# Young Syefura Othman

Young Syefura Othman (born 9 November 1989), nicknamed Rara, is a Malaysian politician and nurse who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bentong since November 2022. She previously served as Member of the Pahang State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Ketari from May 2018 to November 2022. She is a member of the Democratic Action Party, a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) and formerly Pakatan Rakyat (PR) coalitions. She also served as Deputy Youth Chief of DAP from March 2022 to November 2024. Additionally, she is the first Bentong MP of the Malay ethnicity, the first female Malay MP of DAP in Malaysian history and presently the youngest MP of DAP.

## Personal life

Young Syefura is a sixth of seven children. She idolises the Minister of Youth and Sports Hannah Yeoh in politics.

### Miscarriage of pregnancy

On 10 November 2022 during her 33rd birthday, Young Syefura was confirmed to have suffered a miscarriage after eight weeks of pregnancy and was resting at home. She also revealed that she had initially wanted to announce her pregnancy after the 2022 general election with a photograph of her home pregnancy test. She also shared that her pregnancy had appeared to stall after six weeks. She then thanked those who have extended their messages of support to her. Upon hearing the news, her opponent, fellow candidate for the Bentong federal seat in the election and former Bentong MP Liow Tiong Lai from the opposing Barisan Nasional (BN) and the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) expressed his sadness and sent his best and sincerest wishes and care for Young Syefura to recuperate well. In response, Young Syefura thanked Liow and apologised for her absence in the PH and DAP operations room and being unable to meet him during the campaign trail and his visit to there as she was at home. The reported reason for her miscarriage was overwork. Despite being at home, her campaign carried on without her presence.

## Election results

Pahang State Legislative Assembly :
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout |
| 2018 | N34 Ketari | | Young Syefura Othman (DAP) | 9,873 | 51.17% | | Lau Hoi Keong (MCA) | 6,163 | 31.94% | 19,296 | 3,710 | 83.80% |
| 2018 | N34 Ketari | | Young Syefura Othman (DAP) | 9,873 | 51.17% | | Roslan Md Esa (PAS) | 3,260 | 16.89% | 19,296 | 3,710 | 83.80% |
Parliament of Malaysia :
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout |
| 2022 | P089 Bentong | Young Syefura Othman (DAP) | 25,075 | 37.62% | Liow Tiong Lai (MCA) | 24,383 | 36.58% | 66,657 | 692 | 76.57% |
| 2022 | P089 Bentong | Young Syefura Othman (DAP) | 25,075 | 37.62% | Roslan Hassan (BERSATU) | 16,233 | 24.35% | 66,657 | 692 | 76.57% |
| 2022 | P089 Bentong | Young Syefura Othman (DAP) | 25,075 | 37.62% | Wong Tack (IND) | 798 | 1.20% | 66,657 | 692 | 76.57% |
| 2022 | P089 Bentong | Young Syefura Othman (DAP) | 25,075 | 37.62% | Mohd Khalil Abdul Hamid (IND) | 168 | 0.25% | 66,657 | 692 | 76.57% |

## Honours

* Malaysia :
** Recipient of the 17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong Installation Medal (2024)