Mahfuz Omar

Mahfuz Omar
محفوظ عمر
Mahfuz Omar in 2013
Chairman of the
Farmers' Organisation Authority
Assumed office
15 May 2023
MinisterMohamad Sabu
Director-GeneralAmir Matamin
Preceded byChe Abdullah Mat Nawi
Deputy Minister of Human Resources
In office
2 July 2018 – 24 February 2020
MonarchsMuhammad V
(2018–2019)
Abdullah
(2019–2020)
Prime MinisterMahathir Mohamad
MinisterM. Kulasegaran
Preceded byIsmail Abdul Muttalib
Succeeded byAwang Hashim
ConstituencyPokok Sena
Vice President of the National Trust Party
Assumed office
5 September 2021
Serving with Mujahid Yusof Rawa (2021–2023) &
Hasanuddin Mohd Yunus (2021–2023) &
Siti Mariah Mahmud (since 2021) &
Adly Zahari (since 2021)
Dzulkefly Ahmad (since 2023)
Mohd Hatta Ramli (since 2024)
PresidentMohamad Sabu
State Chairman of the Pakatan Harapan of Kedah
In office
2022 – 7 February 2025
PresidentWan Azizah Wan Ismail
National ChairmanAnwar Ibrahim
Succeeded bySaifuddin Nasution Ismail
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Pokok Sena
In office
8 March 2008 – 19 November 2022
Preceded byAbdul Rahman Ibrahim
(BNUMNO)
Succeeded byAhmad Yahaya
(PNPAS)
Majority5,731 (2008)
3,935 (2013)
5,558 (2018)
In office
29 November 1999 – 21 March 2004
Preceded byWan Hanafiah Wan Mat Saman
(BN–UMNO)
Succeeded byAbdul Rahman Ibrahim
(BN–UMNO)
Majority3,637 (1999)
Personal details
Born
Mahfuz bin Omar

(1957-08-25) 25 August 1957 (age 67)
Kedah, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Citizenship Malaysia
NationalityMalaysia
Political party Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS)
(1984–2017)
National Trust Party (AMANAH) (since 2018)
Other political
affiliations
Angkatan Perpaduan Ummah (APU)
(1990–1996)
Barisan Alternatif (BA)
(1999–2004)
Pakatan Rakyat (PR)
(2008–2015)
Gagasan Sejahtera (GS)
(2016–2017)
Pakatan Harapan (PH)
(since 2018)
SpouseRuswati Jaafar
Children3
OccupationPolitician
Websitegemasuara.blogspot.com
Mahfuz Omar on Parliament of Malaysia

Mahfuz bin Omar (Jawi: محفوظ بن عمر; born 25 August 1957) is a Malaysian politician who has served as Chairman of the Farmers' Organisation Authority (FOA) since May 2023.[1] He served as the Deputy Minister of Human Resources in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) administration under former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and former Minister M. Kulasegaran from July 2018 to the collapse of the PH administration in February 2020 as well as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Pokok Sena from November 1999 to March 2004 and again from March 2008 to November 2022. He is a member of the National Trust Party (AMANAH), a component party of the PH coalition and was a member of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), then a component party of formerly the Gagasan Sejahtera (GS), Pakatan Rakyat (PR), Barisan Alternatif (BA) and Angkatan Perpaduan Ummah (APU) coalitions. He has also served as the Vice President of AMANAH since September 2021. He served as the State Chairman of PH of Kedah from 2022 to February 2025.[2]

  1. ^ "Mat Sabu names five Pakatan leaders to lead statutory bodies under Agriculture Ministry, including Mahfuz and Faiz Fadzil". Malay Mail. 10 May 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Mahfuz, Hatta appointed Amanah veeps". FMT. 7 January 2024. Retrieved 29 November 2024.

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