Wan Saiful Wan Jan

Wan Saiful Wan Jan is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Tasek Gelugor since November 2022. He is a member of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), a component party of the opposition Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition. Wan Saiful joined BERSATU in February 2018, which at the time was a component party of the opposition Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition. When PH formed the government after the 2018 Malaysian general election, Wan Saiful took the post of Special Advisor to the Minister of Education Maszlee Malik from May to November 2018. Wan Saiful served as the Strategy and Policy Bureau Deputy Chairman of BERSATU from March 2018 to August 2020 and has been its Information Chief since August 2020. He also served as Chairman of the Perbadanan Tabung Pendidikan Tinggi Nasional (PTPTN) from June 2018[1] after the resignation of Shamsul Anuar Nasarah following collapse of the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration in May 2018 thanks to its defeat in the 2018 general election to June 2022.[2]

Yang Berhormat Datuk
Wan Saiful Wan Jan
PMW DTM MP
وان سيف الوان جان
Chairman of Perbadanan Tabung Pendidikan Tinggi Nasional
In office
18 June 2018 – 17 June 2022
Preceded byShamsul Anuar Nasarah
Succeeded byApli Yusoff
Information Chief of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party
Assumed office
8 September 2020
PresidentMuhyiddin Yassin
Preceded byMohd Radzi Md Jidin
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Tasek Gelugor
Assumed office
19 November 2022
Preceded byShabudin Yahaya
(BN–UMNO)
Majority12,252 (2022)
Personal details
Born
Wan Saiful bin Wan Jan

(1975-06-20) 20 June 1975
Alor Setar, Kedah
Political partyMalaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU)
(since 2017)
Other political
affiliations		Pakatan Harapan (PH)
(2017–2020)
Perikatan Nasional (PN)
(since 2020)
Barisan Nasional (BN)
(aligned:since 2020)
OccupationPolitician

Before joining politics, Wan Saiful was Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS) co-founded by YAM Tunku Zain Al-'Abidin ibni Tuanku Muhriz, the son of the Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan, Tuanku Muhriz ibni Almarhum Tuanku Munawir.[3]

Election

Wan Saiful ran for election in the 2018 Malaysian general election, contesting the Pendang[4] parliamentary seat for the Pakatan Harapan coalition (appearing on the ballot under the People's Justice Party symbol). Wan Saiful's opponents were Awang Hashim of the Idea of Peace (PAS), Othman Abdul of the Barisan Nasional (UMNO) and Abdul Malik. Manaf, an Independent candidate. In the four-cornered contest, Wan Saiful only got 14,901 votes, the third highest after Awang Hashim and Othman Abdul.

Wan Saiful then won the Tasek Gelugor parliamentary seat in the 2022 Malaysian general election, winning 46% of the vote in a five-cornered fight.

Election results
Parliament of Malaysia[5][6]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2018 P011 Pendang, Kedah Wan Saiful Wan Jan (PPBM) 14,901 23.94% Awang Solahudin Hashim (PAS) 26,536 42.63% 63,371 5,808 84.64%
Othman Abdul (UMNO) 20,728 33.30%
Abdul Malik Manaf (IND) 81 0.13%
2022 P042 Tasek Gelugor, Penang Wan Saiful Wan Jan (BERSATU) 31,116 46.36% Muhammad Yusoff (UMNO) 18,864 28.11% 67,112 12,252 82.99%
Razak Ridzuan (AMANAH) 16,547 24.66%
Abdul Halim Sirjung (PEJUANG) 406 0.60%
Mohd Akmal Azhar (WARISAN) 179 0.27%

Honour

References
  1. "Wan Saiful is new PTPTN chairman".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "Wan Saiful: Last day as PTPTN head was in June". The Star. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  3. IDEAS management
  4. GE 14 results for Kedah
  5. "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE – 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 14 December 2020. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  6. "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 14 December 2020. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  7. Ibrahim, Mohd Iskandar; Sulaiman, Noor Atiqah (1 February 2021). "Seramai 335 terima darjah kebesaran sempena Hari Wilayah". Berita Harian (in Malay). Retrieved 1 February 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. Hadir, Shawaliah (1 February 2021). "Tengku Zafrul antara 6 penerima Darjah Kebesaran Pangkat Pertama sempena Hari WP". MalaysiaGazette (in Malay). Retrieved 1 February 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. "812 terima darjah kebesaran, bintang, pingat Negeri Sembilan". www.bharian.com.my. 14 January 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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