Mohd Soffi Abd Razak
Malaysian politician
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Mohd. Soffi bin Abd. Razak is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of the Pahang State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Barisan Nasional (BN) state administration under Menteris Besar Adnan Yaakob and Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail since April 2004 as well as Member of the Pahang State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Benta since November 1999. He is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the BN coalition.
MonarchAbdullah
Menteri BesarWan Rosdy Wan Ismail
Preceded byMohd Sharkar Shamsudin
(Plantation, Biotechnology)
Syed Ibrahim Syed Ahmad
(Education)
Himself
(Agro-based Industry)
(Plantation, Biotechnology)
Syed Ibrahim Syed Ahmad
(Education)
Himself
(Agro-based Industry)
ConstituencyBenta
Mohd Soffi Abdul Razak | |
|---|---|
| محمد صوفي بن عبدالرازق | |
| Member of the Pahang State Executive Council (Publicity, Information, Communication and Technology : 8 April 2004–9 December 2004) (Housing and Growth Centres : 9 December 2004–12 March 2008) (Housing, Public Amenities and Transportation : 13 March 2008–15 May 2013) (Basic Amenities and Environment : 16 May 2013–14 May 2018) (Agriculture, Agro-Based Industry and Biotechnology : 5 June 2018–28 November 2022) (Plantation, Agro-based Industry, Biotechnology and Education : since 14 December 2022)[note 1] | |
| Assumed office 2 December 2022 | |
| Monarch | Abdullah |
| Menteri Besar | Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail |
| Preceded by | Mohd Sharkar Shamsudin (Plantation, Biotechnology) Syed Ibrahim Syed Ahmad (Education) Himself (Agro-based Industry) |
| Constituency | Benta |
| In office 5 June 2018 – 28 November 2022 | |
| Monarchs | Ahmad Shah (2018–2019) Abdullah (2019–2022) |
| Menteri Besar | Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail |
| Preceded by | Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail |
| Succeeded by | Himself (Agro-based Industry) |
| Constituency | Benta |
| In office 8 April 2004 – 14 May 2018 | |
| Monarch | Ahmad Shah |
| Menteri Besar | Adnan Yaakob |
| Preceded by | Ahmad Munawar Abdul Jalil |
| Succeeded by | Norolazali Sulaiman (Basic Amenities) Mohd Sharkar Shamsudin (Environment) |
| Constituency | Benta |
| Member of the Pahang State Legislative Assembly for Benta | |
| Assumed office 29 November 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Suhaimi Ibrahim (BN–UMNO) |
| Majority | 268 (1999) 2,012 (2004) 1,358 (2008) 901 (2013) 340 (2018) 1,521 (2022) |
| Faction represented in Pahang State Legislative Assembly | |
| 1999– | Barisan Nasional |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 April 1956 Benta, Lipis, Pahang, Federation of Malaya |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Party | United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) |
Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) Perikatan Nasional (PN) (aligned:2020–2022) Muafakat Nasional (MN) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (aligned:since 2022) |
| Children | 5 |
| Occupation | Politician |
Election results
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | N05 Benta | Mohd. Soffi Abd. Razak (UMNO) | 2,686 | 52.63% | Amir Abd Aziz (keADILan) | 2,418 | 47.37% | 5,406 | 268 | 66.36% | ||
| 2004 | Mohd. Soffi Abd. Razak (UMNO) | 3,610 | 69.32% | Zakaria Abdul Hamid (keADILan) | 1,598 | 30.68% | 5,317 | 2,012 | 70.03% | |||
| 2008 | Mohd. Soffi Abd. Razak (UMNO) | 3,437 | 62.31% | Zakaria Abdul Hamid (PKR) | 2,079 | 37.69% | 5,648 | 1,358 | 74.33% | |||
| 2013 | Mohd. Soffi Abd. Razak (UMNO) | 3,833 | 56.66% | Rizal Jamin (PKR) | 2,932 | 43.34% | 6,858 | 901 | 83.00% | |||
| 2018 | Mohd. Soffi Abd. Razak (UMNO) | 3,261 | 47.12% | Sabaruddin Mohd Yassim (PKR) | 2,921 | 42.20% | 7,058 | 340 | 81.60% | |||
| Anuar Kassim (PAS) | 739 | 10.68% | ||||||||||
| 2022 | Mohd. Soffi Abd. Razak (UMNO) | 3,948 | 48.21% | Rizal Jamin (PKR) | 2,427 | 29.64% | 8,189 | 1,521 | 75.16% | |||
| Embong Nor Alias Ibrahim (PAS) | 1,814 | 22.15% | ||||||||||
Honours
Pahang
Grand Knight of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (SSAP) – Dato' Sri (2014)
Grand Knight of the Order of the Crown of Pahang (SIMP) – Dato' Indera (2012)
Knight Companion of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (DSAP) – Dato' (2007)
Knight Companion of the Order of the Crown of Pahang (DIMP) – Dato' (2004)
Member of the Order of the Crown of Pahang (AMP)
Notes
- Assumed portfolios 12 days after taking office.