Syahredzan Johan

2022–Pakatan Harapan Personal detailsBorn
(1983-06-10) 10 June 1983 (age 40)
Petaling Jaya Selangor, MalaysiaPolitical partyDemocratic Action Party (DAP)Other political
affiliationsPakatan Harapan (PH)RelationsJohan Jaaffar (father)Alma materCardiff UniversityOccupationPoliticianProfessionLawyer

Syahredzan bin Johan (Jawi: شهريزن جوهن, born 10 June 1983) is a Malaysian politician and lawyer who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bangi since November 2022. He is a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition.

Early life

Syahredzan Johan was born in Petaling Jaya, Selangor on 10 June 1983, to Tan Sri Johan Jaaffar, former chairman of Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka (DBP).^[1] Syahredzan graduated with a LL.B. degree from Cardiff University in 2005 before he was called to the Bar of England and Wales. He subsequently returned to Malaysia and read in the chambers of RamRais & Partners, and was admitted as an advocate and solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in October 2007.^[2]

Political career

He began his political career in 2018 after being appointed as political secretary to Lim Kit Siang. He was elected to Parliament in the 2022 general election for the Bangi seat after his predecessor Ong Kian Ming decided not to seek reelection as the Bangi MP.^[3]

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2022	P102 Bangi, Selangor		Syahredzan Johan (DAP)	141,568	57.95%		Muhammad Nazrul Hakim Md. Nazir (PAS)	71,867	29.42%	246,795	69,701	81.34%
							Hoh Hee Lee (MCA)	25,685	10.51%
							Annuar Salleh (PEJUANG)	3,148	1.29%
							Chee Chee Meng (PRM)	752	0.31%
							Jamal Hisham Hashim (Independent)	676	0.28%
							Muhammad Fauzi Hasim (Independent)	401	0.16%
							Suthan Mookaiah (Independent)	194	0.08%

See also

• Members of the Dewan Rakyat, 15th Malaysian Parliament

References