Muhammad Ismi Mat Taib

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

Ustaz Haji Muhammad Ismi bin Mat Taib^[1] (born 24 May 1974) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Parit since November 2022. He is a member and the Yang di-Pertua (Division Chief) of Parit of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), a component party of Perikatan Nasional (PN).^[2] As the MP for Parit, he called for the cancellation of beauty pageants in Malaysia, fallaciously alleging that beauty pageants featuring revealing outfits could bring calamities.^[3][4]

Yang Berhormat Ustaz Haji Muhammad Ismi Mat Taib MP
محمّد إسمي مت طيب‎
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Parit
Incumbent
Assumed office 19 November 2022
Preceded by	Mohd Nizar Zakaria (BN–UMNO)
Majority	2,155 (2022)
Personal details
Born	Muhammad Ismi bin Mat Taib (1974-05-24) 24 May 1974 (age 51) Kampung Selboh, Parit, Perak, Malaysia
Political party	Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS)
Other political affiliations	Perikatan Nasional (PN)
Alma mater	University of Jordan Universiti Malaya (MA)

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia^[5][6][7][8]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2004	P069 Parit		Muhammad Ismi Mat Taib (PAS)	8,112	38.78%		Nasarudin Hashim (UMNO)	12,808	61.22%	21,532	4,696	74.46%
2013			Muhammad Ismi Mat Taib (PAS)	11,756	41.97%		Mohd Zaim Abu Hassan (UMNO)	16,253	58.03%	28,613	4,497	85.40%
2022			Muhammad Ismi Mat Taib (PAS)	17,181	45.76%		Mohd Nizar Zakaria (UMNO)	15,026	40.02%	73,483	2,155	78.36%
							Nurthaqaffah Nordin (AMANAH)	5,063	13.49%
							Faizol Fadzli Mohamed (PEJUANG)	275	0.73%

Perak State Legislative Assembly

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2008	N38 Belanja		Muhammad Ismi Mat Taib (PAS)	4,286	39.39%		Mohd Zaim Abu Hassan (UMNO)	6,596	60.61%	11,154	2,310	77.08%
2018	N40 Bota		Muhammad Ismi Mat Taib (PAS)	5,589	32.74%		Khairul Shahril Mohamed (UMNO)	7,411	43.42%	17,409	1,822	83.04%
							Azrul Hakkim Azhar (BERSATU)	4,070	23.84%

Honours

• Malaysia :
  • Recipient of the 17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong Installation Medal