Mohamad Yusri Bakir

Mohamad Yusri bin Bakir (; born 1971) is a Malaysian politician and teacher who has served as Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Ayer Kuning since April 2025. He is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. He has served as the Division Secretary of BN and UMNO of Tapah since 2020 and Branch Chief of UMNO of Kampung Sekolah since 2013. He served as the Division Information Chief of UMNO of Tapah from 2018 to 2020, Division Committee Member of Education Bureau of UMNO of Tapah in 2002 and 2008, Division Youth Committee Member of UMNO of Tapah from 2008 to 2013, Division Youth Chairman of Religious and Welfare Bureau of UMNO of Tapah from 2008 to 2013 and Deputy Branch Chief of UMNO of Kampung Sekolah from 2008 to 2013.

Early life and education Mohamad Yusri was born in Ayer Kuning, Tapah, Perak, Malaysia in 1971. He graduated from the Sultan Idris Education University (UPSI) with a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Islamic education in 2017.

Early career Mohamad Yusri served as a teacher at Toh Tandewa Sakti National School Tapah from 1992 to 2005, Batu Tiga National School Temoh from 2006 to 2007 as well as a lecturer, a Grade DG52 excellent lecturer and Head of the Department of Islamic and Moral Education at the Institute of Teacher Education (IPG) Ipoh Campus since 2007, from 2020 to 2023 and since 2024 respectively.

Political career Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly (since 2025) 2025 Ayer Kuning by-election In the 2025 Ayer Kuning by-election, called due to the death in office of its MLA Ishsam Shahruddin on 22 February 2025, Mohamad Yusri made his electoral debut after being nominated by BN to contest for the Ayer Kuning state seat. Mohamad Yusri won the seat after defeating Abdul Muhaimin Malek of Perikatan Nasional (PN) who was also a religious teacher and the Division Commissioner of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) of Tapah and lawyer Bawani Kaniapan of the Socialist Party of Malaysia (PSM) by a majority of 5,006 votes. On the nomination day on 12 April 2025, he promised to carry on the legacy of former Ayer Kuning MLA Ishsam, especially his plans in education, the field he worked in and described as foundation in developing an educated and high-quality society. He also expressed hope that the combination of BN and Pakatan Harapan (PH) campaign machinery and team would make him the main choice for the Ayer Kuning voters.

Personal life Mohamad Yusri married Rosnani Mahmud (叶进双), who is a Chinese Hakka and Muslim. Rosnani was born in Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia, she was adopted by a Malay family when she was young and she did not know her mother tongue Chinese. Rosnani was then brought to Sungai Buloh, Selangor, Malaysia where her biological family moved to by her adopted parents to meet her biological parents at the age of 12 and has frequently been in contact with her biological family since then. Rosnani has 11 siblings, she and her youngest sister 叶进吗 are a pair of twin. His mother-in-law is 李福娣 and eldest sister-in-law is 叶进玉. The couple has 4 children, 2 sons and 2 daughters, namely Amir Taufiq Mohamad Yusri, Amira Husna Mohamad Yusri, Amira Auni Mohamad Yusri and Amir Wazif Mohamad Yusri who were all born in 1990s and 2000s.

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