Mohamad Fatmi Che Salleh

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

Yang Berhormat Senator Tan Sri Mohamad Fatmi Che Salleh PSM DJMK DMSM
محمد فطمي چئ صالح‎
Senator Appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong
Incumbent
Assumed office 25 April 2022
Monarchs	Abdullah (2022–2024) Ibrahim (2024-)
Prime Minister	Ismail Sabri Yaakob (2022) Anwar Ibrahim (2022–present)
Personal details
Born	Mohamad Fatmi bin Che Salleh (1957-04-12) 12 April 1957 (age 67) Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Citizenship	Malaysian
Spouse	Hajjah Norsiah Haji Musa
Children	6 (Including Fikhran Hamshi Mohamad Fatmi)
Residence(s)	Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia

Mohamad Fatmi bin Che Salleh (born 12 April 1957) is a Malaysian politician and was one of the longest serving Political Secretary to Najib Razak, former Prime Minister of Malaysia.[1] He is a member of United Malays National Organisation (UMNO); a component party of Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.

Mohamad Fatmi had contested but lost twice in both the 2008 general election and the 2013 general election for the Kota Bharu parliamentary seat.[2] He had also earlier lost contesting the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly seat of Tanjong Mas in the 1995 general election.

Education

He graduated from Tulane University, New Orleans Louisiana, USA with Master Of Business Administration (MBA) Finance in 1981 and hold Bachelor Of Science (BSc) Marketing from Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Illinois USA in 1979.

Mix Parentage

Mohamad Fatmi came from a lineage of Chinese-Muslim. His great-great grandfather (Abdul Halim) came from China as a boy and was adopted by the Sultan of Kelantan. His great-great grandfather then was sent to Mecca to study the religion of Islam and came back as a religious scholar. He is well accepted among the Chinese and Malay community in Kelantan because of his well mannered persona.[3]

Accompanying the Sultan of Kelantan

Mohamad Fatmi was one of the entourage for the Sultan of Kelantan during the Sultan's pilgrimage to the Holy Land Mecca from 10 November 2010 to 23 November 2010. Others in the entourage was the Chief Minister of Kelantan Datuk Haji Tuan Guru Nik Aziz Nik Mat and the Federal International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Mustapa Mohamed.^[citation needed]

Kota Bharu UMNO Division

Mohamad Fatmi was elected as the new UMNO Chief for the Kota Bharu Division. Previously the post was held by the infamous ex-UMNO De facto Law Minister and also ex-Pakatan Rakyat member, Datuk Seri Zaid Ibrahim.[4]

Election results

Kelantan State Legislative Assembly[5]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
1995	N07 Tanjong Mas		Mohd Fatmi Che Salleh (UMNO)	4,228	30.76%		Wan Abdul Rahim Wan Abdullah (PAS)	9,213	67.02%	13,746	4,985	71.77%
							Ramli Sulaiman (AKIM)	57	0.41%

Parliament of Malaysia[6][7][8][9]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2008	P021 Kota Bharu, Kelantan		Mohd Fatmi Che Salleh (UMNO)	20,841	38.80%		Wan Abdul Rahim Wan Abdullah (PAS)	32,129	59.82%	53,710	11,288	78.68%
2013			Mohd Fatmi Che Salleh (UMNO)	24,650	37.68%		Takiyuddin Hassan (PAS)	40,620	62.09%	66,277	15,970	81.55%
							Mohd Zakiman Abu Bakar (IND)	148	0.23%

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

•  Malaysia :
  • Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (PSM) – Tan Sri (2016)[10]
•  Malacca :
  • Companion Class I of the Exalted Order of Malacca (DMSM) – Datuk (1994)[11]
•  Kelantan :
  • Knight Commander of the Order of the Life of the Crown of Kelantan (DJMK) – Dato' (2006)[12]

References

1. "Nation | The Star Online". Thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2013-04-08.
2. "The Star Online: Election 2008 : Malaysia Decides 2008". Thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2013-04-08.
3. Royce Cheah. "Fatmi is proud of Chinese heritage - Nation | The Star Online". Thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2013-04-08.
4. "Two new faces head Umno divisions in Kelantan - Nation | The Star Online". Thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2013-04-08.
5. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
6. "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
7. "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
8. "my undi : Kawasan & Calon-Calon PRU13 : Keputusan PRU13 (Archived copy)". www.myundi.com.my. Archived from the original on 31 March 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
9. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum ke-13". Utusan Malaysia. Archived from the original on 21 March 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
10. "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat".
11. "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat".
12. "Abdullah heads honours list". The Star (Malaysia). Archived from the original on 16 July 2008. Retrieved 19 June 2024.