Sham Mat Sahat

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

Sham bin Mat Sahat is a Malaysian politician. He was the Member of Perak State Legislative Assembly for Alor Pongsu from 2004 to 2022.

Yang Berbahagia Dato' Sham Mat Sahat DPMP PJK PPN AMN
شام محمد صحة
Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly for Alor Pongsu
In office 21 March 2004 – 19 November 2022
Preceded by	Qamaruz Zaman Ismail
Succeeded by	Noor Azman Ghazali (PN–BERSATU)
Personal details
Born	Sham bin Mat Sahat
Citizenship	Malaysian
Political party	UMNO
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional
Occupation	Politician

Politics

He is the Chairman of UMNO Bagan Serai branch and was the political secretary for the Menteri Besar of Perak.^[1]

Election results

Perak State Legislative Assembly^[2][3][4]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2004	N10 Alor Pongsu		Sham Mat Sahat (UMNO)	7,112	63.29%		Hamzah Omri (PKR)	3,696	32.89%	11,238	3,416	72.19%
2008			Sham Mat Sahat (UMNO)	5,585	48.65%		Mohd Nasib Rahin (PKR)	5,490	47.82%	11,481	95	75.81%
2013			Sham Mat Sahat (UMNO)	8,286	55.83%		Rosli Ibrahim (PKR)	6,090	41.03%	14,841	2,196	84.00%
							Shamsul Amir Ramly (IND)	105	0.71%
2018			Sham Mat Sahat (UMNO)	6,556	38.60%		Wan Ahmad Tarmizi Abdul Aziz (PAS)	5,394	31.76%	16,983	1,162	81.25%
							Ahmad Zaki Husin (PKR)	4,595	27.06%
2022			Sham Mat Sahat (UMNO)	6,607	29.72%		Noor Azman Ghazali (BERSATU)	10,622	47.78%	22,582	4,015	78.80%
							Khairul Azman Ahmad (PKR)	5,004	22.51%

Honours

•  Malaysia :
  • Medal of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (PPN) (2003)^[5]
  • Member of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (AMN) (2007)^[5]
•  Perak :
  • Recipient of the Meritorious Service Medal (PJK) (2003)^[6]
  • Knight Commander of the Order of the Perak State Crown (DPMP) – Dato' (2011)^[7]