Fahmi fadzil biography examples

Courage, conviction, and a passion for change underscores Fahmi’s political character, writes Benedict Lopez.

For a parliamentary candidate who is just 37, Fahmi Fadzil has surprisingly been involved in politics for two decades.

As a teenager, he found his life taking a sharp turn in 1998 in the aftermath of Anwar Ibrahim’s sacking, which sparked the Reformasi movement that year.

Fahmi vividly remembers the early days of Reformasi, when tear gas was tossed towards protesters on the streets of Kuala Lumpur as helicopters clattered above the city skyline, fuelling what he describes as “a burning desire for change in our hearts”.

In the general election the following year, Fahmi assisted PKR’s first candidate for the parliamentary seat of Lembah Pantai, lawyer Zainur Zakaria.

But Zainur was unable to unseat the then incumbent, Shahrizat Jalil.