Muhammad Hilman Idham

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

Muhammad Hilman bin Idham^[1] (born 2 February 1989) is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Gombak Setia since May 2018. He is a member of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), a component party of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition and was a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition.^[2]

Yang Berhomat Tuan Muhammad Hilman Idham MLA
Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly for Gombak Setia
Incumbent
Assumed office 9 May 2018
Preceded by	Hasbullah Mohd Ridzwan (PR–PAS)
Majority	12,399 (2018) 58 (2023)
Deputy Youth Chief of the People's Justice Party
In office 16 November 2018 – 24 February 2020
President	Anwar Ibrahim
Youth Chief	Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir
Preceded by	Afif Bahardin
Succeeded by	Mohd Kamil bin Abdul Munim
3rd Youth Chief of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party
Incumbent
Assumed office 29 October 2024
President	Muhyiddin Yassin
Deputy	Hamzah Zainudin
Preceded by	Wan Ahmad Fayhsal Wan Ahmad Kamal
Personal details
Born	Muhammad Hilman bin Idham (1989-02-02) 2 February 1989 (age 36) Klang, Selangor, Malaysia
Political party	People's Justice Party (PKR) (2015–2020) Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU) (since 2020)
Other political affiliations	Pakatan Harapan (PH) (2015–2020) Perikatan Nasional (PN) (since 2020)
Occupation	Politician

Political career

During his time as a student in Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Hilman was the president of the Kumpulan Aktivis Mahasiswa Independen (KAMI) and participated in forums and public discussions on political and community issues.

Hilman served as political secretary to Azmin Ali during his time as Minister of Economic Affairs (2018-2020) and Senior Minister of International Trade and Industry (2020-2022).

Hilman then succeeded Wan Ahmad Fayhsal as the 3rd Youth Chief of BERSATU.

Legal Issues

In July 2024, an aide to Hilman Idham, Zulfahimin Mahdzir, was sentenced to 13 years in prison and received two strokes of the rotan for raping an acquaintance of Hilman. The Kuala Lumpur sessions court ruled that Zulfahimin failed to raise any reasonable doubt in his defence. The incident, which occurred in December 2020, involved the victim being intoxicated at the time. The case highlighted issues of intimidation and the victim's struggle to seek justice.^[3]

Election results

Selangor State Legislative Assembly^[4][5][6][7]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2018	N17 Gombak Setia		Muhammad Hilman Idham (PKR)	24,157	51.37%		Hasbullah Mohd Ridzwan (PAS)	11,758	25.00%	47,619	12,399	85.86%
							Megat Zulkarnain Omardin (UMNO)	11,113	23.63%
2023			Muhammad Hilman Idham (BERSATU)	30,299	49.17%		Megat Zulkarnain Omardin (UMNO)	30,241	49.08%	62,027	58	70.10%
							Mohamed Salim Mohamed Ali (IND)	1,076	1.75%