Fahmi bin Zainol (born 1991) is a Malaysian politician who has served as a Member of the Penang State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) state administration under Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow from August 2023 till March 2026. Currently he served as Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Pantai Jerejak since August 2023. He is a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the PH coalition.
Political career Fahmi is a student activist and was the President of the Students' Council at the Universiti Malaya in 2013 before entering politics. He joined PKR on 3 November 2015 and was appointed Chairman of the Student Bureau in the Youth Wing. In 2018, he was chosen as the Election Director for the Youth Wing. In the same year, he was elected as the Chief of the PKR Youth Wing of Penang state and Permatang Pauh Division. In 2022, he competed against Adam Adli for the Chief of PKR Youth Wing but lost. However, he was elected to the PKR central committee and was re-elected as the Chief of the PKR Youth Wing of Penang state and Permatang Pauh Division.
On 1 March 2026, his position inside the party after were suspended followed by his EXCO position five days later. This is due to ongoing court cases involving accusation of him beating his wife.
Controversies On 27 February 2026, he was accused of beating his wife at their resident on 22 February 2026.
Election results +Penang State Legislative AssemblyYearConstituencyCandidateVotesPct.Opponent(s)VotesPct.Ballots castMajorityTurnout2023N36 Pantai Jerejak (PKR)14,11669.93%Oh Tong Keong (GERAKAN)5,51927.34%20,3348,59768.03%Priyankaa Loh Siang Pin (MUDA)4762.36%Ravinder Singh (PRM)760.38%
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