Mohd Apandi Mohamad

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

Dato' Sr. Haji Mohd Apandi bin Mohamad is a Malaysian politician who had served as Senator from 2020 to 2023 and Member of Parliament (MP) for Jeli from 1999 to 2004. He is a member of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), a component party of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition.^[1]

Yang Berbahagia Dato' Sr. Haji Mohd Apandi Mohamad DJMK
محمد أڤندي محمد‎
Senator Elected by the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly
In office 8 July 2020 – 7 July 2023 Serving with Asmak Husin (2020–2021) Wan Martina (2021–2023)
Monarch	Abdullah
Prime Minister	Muhyiddin Yassin (2020–2021) Ismail Sabri Yaakob (2021–2022) Anwar Ibrahim (2022–2023)
Preceded by	Muhamad Mustafa
Succeeded by	Nik Mohamad Abduh
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Jeli
In office 29 November 1999 – 21 March 2004
Preceded by	Mustapa Mohamed (BN–UMNO)
Succeeded by	Mustapa Mohamed (BN-UMNO)
Majority	693 (1999)
Faction represented in Dewan Negara
2020–2023	Perikatan Nasional
Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat
1999–2004	Malaysian Islamic Party
Personal details
Born	Mohd Apandi Mohamad 1958 (age 66–67) Kelantan, Malaysia
Citizenship	Malaysia
Political party	Malaysian Islamic Party
Other political affiliations	Barisan Alternatif Pakatan Rakyat Gagasan Sejahtera Perikatan Nasional
Alma mater	National University of Malaysia
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Surveyor

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia^[2][3][4]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
1999	P030 Jeli		Mohd Apandi Mohamad (PAS)	15,523	50.69%		Mustapa Mohamed (UMNO)	14,830	48.43%	31,152	693	81.93%
2004			Mohd Apandi Mohamad (PAS)	9,607	36.16%		Mustapa Mohamed (UMNO)	16,960	63.84%	26,961	7,353	82.38%
2008			Mohd Apandi Mohamad (PAS)	12,732	42.33%		Mustapa Mohamed (UMNO)	17,168	57.07%	30,555	4,436	84.18%
2013			Mohd Apandi Mohamad (PAS)	15,954	42.81%		Mustapa Mohamed (UMNO)	21,223	56.95%	37,688	5,269	87.19%

Kelantan State Legislative Assembly^[3][4]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2018	N38 Kuala Balah		Mohd Apandi Mohamad (PAS)	4,714	45.74%		Abdul Aziz Derashid (UMNO)	5,592	54.26%	10,550	878	85.03%

Honours

• Kelantan:
  • Knight Commander of the Order of the Life of the Crown of Kelantan (DJMK) – Dato' (2023)^[5]
  • Companion of the Order of the Life of the Crown of Kelantan (JMK)

See also

• Members of the Dewan Negara, 14th Malaysian Parliament
• List of people who have served in both Houses of the Malaysian Parliament