Muhammad Bakhtiar Wan Chik

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

Muhammad Bakhtiar bin Wan Chik (Jawi: محمد بختيار بن وان چيق; born 22 May 1965) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Balik Pulau since May 2018. He served as the Deputy Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) administration under former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and former Minister Mohammadin Ketapi from July 2018 to the collapse of the PH administration in February 2020.^[1] He is a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the PH coalition.

Yang Berhormat Dato' Muhammad Bakhtiar Wan Chik DSPN MP
محمد بختيار بن وان چيق
Deputy Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture
In office 2 July 2018 – 24 February 2020
Monarchs	Muhammad V (2018–2019) Abdullah (2019–2020)
Prime Minister	Mahathir Mohamad
Minister	Mohammadin Ketapi
Preceded by	Mas Ermieyati Samsudin (Deputy Minister of Tourism and Culture)
Succeeded by	Jeffrey Kitingan
Constituency	Balik Pulau
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Balik Pulau
Incumbent
Assumed office 9 May 2018
Preceded by	Hilmi Yahaya (BN–UMNO)
Majority	6,464 (2018) 1,582 (2022)
Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat
2018–	Pakatan Harapan
Personal details
Born	Muhammad Bakhtiar bin Wan Chik (1965-05-22) 22 May 1965 (age 60) Penang, Malaysia
Citizenship	Malaysian
Political party	People's Justice Party (PKR)
Other political affiliations	Pakatan Harapan (PH) Pakatan Rakyat (PR)
Residence	Malaysia
Education	Penang Free School
Alma mater	University of Arizona, Tucson (Bachelor of Administrative Science)

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia^{[2][3][4][5][6]}

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2013	P053 Balik Pulau		Muhammad Bakhtiar Wan Chik (PKR)	20,779	48.21%		Hilmi Yahaya (UMNO)	22,318	51.79%	43,773	1,539	88.18%
2018			Muhammad Bakhtiar Wan Chik (PKR)	25,471	51.17%		Hilmi Yahaya (UMNO)	19,007	38.18%	50,564	6,464	85.58%
							Muhd Imran Muhd Saad (PAS)	5,298	10.64%
2022			Muhammad Bakhtiar Wan Chik (PKR)	24,564	38.43%		Muhammad Harris Idaham Abdul Rashid (BERSATU)	22,982	35.96%	63,911	1,582	79.63%
							Shah Headan Ayoob Hussain Shah (UMNO)	15,478	24.22%
							Fazli Mohammad (PEJUANG)	341	0.53%
							Johnny Ch'ng Ewe Gee (IND)	180	0.28%
							Sabaruddin Ahmad (IND)	366	0.57%

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

• Malaysia :
  • Recipient of the 17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong Installation Medal (2024)
• Penang :
  • Officer of the Order of the Defender of State (DSPN) – Dato' (2021)^[7]