Mordi anak Bimol (born 20 January 1985) is a

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who has served as the

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(MP) for Mas Gading since May 2018. He is a member of the

Democratic Action Party The Democratic Action Party (abbreviation: DAP; ms, Parti Tindakan Demokratik; ; ta, ஜனநாயக செயல் கட்சி) is a Centre-left politics, centre-left social democracy, social democratic political party in Malaysia. ...

(DAP), a component party of the

Pakatan Harapan The Alliance of Hope ( ms, Pakatan Harapan; abbrev: PH; stylized as HARAPAN) is a Malaysian political coalition consisting of centre-left political parties which was formed in 2015 to succeed the Pakatan Rakyat coalition. It has been the r ...

(PH) opposition coalition. He has also served as the Vice Chairman of DAP of

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since November 2018 and Chairman of DAP of Tasik Biru. In addition, he served as the special assistant to

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MP and former

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Chong Chieng Jen Chong Chieng Jen (; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Chông Khien-ìn, born 12 February 1971), is a Malaysian politician and lawyer who served as the Deputy Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) administration under form ...

. He is

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from Sarawak.

Early life and education

Mordi completed his secondary education at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Batu Kawa (Batu Kawa National Secondary School). He later completed his tertiary education at University of Malaysia, Sarawak (UNIMAS), graduating with a degree in aquatic science in 2008. Mordi worked as a reporter for

The Borneo Post ''The Borneo Post'', established in 1978, is the largest and widest read English-language daily newspaper in East Malaysia. In June 2018, Reuters Institute's Digital News Report 2018 ranked The Borneo Post third in terms of brand trust of user ...

's sister publication

Utusan Borneo ''The Borneo Post'', established in 1978, is the largest and widest read English-language daily newspaper in East Malaysia. In June 2018, Reuters Institute's Digital News Report 2018 ranked The Borneo Post third in terms of brand trust of use ...

for a brief period.

Political career

Mordi began his political career when he joined the DAP in 2011. He has served as special assistant to DAP vice chairman and Sarawak state liaison committee chairman Chong Chieng Jen ever since. In May 2013, Mordi contested in his first election after being selected as the DAP candidate to contest in a four-cornered fight for the Mas Gading federal seat during the 13th Malaysian general election. Whilst campaigning, Mordi was rushed to hospital in Bau after experiencing some difficulty in breathing and chest pain. He eventually finished third in the polls. In November 2015, Mordi was elected into the 15-member DAP Sarawak state liaison committee. In April 2016, Mordi was announced as DAP's candidate to contest for the Tasik Biru state seat in the 11th Sarawak state election by Chong during the launch of the party's new operations centre. However, Mordi was unsuccessful in his challenge against his opponent from the Progressive Democratic Party (PDP). On 10 May 2018, Mordi was elected as an MP following the results of the historic 14th Malaysian general election. His victory was considered a surprise as in doing so, he managed to defeat the incumbent, Anthony Nogeh Gumbek, who was touted as a heavyweight as the then-caretaker Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry of Malaysia. Later in November 2018, Mordi was elected as vice chairman of DAP's Sarawak state liaison committee alongside

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assemblyman (MLA) Wong King Wei.

Election results

Personal life

On 10 August 2019, Mordi was married to Gracella Santianna Yong at his hometown Bau.

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