Candidate · N35 Pasir Raja (2026)
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Overall due diligence
High
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Records show two cabinet portfolios (Health 2020-2021; Science, Technology and Innovation 2021-2022) plus state and federal elected office and a party division post, and an unresolved defamation demand, so enhanced due diligence is warranted.
Electoral resilience
High
Records show consecutive wins: Pasir Raja in 2008, 2013 and 2026 (majorities 6,792; 6,666; 12,446) and Tenggara in 2004 and 2018 (majorities 17,088; 5,933). One report states he was not nominated in the 15th General Election.
Political continuity
Elevated
All electoral records list him under UMNO/BN, but he was appointed Health Minister in the Perikatan Nasional era in 2020 and continued in cabinet after the change of prime minister, including a portfolio swap with Khairy Jamaluddin.
Integrity signal
Review
The only legal matter on record is a defamation demand he served on C4 Center seeking an apology and RM30 million; no filing or outcome is recorded, and no allegations, charges or findings against him appear.
Financial / corporate
Open
No company-registry, asset-declaration, credit or GLC records are included; the records do not cover directorships, shareholdings or procurement.
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Recorded as a former Minister of Health and Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, a former MP and a serving state assemblyman.
Documented UMNO division chief and BN-nominated candidate announced by the BN Johor chairman.
Records contain no information on contracts, tenders or procurement related to his ministries.
No company, GLC or foundation roles are documented in the records.
A RM30 million defamation demand against C4 Center is recorded, with no filing or outcome stated.
No regulatory, disciplinary or criminal findings appear in the records.
No asset declarations, registry checks or financial disclosures are covered.
Public reporting centres on his defamation demand and on single-source coverage of his ministerial and party roles.
Reported that Dr Adham Baba, through his lawyers, served a notice of demand on C4 seeking a public apology and RM30 million in damages within seven days, failing which a writ of summons and statement of claim would be filed in the High Court.N7N19
Status: No response, filing or outcome is recorded in the records; the matter remains unresolved on the available record.
The public record here is limited largely to official election results plus single-source reporting on his offices. It shows a long UMNO/BN electoral career with five recorded wins, two cabinet portfolios (Health 2020-2021; Science, Technology and Innovation 2021-2022), and a UMNO division chief post, which produces high PEP exposure from the offices themselves. The only legal matter recorded is a defamation demand he served on C4 Center, with no outcome stated, and no allegations, charges or findings against him appear. Corporate, financial, procurement and regulatory areas are entirely uncovered by these records and are marked open rather than clean.
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Specific pledges this politician made, and what credible reporting since says happened. The status is assessed by AI from the linked reports — each quoted passage is checked against its source. “Unclear” means no credible report of the outcome was found yet, not that the promise was broken.
Pasir Raja · PRN Johor candidate announcement / campaign · 2026
On 24 June 2026, during the Johor state election campaign, Adham Baba said he would focus on strengthening higher education and skills training in Pasir Raja if given a mandate. On 29 June 2026 he elaborated, pointing to existing records of roughly 2,300 local youths in public higher education institutions whom he said he had guided, and promising to continue intensive SPM and STPM tuition programmes. No later article reports any implementation, funding, launch or completion of these education and skills measures, nor even the outcome of the 11 July 2026 poll. With only campaign-time pledges and no reporting on delivery, the promise's status cannot be determined.
Promised
“Sekiranya diberi mandat, beliau berkata fokus akan diberikan kepada usaha memperkasakan sektor pendidikan tinggi dan latihan kemahiran di kawasan berkenaan.”
“Sekiranya diberi mandat, beliau berkata fokus akan diberikan kepada usaha memperkasakan sektor pendidikan tinggi dan latihan kemahiran di kawasan berkenaan.”
What happened
No credible report of the outcome yet.
Status checked 17 Oct 2026
Pasir Raja (DUN) · PRN Johor ke-16 campaign press conference · 2022
The promise was made on 29 June 2022 during the Johor state election campaign by BN's Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba, promising to draw high-technology investment into Pasir Raja so local youth would not have to migrate for work. The only article from that campaign (article 0) describes the rival PH candidate's manifesto and does not report any commitment or action by Adham. Later articles cover national and state-level investment push: the KL20 Summit (Apr 2024), Johor's pitch to Shanghai-based Longcheer Technology for a roughly RM500 million investment with 200 skilled jobs (1 Apr 2026), federal semiconductor packaging grants in Penang (May 2026) and national industrial/tax reforms referencing the JS-SEZ (Aug 2026). None of these reports any completed or started high-tech investment in Pasir Raja itself, so there is no clear evidence the promise was delivered, begun or abandoned — hence the
Promised
““Sasaran saya adalah membawa masuk pelaburan berteknologi tinggi ke sini. Dengan adanya pelaburan berskala besar, kita dapat membuka lebih banyak peluang pekerjaan berkualiti tinggi untuk anak-anak muda tempatan agar mereka tidak perlu berhijrah jauh,” katanya.”
What happened
No credible report of the outcome yet.
Status checked 17 Oct 2026
Pasir Raja (DUN) · PRN Johor ke-16 campaign press conference · 2022
On 29 June 2022, during the Johor state election campaign, Dr Adham Baba pledged that if given the mandate he would ensure the economic spillover from the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ) would be extended to Pasir Raja, particularly through the development of the Johor (Sungai Johor) River corridor, and he was determined to have the JS-SEZ gazetted. Later reporting documents the JS-SEZ itself moving forward — the agreement was signed on 6 January 2025, the zone was launched on 8 January 2025 covering 3,288 sq km, and by October 2025 Singapore firms had committed S$5.5 billion (RM17.8 billion) in investments — but no article states whether the zone was formally gazetted as promised, and none reports any spillover, investment or corridor development reaching Pasir Raja or the Sungai Johor area. With no article addressing the Pasir Raja/Sungai Johor component of the promise,
Promised
“Beliau bertekad untuk memastikan limpahan ekonomi daripada Zon Ekonomi Khas Johor-Singapura (JS-SEZ) dapat diwarta dan diperluas sehingga ke kawasan Pasir Raja, terutamanya menerusi pembangunan jajaran Sungai Johor.”
What happened
No credible report of the outcome yet.
Status checked 17 Oct 2026
Pasir Raja (DUN) · PRN Johor ke-16 campaign press conference · 2022
On 29 June 2022, during the Johor state election campaign, Adham Baba said that if given the mandate he would continue strengthening education, particularly through intensive tuition programmes for SPM and STPM that he had previously introduced in Pasir Raja. The only other articles in the set cover his opponent's manifesto (also 29 June 2022) and, from July 2026, the deterioration of Mat Kilau's fort in an unrelated Kampung Pasir Raja in Terengganu. None of the articles reports any delivery, launch, funding, delay or cancellation of the tuition programme, so its status cannot be determined.
Promised
“Dr Adham berkata sekiranya diberi mandat, beliau akan meneruskan usaha memperkasakan pendidikan khususnya melalui program tuisyen pecutan bagi Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) dan Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM) yang pernah dilaksanakannya sebelum ini bagi memastikan anak-anak tempatan tidak tercicir daripada arus kemajuan negeri.”
What happened
No credible report of the outcome yet.
Status checked 17 Oct 2026
According to Wikidata, Adham bin Baba was born on 1962-10-06.
“date of birth: 1962-10-06”
According to Wikipedia, Adham bin Baba served as Minister of Health from 2020 to 2021 and as Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation from 2021 to 2022.
“is a Malaysian doctor and a politician who served as Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation from 2021 to 2022. Previously, he served as Minister of Health from 2020 to 2021”
According to Wikipedia, Adham bin Baba was appointed as Minister of Health by Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin on 9 March 2020, as the country faced the COVID-19 outbreak.
“On 9 March 2020, he was appointed as the Minister of Health by Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin. The appointment is made as the country faces COVID-19 disease.”
According to Wikidata, Adham bin Baba held the position of Minister of Health, 2020–2021.
“position held: Minister of Health; start: 2020-03-10; end: 2021-08-16”
According to Wikidata, Adham bin Baba held the position of Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, 2021–2022.
“position held: Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation; start: 2021-08-30; end: 2022-12-03”
According to Wikidata, Adham bin Baba held the position of member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly, from 2026.
“position held: member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly; start: 2026-07-11”
According to Wikidata, Adham bin Baba was educated at Universiti Malaya.
“educated at: Universiti Malaya”
According to Wikidata, Adham bin Baba held the position of member of the Dewan Rakyat for Tenggara (Barisan Nasional).
“position held: member of the Dewan Rakyat; electoral district: Tenggara; parliamentary group: Barisan Nasional”
Arrests, charges, convictions, sentences, acquittals and pardons as reported by credible sources. Each item is marked with its stage — a charge is not a conviction — and outcomes are listed where reported.
Astro Awani reported that Dr Adham Baba, through law firm The Law Chambers of Fauzi & Nasser, served a demand letter on C4 Center seeking a public apology and RM30 million in damages for defamation, and that a writ of summons and statement of claim would be filed at the High Court if no response was given within seven days.
“"sekiranya C4 Center gagal memberi sebarang maklum balas terhadap notis tuntutan itu dalam tempoh tujuh hari bermula hari ini, pihaknya akan meneruskan dengan tindakan memfailkan writ saman dan penyataan tuntutan di Mahkamah Tinggi."”
Sinar Harian reported that Dr Adham Baba, through his lawyers, served a notice of demand on C4 seeking a public apology and RM30 million in damages within seven days, failing which he would file a civil defamation suit in the High Court.
“mengemukakan notis tuntutan permohonan maaf dan ganti rugi berjumlah RM30 juta terhadap Pusat Untuk Memerangi Rasuah dan Kronisme (C4)”
Allegations and investigations as reported by credible outlets. An allegation is not a finding; read each with its stage and source.
No scandals or controversies found in the sources collected so far.
Bernama reported that, if given the mandate in the 16th Johor State Election, Dr Adham Baba said his development agenda would focus on strengthening the higher education and skills training sectors in the Pasir Raja constituency.
“Regarding the development agenda that he wants to pursue if given the mandate, he said the focus will be on efforts to strengthen the higher education and skills training sectors in the constituency.”
Bernama reported that Adham Baba said he would focus on strengthening the higher education and skills training sectors in the Pasir Raja constituency if given the mandate.
“the focus will be on efforts to strengthen the higher education and skills training sectors in the constituency.”
MOSTI reported that Adham bin Baba stated Malaysia has strong expertise in molecular biology, genomics and technology and is capable of developing its own vaccine research centre, and that vaccine R&D would be one of MOSTI's main agendas.
“Malaysia mempunyai kepakaran tinggi dalam bidang biologi molekul, genomik dan teknologi, serta mampu mengorak langkah membangunkan pusat penyelidikan vaksinnya sendiri. R&D vaksin akan menjadi salah satu agenda utama MOSTI dalam memacu sains, teknologi dan inovasi (STI) supaya negara mempunyai keupayaan untuk menghasilkan vaksin sendiri bagi tujuan kesihatan dan keselamatan ekonomi (health and economic securities) negara.”
Bernama reported that Dr Adham Baba was announced as the Barisan Nasional candidate for the Pasir Raja state seat in the 16th Johor State Election.
“Dr Adham, who was announced today as the Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate for the Pasir Raja state seat”
Bernama reported that Dr Adham Baba served as the Pasir Raja assemblyman for two terms from 2008 to 2018, won the Tenggara parliamentary seat in the 14th and 15th General Elections, and previously held the positions of Minister of Health and Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation.
“Dr Adham served as the Pasir Raja assemblyman for two terms from 2008 to 2018 before winning the Tenggara parliamentary seat in the 14th and 15th General Elections, as well as having previously held the positions of Minister of Health and Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation.”
Bernama reported that Adham Baba serves as the Tenggara UMNO division chief.
“as the Tenggara UMNO division chief”
Bernama reported that Adham Baba served as the Pasir Raja assemblyman for two terms from 2008 to 2018, won the Tenggara parliamentary seat in the 14th and 15th General Elections, and previously held the positions of Minister of Health and Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation.
“Dr Adham served as the Pasir Raja assemblyman for two terms from 2008 to 2018 before winning the Tenggara parliamentary seat in the 14th and 15th General Elections, as well as having previously held the positions of Minister of Health and Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation.”
Utusan Malaysia reported that Adham Baba, a former Health Minister, served as Johor state assemblyman for Pasir Raja for two terms (2008-2018) and as Member of Parliament for Tenggara for two terms (2004-2008 and 2018-2022).
“Adham yang juga Ketua UMNO Bahagian Tenggara pernah menjadi ADUN Pasir Raja selama dua penggal (2008-2018) dan Ahli Parlimen Tenggara selama dua penggal (2004-2008) dan pada 2018-2022.”
Utusan Malaysia reported that Adham Baba was nominated by Barisan Nasional Johor chairman Onn Hafiz Ghazi to contest the Pasir Raja state seat in the Johor state election.
“Nama Adham diumumkan oleh Pengerusi Barisan Nasional (BN) Johor, Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi pada Majlis Pengumuman Calon BN di Dewan Utama, Pejabat Badan Perhubungan UMNO Negeri Johor di sini hari ini.”
Sinar Harian reported that Adham Baba serves as UMNO Tenggara Division Chief (Ketua UMNO Bahagian Tenggara) and was fielded to defend the BN stronghold of Pasir Raja won by the party in the 2022 Johor state election with a 4,888-vote majority.
“Adham, yang juga Ketua UMNO Bahagian Tenggara, diberi kepercayaan untuk mempertahankan kubu kuat BN di Pasir Raja yang dimenangi parti itu pada PRN 2022.”
Sinar Harian reported that Adham Baba was announced by BN Johor chairman Onn Hafiz Ghazi as the Barisan Nasional candidate for the Pasir Raja state seat in the 16th Johor state election, marking his return to politics after not being nominated in the 15th General Election.
“Bekas Menteri Kesihatan, Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba, membuat kemunculan semula dalam arena politik apabila diumumkan sebagai calon Barisan Nasional (BN) bagi kerusi Dewan Undangan Negeri (DUN) Pasir Raja pada Pilihan Raya Negeri (PRN) Johor Ke-16.”
Utusan Malaysia reported that Adham was appointed Health Minister during the Perikatan Nasional era under former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin in 2020, and later swapped portfolios with Khairy Jamaluddin, who was then heading the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, after Ismail Sabri became the ninth Prime Minister.
“Adham dilantik sebagai Menteri Kesihatan era Perikatan Nasional (PN) di bawah pentadbiran bekas Perdana Menteri kelapan, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin pada 2020.”
MOSTI reported that Adham bin Baba officially began his duties as Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation on 30 August 2021 after a swearing-in ceremony before the Yang di-Pertuan Agong at Istana Negara.
“YB Dato’ Sri Dr Adham Baba hari ini memulakan tugas secara rasmi sebagai Menteri Sains, Teknologi dan Inovasi selepas istiadat Mengangkat Sumpah Jawatan dan Setia serta Sumpah Simpan Rahsia di hadapan Seri Paduka Baginda Yang di-Pertuan Agong”
Free Malaysia Today reported that Adham Baba won the Pasir Raja seat in the 16th Johor state election with 15,931 votes, securing a 12,446-vote majority ahead of Pakatan Harapan's Fakharuddin Moslim.
“Former health minister Dr Adham Baba has won the Pasir Raja seat in the 16th Johor state election, according to official results released by the Election Commission. Adham secured a total of 15,931 votes, giving him a whopping 12,446-vote majority ahead of Pakatan Harapan's Fakharuddin Moslim.”
Contested 5 elections, won 5.
| Election | Seat | Ticket | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johor state election 2026 | N35 Pasir Raja | UMNO · BN | 15,931 74.9% | Won by 12,446 |
| GE14 (2018) | P155 Tenggara | UMNO · BN | 20,142 54.4% | Won by 5,933 |
| Johor state election 2013 | N35 Pasir Raja | UMNO · BN | 12,920 67.4% | Won by 6,666 |
| Johor state election 2008 | N35 Pasir Raja | UMNO · BN | 9,701 76.9% | Won by 6,792 |
| GE11 (2004) | P155 Tenggara | UMNO · BN | 19,706 88.3% | Won by 17,088 |
Official gazetted results via the Malaysian Election Corpus (grade A record).
Collected automatically from credible outlets and Wikipedia, then cross-checked: Verified items match the official record, Confirmed items were reported by two or more different outlets, and single-source items are one outlet’s report. Partisan and anonymous claims are never shown.