Mohd Firdaus Jaafar

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Jaafar is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Mohd Firdaus. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Ustaz
Mohd Firdaus Jaafar
AMK
محمد فردوس جعفر‎
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Jerai
In office
8 March 2008 – 5 May 2013
Preceded byBadruddin Amiruldin
(BN–UMNO)
Succeeded byJamil Khir Baharom
(BN–UMNO)
Majority2,299 (2008)
Personal details
Born (1974-03-15) 15 March 1974 (age 50)
Kedah, Malaysia
Political partyPan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) (until 2016)
Parti Amanah Negara (AMANAH) (2016 - present)
Other political
affiliations		Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (2008-2015)
Pakatan Harapan (PH) (2016-present)
Spouse(s)1. Kasmuri Jaafar
2. Nurul Huda Arshad (divorced)
3. Siti Balkis Husain
OccupationPolitician, Ustaz
Websitepkwrjerai.blogspot.my
mohd-firdaus-jaafar.blogspot.com

Mohd Firdaus Jaafar (born 15 March 1974) is a Malaysian politician of Parti Amanah Negara (AMANAH), a component party of Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition. He was the Member of Parliament of Malaysia for the Jerai constituency in Kedah for one term from 2008 to 2013. He was a member of Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) before joining AMANAH in 2016. Firdaus was elected to the Jerai seat in the 2008 election, defeating incumbent Badruddin Amiruldin of the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.[1] Prior to the election, Firdaus was a religious teacher (Malay: Ustaz).[2] He was defeated in the 2013 election by BN's Jamil Khir Baharom.[3]

  1. ^ "Malaysia Decides 2008". The Star (Malaysia). Retrieved 21 December 2009.
  2. ^ Habibu, Sira. "Good mix of candidates in Kedah". The Star (Malaysia). Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference GE13 results was invoked but never defined (see the help page).