The MCOBAM network

The Malay College Old Boys' Association of Malaysia is like a political network in Malaysia, producing top political leaders with different ideologies. Old boys who are contesting in GE13: BN 12, PKR 7 and PAS 10.

A total of 14 old boys of MCOBAM are contesting in 13 parliamentary seats, which represent a maximum of 6% of 222 MPs, if all of them were to win.

Actually, there are 29 persons (14P + 16N - 1) contesting in 29 seats, with one contesting in two: Kamarul Baharin Abbas in P132 Teluk Kemang, N.Sembilan and N 14 Ampangan, N. Sembilan; while two old boys are contesting against each other in one seat: P160 Johor Bahru: BN's Shahrir Ab Samad vs PKR's Md Hashim Hussein.

I notice N27, Tanah Merah, Kelantan, where Ikmal Hisham Abdul Aziz is contesting, should have been P27 instead. Another mistake: Kamaruddin Jaffar's name mentioned twice; P28 Pasir Puteh, Kelantan should have been PAS's Nik Mazian Nik Mohamad, which I have presumed.

I have rearranged the above as follows:

BN 12 (6P + 6N)

P 27 Tanah Merah, Kelantan: Ikmal Hisham Abdul Aziz 

P32 Gua Musang, Kelantan:  Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah

P61 Padang Rengas, Perak:  Mohd Nazri Abd Aziz

P88 Temerloh, Pahang: Saifuddin Abdullah

P153 Sembrong, Johor: Hishamuddin Tun Hussein

#P160 Johor Bahru, Johor: Shahrir Ab Samad

N16 Kubang Rotan, Kedah Latt Shariman Abdullah

N 26 Rantau Abang, Terengganu: Za'abar Mohd Adib

N 32 Air Putih, Terengganu:  Wan Abdul Hakim Wan Mokhtar

N 16 Kamunting, Perak: Mohamad Zahir Abdul Khalid

N 36 Pengkalan Baharu, Perak:  Abd Manaf Hashim

N 32 Linggi, Negri Sembilan: Abdul Rahman Mohd Redza

PKR 7 persons 8 seats (5P 3N)

P 44 Permatang Pauh, Penang: Anwar Ibrahim

P 82 Indera Mahkota, Pahang: Fauzi Abdul Rahman

P100 Pandan, Selangor: Mohd Rafizi Ramli

P132 Telok Kemang, N.Sembilan: Kamarul Baharin Abbas *

#P 160 Johor Bahru, Johor:  Md Hashim Hussein

N 9 Permatang, Selangor: Mohd Yahya Mat Sahri

N 32 Seri Setia, Selangor: Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad

N 14 Ampangan, N. Sembilan:  Kamarul Baharin Abbas *

PAS 10 (3P + 7N)

P19 Tumpat, Kelantan: Kamarudin Jaffar

P28 Pasir Puteh, Kelantan: Nik Mazian Nik Mohamad

P31 Kuala Krai, Kelantan: Mohd Hatta Md Ramli

N22 Jelawat, Kelantan: Abdul Azziz Kadir

N 3 Padang Tengku, Pahang:  Roslan Zainal

N 21 Chempaka, Selangor:  Iskandar Abdul Samad

N 53 Morib, Selangor: Hasnul Baharuddin

N 17 Bukit Baru, Melaka: Dr Md Khalid Kassim

N 15 Maharani, Johor: Dr Mohammad Taslim

N 24 Senggarang, Johor: Mohd Ramli Md Kari