Khaliq Mehtab bin Mohd Ishaq is a
Malaysian
Malaysian may refer to:
* Something from or related to Malaysia, a country in Southeast Asia
* Malaysian Malay, a dialect of Malay language spoken mainly in Malaysia
* Malaysian people, people who are identified with the country of Malaysia regar ...
politician and
businessman who served as Member of the
Penang State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for
Bertam from May 2018 to March 2023 and 10th Chairman of the Penang Regional Development Authority (PERDA) from May 2020 to December 2022. He is a member of the
Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), a component party of the
Perikatan Nasional (PN) and formerly the
Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalitions.
Personal life
He is the younger brother of Azlina Mehtab, former Women's Chief of
UMNO in
Penang
Penang ( ms, Pulau Pinang, is a Malaysian state located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia, by the Malacca Strait. It has two parts: Penang Island, where the capital city, George Town, is located, and Seberang Perai on the Malay ...
. His mother is a Chinese and he communicates with his mother using
Hokkien since he was young, although he cannot speak
Mandarin Chinese.
Career
He is a lawyer in Messrs. Azlina Mehtab & Associates.
He was appointed as the Chairman of Penang Regional Development Authority in 21 May 2020 to replace Mohamed Haniff Khatri Abdulla.
Politics
He joined
BERSATU
The Malaysian United Indigenous Party ( ms, Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia), abbreviated BERSATU or PPBM, is a nationalist political party in Malaysia. The party was preceded by the United Indigenous Association of Malaysia (). It is a major c ...
in September 2016.
He competed for
Bertam in
2018 Malaysian general election
The 2018 Malaysian General Election, formally known as the 14th Malaysian General Election (), was held on Wednesday, 9 May 2018, for members of the 14th Parliament of Malaysia. At stake were all 222 seats in the Dewan Rakyat (the legislature' ...
and won the seat.
Election results
References
External links
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Malaysian Muslims
Living people
Members of the Penang State Legislative Assembly
Malaysian United Indigenous Party politicians
1976 births
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