Yang Berhormat Young Syefura Othman (born 9 November 1989), nicknamed Rara,[1] is a Malaysian politician and nurse who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bentong since November 2022. She served as Member of the Pahang State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Ketari from May 2018 to November 2022. She is a member of the Democratic Action Party, a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) and formerly Pakatan Rakyat (PR) coalitions. She also served as Deputy Youth Chief of DAP from March 2022 to November 2024. Additionally, she is the first Bentong MP of the Malay ethnicity and the first female Malay MP of DAP in the Malaysian history.[2][3][4][5][6]
Young Syefura Othman | |
|---|---|
| يوڠ شفورة عثمان | |
 Young Syefura in 2022 | |
| Deputy Youth Chief of the Democratic Action Party | |
| In office 19 March 2022 – 17 November 2024 | |
| Secretary-General | Lim Guan Eng (2022) Anthony Loke Siew Fook (2022–2024) |
| Youth Chief | Kelvin Yii Lee Wuen |
| Preceded by | Chiong Yoke Kong |
| Succeeded by | Wayne Ong Chun Wei |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Bentong | |
| Assumed office 19 November 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Wong Tack (PH−DAP) |
| Majority | 692 (2022) |
| Member of the Pahang State Legislative Assembly for Ketari | |
| In office 9 May 2018 – 19 November 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Lee Chin Chen (PR–DAP) |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Su Keong Siong (PH–DAP) |
| Majority | 3,710 (2018) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Young Syefura binti Othman 9 November 1989 Sitiawan, Perak, Malaysia |
| Political party | Democratic Action Party (DAP) (since 2013) |
| Other political affiliations | Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (2013–2015) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (since 2015) |
| Spouses | Mohd Masyhur Abdullah
(m. 2016; div. 2019)Mohd Edrin Nordin (m. 2021) |
| Alma mater | Windfield International College |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Nurse |
| Website | youngsyefura.com |
Personal life
editYoung Syefura is a sixth of seven children. She idolises the Minister of Youth and Sports Hannah Yeoh in politics.
Miscarriage of pregnancy
editOn 10 November 2022 during her 33rd birthday, Young Syefura was confirmed to have suffered a miscarriage after eight weeks of pregnancy and was resting at home. She also revealed that she had initially wanted to announce her pregnancy after the 2022 general election with a photograph of her home pregnancy test. She also shared that her pregnancy had appeared to stall after six weeks. She then thanked those who have extended their messages of support to her. Upon hearing the news, her opponent, fellow candidate for the Bentong federal seat in the election and former Bentong MP Liow Tiong Lai from the opposing Barisan Nasional (BN) and the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) expressed his sadness and sent his best and sincerest wishes and care for Young Syefura to recuperate well. In response, Young Syefura thanked Liow and apologised for her absence in the PH and DAP operations room and being unable to meet him during the campaign trail and his visit to there as she was at home. The reported reason for her miscarriage was overwork. Despite being at home, her campaign carried on without her presence.[7][8]
Election results
edit| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | N34 Ketari | Young Syefura Othman (DAP) | 9,873 | 51.17% | Lau Hoi Keong (MCA) | 6,163 | 31.94% | 19,296 | 3,710 | 83.80% | ||
| Roslan Md Esa (PAS) | 3,260 | 16.89% | ||||||||||
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | P089 Bentong | Young Syefura Othman (DAP) | 25,075 | 37.62% | Liow Tiong Lai (MCA) | 24,383 | 36.58% | 66,657 | 692 | 76.57% | ||
| Roslan Hassan (BERSATU) | 16,233 | 24.35% | ||||||||||
| Wong Tack (IND) | 798 | 1.20% | ||||||||||
| Mohd Khalil Abdul Hamid (IND) | 168 | 0.25% | ||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Rara taruhan DAP di Bentong". Berita Harian. 26 October 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ "'Saya orang biasa dari keluarga biasa'". HM Digital. Harian Metro. 10 Jun 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ T.N. Alagesh dan Raja Norain Hidayah Raja Abdul Aziz (10 May 2018). "Rara pikul tanggungjawab baru". Harian Metro. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ Hamizatul Maizan Mohamed (11 March 2019). "Young Syefura, ADUN Ketari ini tetap cantik menawan bertudung bawal". Nona. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ Syed Jaymal Zahiid (26 Jun 2018). "Young Syefura berjaya dalam politik, suami rasa tercabar". Projek MM. The Malay Mail. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- ^ Phic Arman (3 May 2018). "5 hal menarik tentang calon PRU14 layak digelar paling jelita". Murai.my. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- ^ "On birthday, Pakatan's Bentong hopeful Rara says suffered miscarriage". Malay Mail. 10 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ "GE15: Liow saddened to hear of Young Syefura's miscarriage, wishes her well". The Star. 10 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
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