Mohammad Fahmi Ngah

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

Mohammad Fahmi bin Ngah is a Malaysian politician who has served as a Member of the Selangor State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) state administration under Menteri Besar Amirudin Shari and a Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Seri Setia since August 2023. He is a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the PH coalition.

Yang Berhormat Tuan Mohammad Fahmi Ngah MLA
محمّد فهمي ڠه‎
Member of the Selangor State Executive Council (Islamic Affairs, Halal Industry, Digital Infrastructure & Acculturation of Science, Technology and Innovation)[note 1]
Incumbent
Assumed office 21 August 2023
Monarch	Sharafuddin
Menteri Besar	Amirudin Shari
Preceded by	Zawawi Mughni (Islamic Affairs & Halal Industry) Portfolios established (Digital Infrastructure & Acculturation of Science, Technology and Innovation)
Constituency	Seri Setia
Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly for Seri Setia
Incumbent
Assumed office 12 August 2023
Preceded by	Halimey Abu Bakar (PH–PKR)
Majority	11,331 (2023)
Personal details
Born	Mohammad Fahmi bin Ngah
Citizenship	Malaysian
Political party	People's Justice Party (PKR)
Other political affiliations	Pakatan Harapan (PH)
Alma mater	Imperial College London (PhD)
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Engineer

Political career

Member of the Selangor State Executive Council (since 2023)

In the 2023 Selangor state election, the ruling PH and Barisan Nasional (BN) won a simple majority in the Selangor State Legislative Assembly and were reelected to power. Following that, Sungai Tua MLA Amirudin of PH was reappointed the Menteri Besar. Mohammad Fahmi was appointed the Selangor EXCO Member and given the portfolios of Islamic Affairs, Halal Industry, Digital Infrastructure, and Acculturation of Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI) by Menteri Besar Amirudin on August 21 and 23, 2023 respectively.^[1][2]

Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly (since 2023)

2023 Selangor state election

In the 2023 Selangor state election, Mohammad Fahmi made his electoral debut after being nominated by PH to contest the Seri Setia state seat. Fahmi won the seat and was elected to the Selangor State Legislative Assembly as the Seri Setia MLA for the first term after defeating Mohd Zubir Embong of Perikatan Nasional (PN), Dobby Chew of the Malaysian United Democratic Alliance (MUDA), and independent candidate Harindran Krishnan by a majority of 11,331 votes.^[3]

Election results

Selangor State Legislative Assembly^[4]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2023	N32 Seri Setia		Mohammad Fahmi Ngah (PKR)	32,367	58.37%		Mohd Zubir Embong (PAS)	21,036	37.93%	55,453	11,331	69.00%
							Dobby Chew (MUDA)	1,357	2.45%
							Harindran Krishnan (IND)	693	1.25%

Notes

1. Assumed portfolios on 23 August 2023.