6 September 2025 |website=undi.info}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Dashboard PRU14 |url=https://dashboard.spr.gov.my/pru14/#!/dun/7/N.10 |access-date=2022-03-05 |website=dashboard.spr.gov.my}}</ref> !|Year !|Constituency ! colspan=2|Candidate !|Votes !|Pct ! colspan=2|Opponent(s) !|Votes !|Pct !|Ballots cast !|Majority !|Turnout |- |rowspan="2" |2013 | rowspan="4" |'''N10 Seberang Jaya''' | rowspan="2"{{Party shading/Keadilan}} | | rowspan="2" |{{nowrap|'''Afif Bahardin'''}} ('''PKR''') | rowspan="2" align=right|'''14,148''' | rowspan="2"|'''54.23%''' | {{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} | |Mohammad Nasir Abdullah (UMNO) | align="right" |11,689 |44.81% | rowspan="2"|26,362 | rowspan="2"|2,459 | rowspan="2"|88.20% |- | {{Party shading/Independent}} | |Shamsut Tabrej GM Ismail Maricar (IND) | align="right" |251 | align=right|0.96% |- | rowspan="2" |2018 | rowspan="2" {{Party shading/Keadilan}} | | rowspan="2" |'''Afif Bahardin''' ('''PKR''') | rowspan="2" align=right|'''16,014''' | rowspan="2" |'''53.12%''' | {{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} | |Abu Bakar Sidekh Zainul Abidin (UMNO) | align="right" |8,593 |28.50% | rowspan="2" |30,496 | rowspan="2" |7,421 | rowspan="2" |85.8% |- | {{Party shading/PAS}} | |Ahmad Rafaei Rashid (PAS) | align="right" |5,540 |18.38% |}

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em ; font-size:95%" |+ Parliament of Malaysia !|Year !|Constituency ! colspan=2|Candidate !|Votes !|Pct ! colspan=2|Opponent(s) !|Votes !|Pct !|Ballots cast !|Majority !|Turnout |- |rowspan=3 | 2022 |rowspan=3 | '''P108 Shah Alam''' |rowspan=3 bgcolor="{{Party color|Perikatan Nasional}}" | |rowspan=3 |{{nowrap|Afif Bahardin}} (BERSATU) |rowspan=3 align="right" | 43,314 |rowspan=3 | 31.90% |{{Party shading/PH}} | | '''Azli Yusof''' ('''AMANAH''') |align="right" | '''61,409''' | '''45.93%''' |rowspan=3 | 137,082 |rowspan=3 | 18,095 |rowspan=3 | 81.92% |- | {{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} | |Isham Jalil (UMNO) |align="right" | 28,266 |20.82% |- | {{Party shading/Party of Homeland's Fighters}} | |Muhammad Rafique Rashid Ali (PEJUANG) |align="right" | 2,781 |align="right" | 2.05% |}

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em ; font-size:95%" |+ Selangor State Legislative Assembly !|Year !|Constituency ! colspan=2|Candidate !|Votes !|Pct ! colspan=2|Opponent(s) !|Votes !|Pct !|Ballots cast !|Majority !|Turnout |- | 2023 | '''N33 Taman Medan''' | rowspan="3" bgcolor={{party color|Perikatan Nasional}} | |{{nowrap|'''Afif Bahardin'''}} ('''BERSATU''') | align="right" |'''22,316''' | '''50.03%''' | {{Party shading/PH}} | | Ahmad Akhir Pawan Chik (PKR) | align="right" | 22,286 | 49.97% | 44,602 | 30 | 71.99% |}

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