Khaliq Mehtab Mohd Ishaq

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

Khaliq Mehtab bin Mohd Ishaq (born 25 June 1976) is a Malaysian politician, businessman and lawyer 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. He has served as Member of the Supreme Council of BERSATU since January 2025.

Khaliq Mehtab Mohd Ishaq
خالق مهتاب محمد إسحاق‎
Member of the Supreme Council of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party
Incumbent
Assumed office 18 January 2025
President	Muhyiddin Yassin
10th Chairman of the Penang Regional Development Authority
In office 21 May 2020 – 3 December 2022
Preceded by	Mohamed Haniff Khatri Abdulla
Succeeded by	Shaik Hussein Mydin
Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly for Bertam
In office 9 May 2018 – 6 March 2023
Preceded by	Shariful Azhar Othman (BN–UMNO)
Succeeded by	Reezal Merican Naina Merican (BN–UMNO)
Majority	217 (2018)
Personal details
Born	Khaliq Mehtab bin Mohd Ishaq (1976-06-25) 25 June 1976 (age 49) Malaysia
Citizenship	Malaysian
Nationality	Malaysia
Political party	Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU) (since 2016)
Other political affiliations	Pakatan Harapan (PH) (2017–2020) Perikatan Nasional (PN) (since 2020)
Spouse	Nor Azizurahmah Abdul Aziz
Relations	Azlina Mehtab (sister)
Occupation	Politician businessman
Profession	Lawyer

Personal life

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

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

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

Election results

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%