Abdul Taib Abu Bakar

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Abu Bakar is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Abdul Taib. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.

Abdul Taib bin Abu Bakar is a Malaysian politician who served as Member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Machap from May 2013 to March 2022. He is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.

Haji Abdul Taib Abu Bakar AMN PIS
Member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly for Machap
In office 5 May 2013 – 12 March 2022
Preceded by	Abdul Hamid Abdul Rahman (BN–UMNO)
Succeeded by	Onn Hafiz Ghazi (BN–UMNO)
Majority	3,902 (2013) 404 (2018)
Personal details
Born	Abdul Taib bin Abu Bakar Malaysia
Political party	United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN)
Occupation	Politician

Election results

Johor State Legislative Assembly^[1][2]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2013	Machap		Abdul Taib Abu Bakar (UMNO)	11,515	58.84%		Mohd Khalid Salekan (PAS)	7,613	38.90%	19,570	3,902	88.07%
2018			Abdul Taib Abu Bakar (UMNO)	9,375	46.93%		Ahmad Ahem (PKR)	8,971	44.91%	19,976	404	82.70%
							Azlisham Azahar (PAS)	1,630	8.16%

Honours

• Malaysia
  • Member of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (AMN) (2014)^[3]
• Johor
  • Sultan Ibrahim Medal (PIS)