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Siti Mastura Muhammad

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Siti Mastura Muhammad
سيتي مستورا محمد
Siti Mastura in 2023
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Kepala Batas
Assumed office
19 November 2022
Preceded byReezal Merican Naina Merican
(BNUMNO)
Majority2,867 (2022)
Personal details
Born
Siti Mastura binti Muhammad

(1989-08-27) 27 August 1989 (age 35)
Permatang Tinggi C, Pinang Tunggal, North Seberang Perai District, Penang
Political partyMalaysian Islamic Party (PAS)
Other political
affiliations
Perikatan Nasional (PN)
SpouseAsyrul Firdaus Hasnul
OccupationPolitician

Siti Mastura binti Muhammad (born 27 August 1989) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kepala Batas since November 2022. At the grassroots level, she is the deputy head of the Penang State PAS Muslim Council.[1]

Controversies and issues

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During her tenure as MP for Kepala Batas, she made allegations against Lim Guan Eng on his family ties with the first Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew and Malayan Communist Party leader Chin Peng.[2]

In November 2023, Siti Mastura made the claim in her 46-minute speech to PAS’ Muslimat and young women wing members from Kemaman PAS, ahead of the upcoming Kemaman parliamentary by-election.

Aside from alleged family relations with Ong and Lee, Siti Mastura also claimed that Lim is related to other DAP leaders such as secretary-general Anthony Loke, Nga Kor Ming, Ngeh Koo Ham, and Teresa Kok.

Lim Guan Eng who is also DAP MP for Bagan criticised Siti Mastura's claim by added that: "This is not just a personal attack but has racial undertones as well. It is a spiteful allegation against my father (DAP veteran Lim Kit Siang) and me”. [3][4]

After both parties failed to reach an agreement at a court-ordered mediation, the case is set for trial in September 2024. Mastura has maintained that her allegations are true, based on statements contained in a Barisan Nasional election pamphlet. She offered no comment on her widely-mocked distortion of Lee Kuan Yew's surname, mispronouncing it "Lim" instead of "Lee" in an attempt to associate the late Singaporean prime minister with the unrelated Lim political family.[5]

Election results

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Parliament of Malaysia
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2018 P041 Kepala Batas, Penang Siti Mastura Muhammad (PAS) 12,120 23.17% Reezal Merican Naina Merican (UMNO) 22,459 42.94% 53,127 4,736 87.78%
Zaidi Zakaria (AMANAH) 17,723 33.89%
2022 Siti Mastura Muhammad (PAS) 28,604 41.27% Reezal Merican Naina Merican (UMNO) 25,737 37.14% 69,302 2,867 83.41%
Muhammad Daniel Abdul Majeed (MUDA) 14,214 20.51%
Hamidi Abu Hassan (PEJUANG) 747 1.08%

References

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  1. ^ "Calon PRU Mastura Mohamad". pru.sinarharian.com.my. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Prove DAP leaders related to Chin Peng and Kuan Yew, PAS MP told".
  3. ^ "Ngeh tells PAS MP to step down over 'DAP family conspiracy' claim".
  4. ^ "PAS MP dodges media after linking Guan Eng with Chin Peng, others".
  5. ^ DAP trio's lawsuit against PAS MP heads to trial after mediation hits dead end. Malay Mail. Retrieved 15 May 2024