Fakhrul Anwar Ismail

{{Short description|Malaysian politician and businessman}} {{Malay name|Fakhrul Anwar|Ismail|note=on}} {{Use British English|date=May 2023}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = [[Malay styles and titles#Honorary styles|Yang Berhormat]] [[Malay titles#State titles|Tuan]] | name = Fakhrul Anwar Ismail | honorific_suffix = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly|MLA]] | native_name = فَخْرُٱلْأَنْوار إِسْمَاعِيل | native_name_lang = | image = | caption = | birth_name = Fakhrul Anwar bin Ismail | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|11|10|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Alor Setar]], [[Kedah]], [[Malaysia]] | death_date = | death_place = | office = Member of the [[Perlis State Executive Council]] {{small|(Housing, Local Government, Small Hawkers and Businessmen, Domestic Trade, Cooperatives, Consumerism, Entrepreneur Development, Small and Medium Industries)}} | term_start = 25 November 2022 | term_end = 16 November 2023 | monarch = [[Sirajuddin of Perlis|Sirajuddin]] | 1blankname = Menteri Besar | 1namedata = [[Mohd Shukri Ramli]] | predecessor = [[Azizan Sulaiman]] | successor = [[Wan Zikri Afthar Ishak]] | constituency = [[Bintong (state constituency)|Bintong]] | constituency_AM1 = [[Bintong (state constituency)|Bintong]] | term_start1 = 19 November 2022 | term_end1 = | assembly1 = Perlis State Legislative | predecessor1 = [[Azlan Man]] ([[Barisan Nasional|BN]]–[[United Malays National Organisation|UMNO]]) | successor1 = | majority1 = 4,329 ([[2022 Perlis state election|2022]]) | office2 = Faction represented in [[Perlis State Legislative Assembly]] | subterm2 = 2022– | suboffice2 = [[Perikatan Nasional]] | citizenship = [[Malaysian people|Malaysian]] | party = [[Malaysian Islamic Party]] (PAS) | other_party = [[Perikatan Nasional]] (PN) | relations = | occupation = [[Politician]] | profession = [[Businessman]] | education = [[:m:Sekolah Kebangsaan Hutan Kampung|SK Hutan Kampung]] [[:m:Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Kepala Batas, Pulau Pinang|SMK Kepala Batas]] [[:m:Maktab Rendah Sains MARA Beseri|MRSM Beseri]] | alma_mater = [[:m:Pusat Asasi Sains (Universiti Malaya)|Malaya University Foundation Centre]] [[:m:Universiti Teknologi MARA|MARA Technology University]] ([[Diploma|Dip]]) Ilham College of Technology ([[Diploma|Dip]]) | spouse = Noraishah Mat Yusoh | children = 6 | website = | footnotes = }}

'''Fakhrul Anwar Ismail''' (born 10 November 1971) is a [[Malaysian people|Malaysian]] [[politician]] and [[businessman]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pru.sinarharian.com.my/calon/5223/fakhrul-anwar-ismail|title=Fakhrul Anwar Ismail|website=Sinar Harian|accessdate=4 May 2023|language=ms}}</ref> who has served as Member of the [[Perlis State Legislative Assembly]] (MLA) for [[Bintong (state constituency)|Bintong]] since November 2022. He served as Member of the [[Perlis State Executive Council]] (EXCO) in the [[Perikatan Nasional]] (PN) state administration under Menteri Besar [[Mohd Shukri Ramli]] from November 2022 to his removal from office in November 2023. He is a member of the [[Malaysian Islamic Party]] (PAS), a component party of the PN coalition. He is the Division Information Chief of PAS of [[Kangar (federal constituency)|Kangar]], Member of the State Committee of PAS of [[Perlis]] and State Youth Secretary of PAS of Perlis.

== Personal life == Fakhrul Anwar was born in [[Alor Setar]], [[Kedah]], [[Malaysia]] on 10 November 1971. He is also married to Noraishah Mat Yusoh and has six children with her.

== Political career == === Member of the Perlis State Executive Council (2022–2023) === In the [[2022 Perlis state election]], the ruling [[Barisan Nasional]] (BN) suffered from huge defeat and [[wipeout (election)|wipeout]] in the assembly as none of its candidates won a state seat in the elections after losing all the 10 seats it previously held to PN. The elections ended 63-year rule of BN in the state, saw the first ever [[transition of power]] in the history of the state and replaced BN with PN as the ruling coalition and dominant political force in the state as PN won 14 out of 15 state seats and therefore two-thirds [[supermajority]] of the assembly. Therefore, State Chairman of PN of Perlis, State Commissioner of PAS of Perlis and [[Sanglang (state constituency)|Sanglang]] MLA Mohd Shukri replaced [[Azlan Man]] as the new and 10th [[Menteri Besar of Perlis]] and formed a new PN state administration on 22 November 2022. On 25 November 2022, Fakhrul Anwar was appointed as the Perlis State EXCO Member in charge of Housing, Local Government, Small Hawkers and Businessmen, Domestic Trade, Cooperatives, Consumerism, Entrepreneur Development, Small and Medium Industries by Menteri Besar, Mohd Shukri.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bharian.com.my/berita/nasional/2022/11/1031515/6-adun-pn-angkat-sumpah-exco-perlis|title=6 ADUN PN angkat sumpah EXCO Perlis|website=Berita Harian|date=25 November 2022|accessdate=3 May 2023|language=ms}}</ref> On 16 November 2023, the Perlis EXCO was reshuffled, Fakhrul Anwar was removed from office by Menteri Besar Mohd Shukri and taken over by [[Wan Zikri Afthar Ishak]] during the reshuffle.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bharian.com.my/berita/nasional/2023/11/1177626/seorang-digugurkan-2-adun-pn-dilantik-barisan-exco-penggal-baharu|title=Seorang digugurkan, 2 ADUN PN dilantik barisan EXCO penggal baharu Perlis|website=Berita Harian|date=16 November 2023|accessdate=11 April 2024|language=ms}}</ref>

=== Member of the Perlis State Legislative Assembly (since 2022) === ==== 2018 Perlis state election ==== In the [[2018 Perlis state election]], Fakhrul Anwar made his electoral debut after being nominated by [[Gagasan Sejahtera]] (GS) to contest for the [[Sena (state constituency)|Sena]] state seat. He was not elected as the Sena MLA after losing to Asrul Nizan Abdul Jalil of [[Pakatan Harapan]] (PH) by a minority of 2,288 votes.

==== 2022 Perlis state election ==== In the 2022 state election, Fakhrul Anwar was nominated by PN to contest for the Bintong seat. He won the seat and was elected into the Perlis State Legislative Assembly as the Bintong MLA after defeating Menteri Besar and defending MLA [[Azlan Man]] of BN, Azhari Ahmad of [[Pakatan Harapan]] (PH), Shazwan Suban of the [[Homeland Fighters Party]] (PEJUANG), [[independent politician|independent]] candidate Hashim Suboh and Mohamad Khair Mohd Noor of the [[Heritage Party (Malaysia)|Heritage Party]] (WARISAN) by the majority of 4,329 votes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bharian.com.my/berita/nasional/2022/12/1041412/15-adun-perlis-angkat-sumpah|title=15 ADUN Perlis angkat sumpah|website=Berita Harian|date=19 December 2022|accessdate=3 May 2023|language=ms}}</ref>

== Other careers == Besides his political positions, Fakhrul Anwar is also the Senior Assistant for Administration of the ''Madrasah Diniah Islamiah'' and Headmaster of the Al-Furqan Islamic Primary School. Both institutions are located in [[Arau]], Perlis. In addition, he is also Director of the [[Political Action Committee|Action Committee]] of Sena, Director of the Perlis Charity Unit, Member of the Board of Directors of Malaysia Perlis Charity Organisation, ''Ummah'' Centre Service and Guidance Center Manager, Head of ''Kampung Madi'' Village, Member of the ''Kampung Madi'' Islamic Center Committee, Member of the Board of Directors of Al-Furqan Berhad Cooperative.

== Election results == {| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em ; font-size:95%" |+[[Perlis State Legislative Assembly]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pru.astroawani.com/|title=Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Ke-15|website=Astro Awani|accessdate=3 May 2023}}</ref> !Year !Constituency ! colspan="2" |Candidate !Votes !Pct ! colspan="2" |Opponent(s) !Votes !Pct !Ballots cast !Majority !Turnout |- | rowspan=2|[[2018 Perlis state election|2018]] | rowspan=2|'''N07 [[Sena (state constituency)|Sena]]''' | rowspan=2 {{Party shading/PAS}} | | rowspan=2|Fakhrul Anwar Ismail ([[Malaysian Islamic Party|PAS]]) | rowspan=2 align="right" |1,888 | rowspan=2 align="right" |19.02% |{{Party shading/Keadilan}} | |'''{{nowrap|[[Asrul Nizan Abd Jalil]]}}''' ([[People's Justice Party (Malaysia)|'''PKR''']]) |align="right" |4,177 |align="right" |42.07% | rowspan=2|9,928 | rowspan=2|314 | rowspan=2|82.20% |- |{{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} | |Azihani Ali ([[United Malays National Organisation|UMNO]]) |align="right" |3,863 |align="right |38.91% |- | rowspan=5|[[2022 Perlis state election|2022]] | rowspan=5|'''N06 [[Bintong (state constituency)|Bintong]]''' | rowspan=5 bgcolor={{Party color|Perikatan Nasional}} | | rowspan=5|'''{{nowrap|Fakhrul Anwar Ismail}}''' ([[Malaysian Islamic Party|'''PAS''']]) | rowspan=5 align="right" |'''7,325''' | rowspan=5 align="right" |'''44.76%''' |{{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} | |[[Azlan Man]] ([[United Malays National Organisation|UMNO]]) |align="right" |2,996 |align="right" |18,31% | rowspan=5|12,721 | rowspan=5|4,329 | rowspan=5|79.00% |- |{{Party shading/PH}} | |Azhari Ahmad ([[National Trust Party (Malaysia)|AMANAH]]) |align="right" |2,029 |align="right" |12.40% |- |bgcolor={{party color|Homeland Fighter's Party}} | |Shazwan Suban ([[Homeland Fighters Party|PEJUANG]]) |align="right" |157 |align="right" |1.00% |- |{{Party shading/Independent}} | |Hashim Suboh ([[Independent politician|IND]]) |align="right" |157 |align="right" |1.00% |- |{{Party shading/Sabah Heritage Party}} | |Mohamad Khair Mohd Noor ([[Heritage Party (Malaysia)|WARISAN]]) |align="right" |57 |align="right" |0.35% |}

== Honours == * {{Flag|Perlis}} ** [[File:MY-PERL Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Jamalullail Silver Jubilee Medal ribbon bar.png|50px]] Recipient of Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Jamalullail Silver Jubilee Medal (2025)

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