Wan Romani Wan Salim

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

Wan Romani bin Wan Salim (born 1951) is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Bukit Pinang since May 2013. He served as Member of the Kedah State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Perikatan Nasional (PN) state administration under Menteri Besar Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor from May 2020 to August 2023. He is a member of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), a component party of the PN and formerly Gagasan Sejahtera (GS) as well as Pakatan Rakyat (PR) coalitions.

Yang Berhormat Dato' Wan Romani Wan Salim DSSS MLA
وان رماني وان سليم‎
Member of the Kedah State Executive Council
In office 20 May 2020 – 14 August 2023 (Information, Communications, Multimedia, Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs)
Monarch	Sallehuddin
Menteri Besar	Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor
Preceded by	Mohd Firdaus Ahmad (Information, Communications and Multimedia) Summugam Rengasamy (Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs)
Succeeded by	Mohd Azam Abd Samat (Information & Communications) Muhamad Radhi Mat Din (Consumerism) Portfolios abolished (Multimedia & Domestic Trade)
Constituency	Bukit Pinang
Member of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly for Bukit Pinang
Incumbent
Assumed office 5 May 2013
Preceded by	Md Roshidi Osman (PR–PAS)
Majority	1,672 (2013) 3,212 (2018) 18,261 (2023)
Personal details
Born	Wan Romani bin Wan Salim 1962 (age 62–63) Pokok Sena, Kedah, Malaysia
Citizenship	Malaysian
Political party	Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS)
Other political affiliations	Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (2008–2015) Gagasan Sejahtera (GS) (2016–2020) Perikatan Nasional (PN) (since 2020)
Alma mater	Universiti Teknologi Mara
Occupation	Politician

Election results

Kedah State Legislative Assembly^[1][2]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout%
2013	N10 Bukit Pinang		Wan Romani Wan Salim (PAS)	12,152	53.69%		Zaki Syeikh Alias (UMNO)	10,480	46.31%	22,890	1,672	86.62%
2018			Wan Romani Wan Salim (PAS)	10,432	43.57%		Che Mat Dzaher Ahmad (PKR)	7,220	30.16%	24,337	3,212	83.80%
							Mohammad Nawar Ariffin (UMNO)	6,289	26.27%
2023			Wan Romani Wan Salim (PAS)	23,041	82.82%		Hazir Mat Zain (PKR)	4,780	17.18%	28,030	18,261	76.19%

Honours

• Kedah :
  • Knight Companion of the Order of Loyalty to Sultan Sallehuddin of Kedah (DSSS) – Dato' (2022)^[3]