Claim: Ismail Muttalib—a Malaysian politician who is a part of the United Malays National Organization (UMNO)—ran in 2004, 2008, 2013, and 2018 where he won against all of his opponents in which the highest percentage of votes he got was in 2004.
Evidence: Ismail bin Abdul Muttalib (Jawi: اسماعيل بن عبدالموتطالب; born 1 December 1954) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Deputy Minister of Housing and Local Government in the Perikatan Nasional (PN) administration under Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin and Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin since March 2020 and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Maran since March 2004. He is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition which is aligned with the PN coalition. 2004 Ismail Muttalib (UMNO) Ismail was elected to Parliament in the 2004 general election and was re-elected thrice in 2008 general election, 2013 general election and 2018 general election. 63% 2008 Ismail Muttalib (UMNO) 62% 2013 Ismail Muttalib (UMNO) 59% 2018 Ismail Muttalib (UMNO) 49%