Bakri Sawir

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

Yang Berhormat Dato' Ir. Haji Bakri Sawir DPNS MLA
بکري صوير‎
Member of the Negeri Sembilan State Executive Council (Agriculture and Agro-based Industry)
In office 23 May 2018 – 14 August 2023
Monarch	Muhriz
Menteri Besar	Aminuddin Harun
Preceded by	Hasim Rusdi
Succeeded by	Jalaluddin Alias (Senior Member, Agriculture) Portfolio abolished (Agro-based Industry)
Constituency	Klawang
Member of the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly for Klawang
Incumbent
Assumed office 9 May 2018
Preceded by	Yunus Rahmat (BN–UMNO)
Majority	976 (2018) 577 (2023)
Personal details
Born	Bakri bin Sawir Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
Political party	National Trust Party (AMANAH)
Other political affiliations	Pakatan Harapan (PH)
Occupation	Politician

Dato' Bakri bin Sawir is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Klawang since May 2018. He served as Member of the Negeri Sembilan State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) state administration under Menteri Besar Aminuddin Harun from May 2018 to August 2023. He is a member of the National Trust Party (AMANAH), a component party of the PH coalition. He is also presently the sole AMANAH Negeri Sembilan MLA and the sole AMANAH candidate elected in the 2023 Negeri Sembilan state election.

Election results

Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly[1][2]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout%
2018	N04 Klawang		Bakri Sawir (AMANAH)	4,296	51.39%		Baharudin Jali (UMNO)	3,320	39.71%	8,531	976	83.10%
							Mazly Yasin (PAS)	744	8.90%
2023			Bakri Sawir (AMANAH)	4,598	51.19%		Danni Rais (BERSATU)	4,021	44.76%	9,063	577	68.85%
							Saiful Bahri Jaaman (IND)	364	4.05%

Honours

•  Negeri Sembilan :
  • Knight Commander of the Order of Loyalty to Negeri Sembilan (DPNS) – Dato' (2021)[3][4]

References

1. "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
2. "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
3. "Top officials head honours list". The Star Online. 14 January 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
4. "272 receive Negeri Sembilan state honours". Bernama. 14 January 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2021.