Mohd Arsad Bistari
Malaysian politician (born 1976)
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Mohd Arsad bin Bistari (born 19 August 1976) is a Malaysian politician and who has served as the Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Tempasuk since September 2020. He is an official member of the Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah (GAGASAN), a component party of the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) coalition and formerly a member of the United Malays National Organisation of Sabah (Sabah UMNO), a branch of a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. He was expelled from Sabah UMNO before joining GAGASAN Party on 21 February 2023.[1]
Mohd Arsad Bistari | |
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محمد أرسد بيستاري | |
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| Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly for Tempasuk | |
| Assumed office 26 September 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Musbah Jamli (BN–UMNO) |
| Majority | 1,685 (2020) 1,821 (2025) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mohd Arsad bin Bistari 19 August 1976 |
| Citizenship | Malaysia |
| Party | United Malays National Organisation of Sabah (Sabah UMNO) (until 2023) .png){kind=small} Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah (GAGASAN) (since 2023) |
Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) (until 2023)  Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) (since 2023) |
| Alma mater | Asia University |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Website | https://arsadbistari.com |
Election results
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct. | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct. | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
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| 2020 | N09 Tempasuk | Mohd Arsad Bistari (Sabah UMNO) | 4,040 | 44.28% | Musbah Jamli (IND) | 2,355 | 25.81% | 9,124 | 1,685 | 76.06% | ||
| Mustapha Sakmud (PKR) | 1,852 | 20.30% | ||||||||||
| Amza @ Hamzah Sundang (USNO Baru) | 471 | 5.16% | ||||||||||
| Abdul Alif Saibeh (PCS) | 133 | 1.46% | ||||||||||
| Kanul Gindol (GAGASAN) | 57 | 0.62% | ||||||||||
| 2025 | Mohd Arsad Bistari (GAGASAN) | 4,914 | 39.79% | Azuwan Marjan @ Norjan (Sabah UMNO) | 3,093 | 25.04% | 12,489 | 1,821 | 73.12% | |||
| Mohd Khidir Lamsil (WARISAN) | 2,392 | 19.37% | ||||||||||
| Walter Mark Mukis (STAR) | 1,275 | 10.32% | ||||||||||
| John Samud (KDM) | 369 | 2.99% | ||||||||||
| Rimin Maun (PKS) | 190 | 1.54% | ||||||||||
| Timuti Majitol (IMPIAN) | 117 | 0.95% | ||||||||||
Honours
Sabah
Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (PGDK) – Datuk (2022)[4]
Companion of the Order of Kinabalu (ASDK) (2017)[5]- Grand Star of the Order of Kinabalu (BSK) (2015)
