Zulkafperi Hanapi

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

Zulkafperi bin Hanapi^[1] is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Member of Parliament for Tanjong Karang since November 2022. He was a member of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), a component party of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition. Currently, he is an independent politician since his BERSATU membership ended on 12 June 2024.^[2]

Yang Berhormat Captain (Rtd) Dato' Dr. Zulkafperi Hanapi DIMP MP
ذولكافڤري حنڤي‎
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Tanjong Karang
Incumbent
Assumed office 19 November 2022
Preceded by	Noh Omar (BN–UMNO)
Majority	2,180 (2022)
Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat
2022–2024	Perikatan Nasional
2024–	Independent
Personal details
Born	Zulkafperi bin Hanapi (1959-08-07) 7 August 1959 (age 65) Raub, Pahang, Federation of Malaya
Political party	Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU) (until 2024) Independent (since 2024)
Other political affiliations	Perikatan Nasional (PN) (2020–2024)

Political career

On 24 January 2024, Zulkafperi declared support for the government led by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, making him the sixth Opposition and PN MP to do so after Kuala Kangsar MP Iskandar Dzulkarnain Abdul Khalid, Labuan MP Suhaili Abdul Rahman, Gua Musang MP Mohd Azizi Abu Naim, Jeli MP Zahari Kechik and Bukit Gantang MP Syed Abu Hussin Hafiz.^[3]

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia^[4][5]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2018	P095 Tanjong Karang		Zulkafperi Hanapi (BERSATU)	15,626	38.58%		Noh Omar (UMNO)	17,596	43.45%	41,184	1,970	87.26%
							Nor Az Azlan Ahmad (PAS)	7,276	17.97%
2022			Zulkafperi Hanapi (BERSATU)	18,054	35.26%		Habibah Mohd Yusof (UMNO)	15,874	31.00%	51,872	2,180	82.33%
							Siti Rahayu Baharin (MUDA)	12,314	24.05%
							Azlan Sani @ Cip Lando Zawawi (PEJUANG)	3,557	6.95%
							Mohd Rosni Mastol (IND)	1,406	2.75%

Honours

•  Malaysia :
  • Recipient of the 17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong Installation Medal (2024)
•  Pahang :
  • Knight Companion of the Order of the Crown of Pahang (DIMP) – Dato' (2007)^[6]

See also

• Tanjong Karang (federal constituency)