Yang Berhormat Datuk
Wan Saiful Wan Jan
PMW DTM MP
وان سيف الوان جان
Chairman of the
Perbadanan Tabung Pendidikan Tinggi Nasional
In office
18 June 2018 – 17 June 2022
Preceded byShamsul Anuar Nasarah
Succeeded byApli Yusoff
Information Chief of the
Malaysian United Indigenous Party
In office
8 September 2020 – 22 February 2023
PresidentMuhyiddin Yassin
Preceded byRadzi Jidin
Succeeded byRazali Idris
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Tasek Gelugor
Assumed office
19 November 2022
Preceded byShabudin Yahaya
(BN–UMNO)
Majority12,252 (2022)
Personal details
Born
Wan Saifulruddin bin Wan Jan

(1975-06-20) 20 June 1975
Alor Setar, Kedah
Political partyMalaysian Islamic Party (PAS)
(1992)
Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU)
(since 2017)
Other political
affiliations		UK Conservative Party
(2005–2007)
Pakatan Harapan (PH)
(2017–2020)
Perikatan Nasional (PN)
(since 2020)
OccupationPolitician

Wan Saifulruddin bin Wan Jan (Jawi: وان سيفرودين بن الوان جان; born 20 June 1975), better known as Wan Saiful Wan Jan, is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Tasek Gelugor since November 2022. He is a member of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), a component party of the opposition Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition. Wan Saiful joined BERSATU in February 2018, which at the time was a component party of the opposition Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition. When PH formed the government after the 2018 Malaysian general election, Wan Saiful took the post of Special Advisor to the Minister of Education Maszlee Malik from May to November 2018. Wan Saiful served as the Strategy and Policy Bureau Deputy Chairman of BERSATU from March 2018 to August 2020 and its Information Chief from August 2020 to his resignation in February 2023. He also served as Chairman of the Perbadanan Tabung Pendidikan Tinggi Nasional (PTPTN) from June 2018[1] after the resignation of Shamsul Anuar Nasarah following collapse of the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration in May 2018 thanks to its defeat in the 2018 general election to June 2022.[2]

Corporate career

Before joining politics, Wan Saiful was Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS) co-founded by YAM Tunku Zain Al-'Abidin ibni Tuanku Muhriz, the son of the Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan, Tuanku Muhriz ibni Almarhum Tuanku Munawir.[3]

Political career

Malaysia

Wan Saiful ran for election in the 2018 Malaysian general election, contesting the Pendang[4] parliamentary seat for the Pakatan Harapan coalition (appearing on the ballot under the People's Justice Party symbol). Wan Saiful's opponents were Awang Hashim of the Idea of Peace (PAS), Othman Abdul of the Barisan Nasional (UMNO) and Abdul Malik. Manaf, an Independent candidate. In the four-cornered contest, Wan Saiful only got 14,901 votes, the third highest after Awang Hashim and Othman Abdul. Wan Saiful then won the Tasek Gelugor parliamentary seat in the 2022 Malaysian general election, winning 46% of the vote in a five-cornered fight.

United Kingdom

Prior with being active in Malaysian politics, Wan Saiful had a short political stint during his time living in the UK from 1993 to 2009. He was a former member of the UK Conservative Party back in 2005 and participated in the election of the Luton City Council member as a candidate of the Conservative Party in 2007.[5] Wan Saiful and Howard Lee are the only two notable Malaysian politicians who had contested in the UK local elections, with Howard Lee contesting in Norwich. Both are currently members of parliament in the Dewan Rakyat, with Howard Lee representing the Ipoh Timor constituency.

Controversies

On 21 February 2023, Wan Saiful was charged with corruption related to the Jana Wibawa programme.[6]The next day, he resigned as the BERSATU Information Chief and it was accepted by BERSATU President Muhyiddin Yassin. He appealed to the public not to link him with the "court cluster" (referring to Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and others who were facing court charges) in the government led by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia[7][8]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2018 P011 Pendang Wan Saiful Wan Jan (BERSATU) 14,901 23.94% Awang Hashim (PAS) 26,536 42.63% 63,371 5,808 84.64%
Othman Abdul (UMNO) 20,728 33.30%
Abdul Malik Manaf (Independent) 81 0.13%
2022 P042 Tasek Gelugor Wan Saiful Wan Jan (BERSATU) 31,116 46.36% Muhammad Yusoff (UMNO) 18,864 28.11% 67,112 12,252 82.99%
Razak Ridzuan (AMANAH) 16,547 24.66%
Abdul Halim Sirjung (PEJUANG) 406 0.60%
Mohd Akmal Azhar (WARISAN) 179 0.27%

Honours

References

  1. ↑ "Wan Saiful is new PTPTN chairman".
  2. ↑ "Wan Saiful: Last day as PTPTN head was in June". The Star. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  3. ↑ IDEAS management
  4. ↑ GE 14 results for Kedah
  5. ↑ "Wan Saiful Wan Jan". Boao Forum for Asia. Retrieved 2023-07-25.
  6. ↑ "Wan Saiful and businessman to face graft charges related to Jana Wibawa scheme". The Star. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
  7. ↑ "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE – 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 14 December 2020. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  8. ↑ "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 14 December 2020. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  9. ↑ "812 terima darjah kebesaran, bintang, pingat Negeri Sembilan". www.bharian.com.my. 14 January 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  10. ↑ Ibrahim, Mohd Iskandar; Sulaiman, Noor Atiqah (1 February 2021). "Seramai 335 terima darjah kebesaran sempena Hari Wilayah". Berita Harian (in Malay). Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  11. ↑ Hadir, Shawaliah (1 February 2021). "Tengku Zafrul antara 6 penerima Darjah Kebesaran Pangkat Pertama sempena Hari WP". MalaysiaGazette (in Malay). Retrieved 1 February 2021.
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