Hamim Samuri

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Samuri is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Hamim.

Hamim bin Haji Samuri (born 13 June 1958) is a Malaysian politician and was the Member of Parliament of Malaysia for the Ledang constituency in the State of Johor from 2004 to 2018. He is a member of the United Malay National Organisation (UMNO) party in the previously governing Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.

Yang Berbahagia Datuk Hamim Samuri PJN KMN PPN
حميم ساموري‎
Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment
In office 29 July 2015 – 9 May 2018
Monarchs	Abdul Halim Muhammad V
Prime Minister	Najib Razak
Minister	Dr. Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar
Preceded by	Dr. James Dawos Mamit
Succeeded by	Tengku Zulpuri Shah Raja Puji (Natural Resources) Isnaraissah Munirah Majilis (Environment)
Constituency	Ledang
Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry
In office 16 May 2013 – 29 July 2015 Serving with Lee Chee Leong (2014–2015)
Monarch	Abdul Halim
Prime Minister	Najib Razak
Minister	Mustapa Mohamed
Preceded by	Mukhriz Mahathir Jacob Dungau Sagan
Succeeded by	Ahmad Maslan
Constituency	Ledang
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Ledang
In office 21 March 2004 – 9 May 2018
Preceded by	Hashim Ismail (BN–UMNO)
Succeeded by	Syed Ibrahim Syed Noh (PH–PKR)
Majority	21,671 (2004) 7,617 (2008) 1,967 (2013)
Personal details
Born	(1958-06-13) 13 June 1958 (age 67) Simpang Renggam, Johor, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Political party	United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN) Perikatan Nasional (PN) Muafakat Nasional (MN)
Alma mater	University of Glasgow Northern University of Malaysia
Occupation	Politician
Website	hamimledang.blogspot.com hamimsamuri.com

Political career

Hamim was elected to federal Parliament in the 2004 election.^[1] The seat had previously been held by UMNO's Hashim Ismail.^[2] He was reelected again in 2008 election and 2013 election but was defeated in 2018 election.

Background

Hamim is married and he has four children.^[3] He has a degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Glasgow.^[4] In 2013, he obtained his Master in Management from Universiti Utara Malaysia and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Development Management, also from Universiti Utara Malaysia in 2016.^[5]

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia^{[1][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]}

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2004	P144 Ledang		Hamim Samuri (UMNO)	30,967	76.91%		Kasim Ibrahim (PAS)	9,296	23.09%	41,684	21,671	72.91%
2008			Hamim Samuri (UMNO)	25,319	58.85%		Lee Fu Haw (DAP)	17,702	41.15%	44,556	7,617	76.16%
2013			Hamim Samuri (UMNO)	30,619	51.66%		Hassan Abdul Karim (PKR)	28,652	48.34%	60,382	1,967	87.11%
2018			Hamim Samuri (UMNO)	26,040	39.80%		Syed Ibrahim Syed Noh (PKR)	34,706	53.06%	66,708	8,666	86.10%
							Rusman Kemin (PAS)	4,668	7.14%
2022			Hamim Samuri (UMNO)	23,831	29.74%		Syed Ibrahim Syed Noh (PKR)	33,650	41.90%	80,307	9,769	76.79%
							Zaidi Abd Majid (BERSATU)	22,292	27.76%
							Rafidah Ridwan (PEJUANG)	269	0.33%
							Zainal Bahrom A.Kadir (IND)	75	0.09
							Yunus Mustakim (IND)	145	0.17%

Honours

• Malaysia :
  • Medal of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (PPN) (2000)
  • Officer of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (KMN) (2006)^[13]
  • Commander of the Order of Meritorious Service (PJN) – Datuk (2013)^[14]

See also

• Ledang (federal constituency)