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Khaliq Mehtab Mohd Ishaq

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Khaliq Mehtab Mohd Ishaq
خالق مهتاب محمد إسحاق
Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly
for Bertam
In office
9 May 2018 – 6 March 2023
Preceded byShariful Azhar Othman
(BNUMNO)
Succeeded byReezal Merican Naina Merican
(BN–UMNO)
Majority217 (2018)
10th Chairman of the
Penang Regional Development Authority
In office
21 May 2020 – 3 December 2022
Preceded byMohamed Haniff Khatri Abdulla
Succeeded byShaik Hussein Mydin
Personal details
Born (1976-06-25) 25 June 1976 (age 48)
NationalityMalaysian
Political partyMalaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU)
(since 2016)
Other political
affiliations
Pakatan Harapan (PH)
(2017–2020)
Perikatan Nasional (PN)
(since 2020)
SpouseNor Azizurahmah Abdul Aziz
RelationsAzlina Mehtab (sister)
OccupationBusinessman
ProfessionLawyer

Khaliq Mehtab bin Mohd Ishaq is a Malaysian politician and businessman who served as Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Bertam from May 2018 to March 2023 and 10th Chairman of the Penang Regional Development Authority (PERDA) from May 2020 to December 2022. He is a member of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), a component party of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) and formerly the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalitions.

Personal life

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He is the younger brother of Azlina Mehtab, former Women's Chief of UMNO in Penang.[1] His mother is a Chinese and he communicates with his mother using Hokkien since he was young, although he cannot speak Mandarin Chinese.[2]

Career

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He is a lawyer in Messrs. Azlina Mehtab & Associates.[3]

He was appointed as the Chairman of Penang Regional Development Authority in 21 May 2020 to replace Mohamed Haniff Khatri Abdulla.[4]

Politics

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He joined BERSATU in September 2016.[5] He competed for Bertam in 2018 Malaysian general election and won the seat.

Election results

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Penang State Legislative Assembly[6]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2018 N02 Bertam Khaliq Mehtab Mohd Ishaq (BERSATU) 6,485 40.57% Shariful Azhar Othman (UMNO) 6,268 39.21% 15,984 217 86.97%
Moktar Ramly (PAS) 2,986 18.68%
2023 Khaliq Mehtab Mohd Ishaq (BERSATU) 8,132 43.76% Reezal Merican Naina Merican (UMNO) 10,453 56.24% 18,585 2,321 77.44%

References

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  1. ^ "Abang adik lain parti warnai PRU-14". hmetro.com.my (in Malay).
  2. ^ "2非华裔议员福建话顶呱呱". 光华网 (in Chinese).
  3. ^ "Khaliq Mehtab Mohd Ishaq". PRU @ Sinar Harian.
  4. ^ "KPLB umum pelantikan Khaliq Mehtab sebagai Pengerusi Perda baharu". BERNAMA. May 21, 2020.
  5. ^ "Profil peribadi". klsescreener.com. Archived from the original on 2019-08-23. Retrieved 2019-08-23.
  6. ^ "RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES STATE CONSTITUENCIES FOR THE STATE OF PENANG". lom.agc.gov.my. Retrieved 2022-05-01.
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