Mohamed Jaafar

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

Mohamed bin Jaafar is a Malaysian politician who served as Deputy Speaker of the Pahang State Legislative Assembly from July 2013 to October 2022 and Member of the Pahang State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Jenderak from April 1995 to November 2022. He is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.

Yang Berbahagia Dato' Sri Mohamed Jaafar SSAP DIMP KMN
محمد بن جعفر
Deputy Speaker of the Pahang State Legislative Assembly
In office 1 July 2013 – 14 October 2022
Monarchs	Ahmad Shah (2013–2019) Abdullah (2019–2022)
Menteri Besar	Adnan Yaakob (2013–2018) Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail (2018–2022)
Speaker	Ishak Muhamad
Succeeded by	Lee Chin Chen
Constituency	Jenderak
Member of the Pahang State Legislative Assembly for Jenderak
In office 25 April 1995 – 19 November 2022
Preceded by	Abdullah Kia (BN–UMNO)
Succeeded by	Rodzuan Zaaba (BN–UMNO)
Majority	4,028 (1995) 1,975 (1999) 2,536 (2004) 1,374 (2008) 2,182 (2013) 1,713 (2018)
Faction represented in Pahang State Legislative Assembly
1995–2022	Barisan Nasional
Personal details
Born	Mohamed bin Jaafar Pahang, Malaysia
Citizenship	Malaysian
Political party	United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN)
Occupation	Politician

Election results

Pahang State Legislative Assembly^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]}

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
1995	N25 Jenderak		Mohamed Jaafar (UMNO)	6,186	74.14%		Abdul Mukti Ismail (PAS)	2,158	25.86%	8,562	4,028	72.36%
1999			Mohamed Jaafar (UMNO)	5,344	61.33%		Ahmad Nafiri Md Toazi (PAS)	3,369	38.67%	9,054	1,975	73.66%
2004	N27 Jenderak		Mohamed Jaafar (UMNO)	4,119	72.24%		Abu Samah Ali (PAS)	1,583	27.76%	5,861	2,536	75.64%
2008			Mohamed Jaafar (UMNO)	3,745	61.23%		Suhaimi Said (PKR)	2,371	38.77%	6,318	1,374	77.63%
2013			Mohamed Jaafar (UMNO)	5,047	63.04%		Suhaimi Said (PKR)	2,865	35.79%	8,228	2,182	84.90%
							Parirud-din Muhamed Amin (IND)	94	1.17%
2018			Mohamed Jaafar (UMNO)	4,213	50.55%		Abdullah Yusoh (PAS)	2,500	29.99%	8,610	1,713	81.50%
							Faizah Baharom (BERSATU)	1,622	19.46%

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

• Malaysia :
  • Officer of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (KMN) (1999)
• Pahang :
  • Knight Companion of the Order of the Crown of Pahang (DIMP) – Dato' (2000)^[9]
  • Grand Knight of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (SSAP) – Dato' Sri (2015)^[9]