Fahmi zainol biography

Ex-student activist Fahmi Zainol gunning for PKR Youth chief post

KUALA LUMPUR – Former student activist Fahmi Zainol has set his sights on the PKR Youth wing’s top post at the party’s upcoming election in May.

In a press conference, the Penang PKR Youth chief also announced Rawang assemblyman Chia Wei Kiat as his running mate, who will be contesting for the wing’s deputy post.

He also said he will be teaming up with PKR Shah Alam division deputy chief Muhammad Izuan Kasim and former Rim assemblyman Prasant Kumar, who are both looking to become the wing’s vice-chiefs, while Batu MP P. Prabakaran will be contesting for a position in the wing’s exco.

Fahmi said the current political situation in the country has led to a negative perception among the nation’s youth.

“Therefore, we want to take the initiative to educate and change the thinking of young people in the Malaysian political arena,” he said, as quoted by Sinar Harian.

"I am confident that this election will be cleaner and fairer, with no politics of intimida

Fahmi Zainol

Malaysian politician

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Zainol is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Fahmi. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.

Fahmi bin Zainol (born 1991) is a Malaysianpolitician who has served as a Member of the Penang State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) state administration under Chief MinisterChow Kon Yeow and Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Pantai Jerejak since August 2023. He is a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the PH coalition.

Political career

Fahmi is a student activist and was the President of the Students' Council at the Universiti Malaya in 2013 before entering politics. He joined PKR on 3 November 2015 and was appointed Chairman of the Student Bureau in the Youth Wing. In 2018, he was chosen as the Election Director for the Youth Wing. In the same year, he was elected as the Chief of the PKR Youth Wing of Penang state and Pe

INTERVIEW Universiti Malaya student leader Fahmi Zainol has in recent weeks emerged as the face of defiance against a seemingly authoritarian university subservient to the demands of political masters.

 

However, this Persatuan Mahasiswa Universiti Malaya (PMUM) president's move to organise a talk by Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim on Monday has earned him the label of being an opposition lackey.

 

In an interview with Malaysiakini , Fahmi defended his independence by stating that this label was far from the truth.

 

In fact, he said, he is a passionate admirer of Umno veteran and former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad's thinking. That, however does not mean, he opposes Anwar.

 

What he admires of Mahathir is his masterful ousting of Anwar as then deputy prime minister.

 

Anwar is currently appealing against his second sodomy conviction, which he claims is a political conspiracy by Mahathir and Umno.

 

"Many may disagree with Mahathir, but we can take the opportunity to learn how he shaped the nation, ho

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