Mahfuz Omar

This is a Malay name; the name Omar is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Mahfuz.

Yang Berhormat Dato' Mahfuz Omar
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Pokok Sena, Kedah
Incumbent
Assumed office 8 March 2008
Preceded by	Abdul Rahman Ibrahim (UMNO)
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Political party	PAS - Pakatan Rakyat
Occupation	Member of Parliament

Dato' Mahfuz Omar is a Malaysian politician and is currently the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Pokok Sena constituency in Kedah, Malaysia. He is a vice president of the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) in the opposition Pakatan Rakyat coalition.^[1]

Mahfuz previously held the Pokok Sena seat until he was defeated in the 2004 election by Abdul Rahman Ibrahim of the governing Barisan Nasional coalition. Mahfuz won back the seat at the 2008 election with a majority of 5,371 votes.^[2]

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia: Pokok Sena, Kedah^[2]

Year		Opposition	Votes	Pct		Barisan Nasional	Votes	Pct
1999		Mahfuz Omar (PAS)	27,466	52%		Wan Hanafiah Wan Mat Saman (UMNO)	23,829	45%
2004		Mahfuz Omar (PAS)	22,440	42%		Abdul Rahman Ibrahim (UMNO)	29,740	56%
2008		Mahfuz Omar (PAS)	29,687	54%		Abdul Rahman Ibrahim (UMNO)	23,956	43%

References

1. ^ "Pemimpin Baru Sesi 2009 - 2011" (in Malay). Islamic Party of Malaysia. http://www.pas.org.my/v2/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2319&Itemid=95. Retrieved 31 March 2010. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. http://semak.spr.gov.my/spr/laporan/5_KedudukanAkhir.php. Retrieved 20 March 2010.  Percentage figures based on total turnout.

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Name	Omar, Mahfuz
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