Muhamad Said Jonit

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

Muhamad Said bin Jonit (1953 – 12 December 2024) was a Malaysian politician. He was the Member of Johor State Legislative Assembly for Mahkota after winning it in the 2018 Johor state election.

Muhamad Said Jonit
محمد سعيد جنيد‎
Member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly for Mahkota
In office 2018–2022
Preceded by	Md Jais Sarday
Succeeded by	Sharifah Azizah Syed Zain
Personal details
Born	Muhamad Said bin Jonit 1953
Died	12 December 2024 (71–72 years old) Kluang, Malaysia
Citizenship	Malaysian
Political party	PAS (till 2015) AMANAH (2015–2021) PKR (2021–2024)
Other political affiliations	Pakatan Rakyat (till 2015) Pakatan Harapan (2015–2024)
Occupation	Politician

Life and career

Jonit was a member of PAS before joining AMANAH and had participated in the 2013 Malaysian general election. He was the Chief of AMANAH Simpang Renggam branch.^[1] On 27 February 2021, Senggarang state assemblyman, Khairuddin had announced that he had left AMANAH and joined PKR, together with Muhamad Said and Serom state assemblyman, Faizul Amri.^[2] Jonit died on 12 December 2024.^[3]

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia^[4]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2013	P155 Tenggara		Muhamad Said Jonit (PAS)	8,502	24.33%		Halimah Mohamed Sadique (UMNO)	25,698	73.54%	34,946	17,196	88.04%

Johor State Legislative Assembly^[5]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2018	N29 Mahkota		Muhamad Said Jonit (AMANAH)	19,507	48.24%		Md Jais Sarday (UMNO)	17,839	43.31%	41,185	1,668	84.83%
							Hasbullah Najib (PAS)	3,092	7.51%