Jefridin Atan | |
|---|---|
جفرالدين أتن | |
| Member of theJohor State Legislative Assembly forKukup | |
| Assumed office 12 March 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Mohd Othman Yusof (BN–UMNO) |
| Majority | 8,201 (2022) |
| Senator Elected by the Johor State Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 13 September 2020 – 12 September 2023 Serving with Lim Pay Hen | |
| Monarch | Abdullah |
| Prime Minister | Muhyiddin Yassin (2020–2021) Ismail Sabri Yaakob (2021–2022) Anwar Ibrahim (2022–2023) |
| Preceded by | Zahari Sarip |
| Succeeded by | Abdul Halim Suleiman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1968-01-19)19 January 1968 (age 57) Pontian Kecil,Johor,Malaysia |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | United Malays National Organisation |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional |
| Occupation | Politician |
Jefridin bin Atan (born 19 January 1968) is aMalaysianpolitician who has served as Member of theJohor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) forKukup since March 2022.[1] He had served as aSenator from September 2020 to September 2023. He is a member and Division Chief ofTanjung Piai of theUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of theBarisan Nasional (BN) coalition.
He was the private secretary to the formerPrime Minister,Abdullah Ahmad Badawi from 2001.[2] A member of theUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO), the major component of theBarisan Nasional (BN), he is also the incumbent party's Division Head ofTanjung Piai.[2][3]
During the2019 Tanjung Piai by-election that was triggered following the death ofMohamed Farid Md Rafik, Jefridin was widely considered as the potential candidate of the BN coalition.[4] This was despite the stronghold of the former MPWee Jeck Seng from theMalaysian Chinese Association (MCA), another component of the BN, the majority voters of the constituency areMalays.[4] However, BN ultimately chose Wee Jeck Seng,[5] who later defeated the then rulingPakatan Harapan (PH) candidate, Karmaine Sardini fromMalaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU).[6]
On 13 September 2020, Jefridin was appointed a Senator by theJohor State Legislative Assembly, after recommended by theMenteri Besar,Hasni Mohammad.[2][7] He was officially inaugurated 2 days later.[8]
On 12 March 2022, he won theKukup seat of theJohor State Legislative Assembly.
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballot cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | N56Kukup | Jefridin Atan (UMNO) | 11,640 | 60.37% | Mahathir Muhammad (BERSATU) | 3,439 | 17.84% | 19,282 | 8,201 | 55.69% | ||
| Mohd Zaiful Bakri (PKR) | 3,276 | 16.99% | ||||||||||
| Zamzam Hashim (PEJUANG) | 927 | 4.81% | ||||||||||
Pahang :
Knight Companion of theOrder of the Crown of Pahang (DIMP) –Dato' (2006)