Mohd Isam Mohd Isa

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

Mohd Isam bin Mohd Isa (Jawi: محمد عصام محمد عيسى, Malay pronunciation: [mohamad isam]; born 3 January 1969) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Tampin since November 2022. He served as Member of the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Gemencheh from May 2018 to August 2023. He is a member and Division Chief of Tampin of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.^[1]

Yang Berhormat Dato' Mohd Isam Mohd Isa DPNS DNS ANS PJK MP
محمد عصام محمد عيسى‎
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Tampin
Incumbent
Assumed office 19 November 2022
Preceded by	Hasan Bahrom (PH–AMANAH)
Majority	1,276 (2022)
Member of the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly for Gemencheh
In office 9 May 2018 – 12 August 2023
Preceded by	Mohd Kamil Abd Aziz (BN–UMNO)
Succeeded by	Suhaimizan Bizar (BN–UMNO)
Majority	351 (2018)
Personal details
Born	Mohd Isam bin Mohd Isa (1969-01-03) 3 January 1969 (age 56) Gemencheh, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
Political party	United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN)
Alma mater	University of Technology Malaysia (BEng)
Occupation	Politician
Website	Mohd Isam Mohd Isa on Facebook

Early life and education

Mohd Isam was born in Gemencheh, Negeri Sembilan and grew up in the state for most of his life. He holds various certificate in civil engineering such as a diploma from Politeknik Port Dickson and a certificate from Politeknik Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah. He eventually continued his studies at the University of Technology Malaysia where he graduated with a bachelor's degree in engineering.

Political career

Member of the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly (2018–2023)

In the 2018 Negeri Sembilan state election, Mohd Isam was nominated by BN to contest for the Gemencheh state seat in his electoral debut. He won the seat and was elected to the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly as the Gemencheh MLA.^[2]

In the 2023 Negeri Sembilan state election, Mohd Isam was not renominated to contest and defend the Gemencheh seat.

Member of Parliament (since 2022)

In the 2022 general election, Mohd Isam was nominated by BN to contest for the Tampin federal seat. He defeated other candidates and was elected as the Tampin MP. Following his victory, the seat was regained by BN after the coalition lost it to Pakatan Harapan (PH) in the 2018 general election.

Election results

Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2018	N35 Gemencheh		Mohd Isam Mohd Isa (UMNO)	6,963	47.38%		Saiful Adly Abdul Wahab (BERSATU)	6,612	44.99%	14,697	351	80.28%
							Ishak Maasin (PAS)	1,122	7.63%

Parliament of Malaysia^[3]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2022	P133 Tampin		Mohd Isam Mohd Isa (UMNO)	23,283	38.15%		Muhammad Faiz Fadzil (AMANAH)	22,007	36.06%	61,033	1,276	75.26
							Abdul Halim Abu Bakar (PAS)	14,962	24.51%
							Zamani Ibrahim (PEJUANG)	781	1.28%

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

• Malaysia :
  • Recipient of the 17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong Installation Medal (2024)
• Negeri Sembilan :
  • Knight Commander of the Order of Loyalty to Negeri Sembilan (DPNS) – Dato' (2017)
  • Companion of the Order of Loyalty to Negeri Sembilan (DNS) (2015)^[4]
  • Member of the Order of Loyalty to Negeri Sembilan (ANS) (2010)^[5]
  • Recipient of the Meritorious Service Medal (PJK) (2004)^[6]