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Iskandar Abdul Samad
Iskandar bin Abdul Samad is a Malaysian politician who served as Selangor State Executive Councillor. He had also served as one of the Board of Directors of the Selangor State Development Corporation (PKNS). In 2014, he was rumoured to be appointed the Menteri Besar (Chief Minister) of the Selangor State but Mohamed Azmin Ali was chosen. He is currently the National Treasurer of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS). He is an old boy of the Malay College Kuala Kangsar (MCKK). He has a British degree in architecture. PAS Vice President For 2 Terms In the 2015 Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party leadership election he was chosen as one of the three Vice Presidents after securing 672 votes from the delegates. At the 2017 party election, the incumbents were challenged by Temerloh Member of Parliament, Ustaz Nasrudin Hassan but he was not successful. Iskandar managed to retain his vice president post by securing 703 votes. 2016 Sungai Besar By-Election In May 2016, Iskandar as the Vic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malay Styles And Titles
The Malay language has a complex system of Style (manner of address), styles, titles and honorifics which are used extensively in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and the southern Philippines. Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore and several Provinces of Indonesia, provinces in Indonesia regularly award honorary and life titles. What follows in this article is specific to the Malaysian system. References to Brunei and Indonesia are given when pertinent. In Malaysia, all non-hereditary titles can be granted to both men and women. Every title has a form which can be used by the wife of the title holder. This form is not used by the husband of a titled woman; such a woman will bear a title which is the same as a titled man. Former use Singapore, whose Malay royalty was abolished by the Singapore in the Straits Settlements, British colonial government in 1891, has adopted civic titles for its leaders. The Philippines historically used Malay titles during its History of the Philip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohamed Azmin Ali
Mohamed Azmin bin Ali ( Jawi: محمد عزمين بن علي; born 25 August 1964) is a Malaysian politician who served as Senior Minister of the Economic Cluster and as Minister of International Trade and Industry from 2020 to 2022. A member of Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (BERSATU), which is the component party of Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition, he served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Gombak from 2008 to 2022 and Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Bukit Antarabangsa since March 2008. Born in Singapore, Azmin was raised in Kuala Lumpur. He studied at the University of Minnesota before earning a degree in economics and mathematics, and later continued his master's degree. During his study, he was actively involved in student politics. Azmin started working for Anwar Ibrahim, who was a cabinet minister under Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad at the time, in 1987 after returning to Malaysia. After Anwar was made deputy prime minister, Azmin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 Malaysian General Election
A general election was held on Monday, 29 November 1999 for members of the 10th Parliament of Malaysia. Voting took place in all 193 parliamentary constituencies of Malaysia, each electing one Member of Parliament to the Dewan Rakyat, the dominant house of Parliament. State elections also took place in 394 state constituencies in 11 out of 13 states of Malaysia (except Sabah and Sarawak) on the same day. This was the last election for Mahathir Mohamad as Prime Minister and Chairman of Barisan Nasional, until 2018. This was also the first election held in a single day nationwide. Results Dewan Rakyat 6,631,094 out of 9,564,071 registered voters cast their vote in this election. Although Barisan Nasional maintained its majority in Parliament, its overall popular vote dropped to roughly 56%. The parliamentary results are as follows: , - ! rowspan=2 colspan=4 style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" , Party ! colspan=2 style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Star (Malaysia)
''The Star'' () is an English-language newspaper in Malaysia. Based in Petaling Jaya, it was established in 1971 as a regional newspaper in Penang. It is the largest paid English newspaper in terms of circulation in Malaysia, according to the Audit Bureau of Circulations. It has a daily circulation of about 250,000 (as of January 2017), far eclipsing the circulation of its next-largest paid English-language competitor, the ''New Straits Times'' (which has a circulation of approximately 65,000). ''The Star'' is a member of the Asia News Network. It is owned by the publicly listed Star Media Group. History The daily newspaper was first published on 9 September 1971 as a regional newspaper based in Penang. ''The STAR'' went into national circulation on 3 January 1976 when it set up its new office in Kuala Lumpur. In 1978, the newspaper headquarters was relocated to Kuala Lumpur. ''The Star'' continues to expand its wings over the years. In 1981, it moved its headquarters from K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Election Commission Of Malaysia
The Election Commission of Malaysia ( ms, Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya Malaysia), abbreviated SPR or EC, is a commission set up for ensuring fair and equitable operations in undertaking the elections in Malaysia. Its establishment is mandated by executive order of the former Prime Minister of Malaysia, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad. The agency falls under the purview of the Prime Minister's Department. History The Election Commission (EC) was formed on 4 September 1957, under Article 114 of the Constitution of Malaysia, which empowers it to conduct elections for the Dewan Rakyat and state legislative bodies. At its establishment, the EC only consisted of a chairman and two members – Datuk Dr Mustafa Albakri Hassan together with Lee Ewe Boon and Ditt Singh. A secretariat was also set up to fulfil the commission's functions and carry out its decisions, with a secretary made the chief administrator. The first EC secretary was H. Cassidy. After the formation of Malaysia in 1963 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nik Mohd
Nik is a unisex given name and a short form of most names starting with ''Nik'', derived from Ancient Greek νικη (nike) meaning "victory". It may refer to: People: *Nik Bärtsch (born 1971), Swiss pianist, composer and producer *Nik Bonitto (born 1999), American football player *Nik Caner-Medley (born 1983), American basketball player *Nik Cohn (born 1946), British rock journalist *Nik Kershaw (born 1958), English singer-songwriter, composer, musician and record producer *Nik Lewis (born June 3, 1982), American gridiron football player and coach *Nik Needham (born 1996), American football player * Nik Omladič (born 1989), Slovenian footballer *Nik Richie (born Hooman Karamian in 1979), American blogger, author and Internet personality *Nik Stauskas (born 1993), Canadian National Basketball Association player *Nik Turner (born 1940), English musician *Nik Wallenda (born 1979), American acrobat, aerialist, daredevil, high wire artist and author *Nik Welter (1871 – 1951), Luxemb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Idris Ahmad (politician)
Idris bin Ahmad ( Jawi: إدريس أحمد; born 19 October 1963) is a Malaysian politician who served as Minister in the Prime Minister's Department for Religious Affairs from 2021 to 2022. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bagan Serai since November 2022. He was a Senator from 2020 to his election as an MP in 2022. Idris is also the vice-president of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), a component party of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition. Election results Honour * : ** Commander of the Order of the Territorial Crown Order, ORDER or Orders may refer to: * Categorization, the process in which ideas and objects are recognized, differentiated, and understood * Heterarchy, a system of organization wherein the elements have the potential to be ranked a number of d ... (PMW) – Datuk (2022) References 1963 births Living people People from Perak Malaysian people of Malay descent Malaysian Muslims Malaysian Islamic Party politicians Members of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar
Ahmad Samsuri bin Mokhtar is a Malaysian politician who has served as the 15th Menteri Besar of Terengganu and Member of the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Ru Rendang since May 2018. He is a member and has served as Vice-President of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), a component party of the ruling Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition, since June 2019. Education *PhD (Aeroengine Ignition and Combustion, High Altitude Engine Failure), School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Leeds, UK (2001) *Masters of Science in Combustion and Energy, Centre for Combustion Studies, University of Leeds, UK (1996) *BEng (Hons) in Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia (1993) *Sekolah Menengah Sains Sultan Mahmud, Kuala Terengganu (1983–1987) Menteri Besar of Terengganu When the Menteri Besar and 10 executive councillors (EXCO) was scheduled to be sworn-in before the Sultan of Terengganu, Mizan Zainal Abidin, PAS' Terengganu st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takiyuddin Hassan
Takiyuddin bin Haji Hassan ( Jawi: تقي الدين بن حاج حسن; born 24 November 1961) is a Malaysian politician from the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), a component party of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kota Bharu since May 2013. He served as the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob from August 2021 to the collapse of the BN administration in November 2022, the Minister in the Prime Minister's Department in charge of Parliament and Law in the PN administration under Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin from March 2020 to the collapse of the PN administration in August 2021. In addition, he has served as the Secretary-General of PAS since June 2015 and Chief Whip of PN and PAS in the Dewan Rakyat and the only member of the Public Accounts Committee from PAS. Education Takiyuddin graduated from the University of Mala ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Budiman Mohd Zohdi
Budiman bin Mohd Zohdi (born 11 March 1972) is a Malaysian politician. He was the Selangor state legislative assemblyman (MLA) for the Sungai Panjang constituency (2013-2018) and was also the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Sungai Besar constituency (2016-2018) representing United Malay National Organization (UMNO), the main party in the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition (2016-2018). Personal life Budiman lives in Sungai Besar with his wife Norma Aida Abdullah; a Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia lecturer and a daughter Aida Jasmin Kirana. Education After completing his Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (Malaysian School Certificate), Budiman went to Polytechnic in Kota Baru for his Diploma in Marketing and graduated in 1992. He then pursue his study in bachelor's degree in Business Administration at National University of Malaysia and received his scroll in 1997. For the thirst of knowledge, he went to pursue his masters in University Putra Malaysia and graduated with the master's de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parti Amanah Negara
The National Trust Party (AMANAH; ms, Parti Amanah Negara), is a registered political party in Malaysia advocating a reformist strand of political Islam. The party was founded as the Malaysia Workers' Party before being handed over in August 2015 to Gerakan Harapan Baru, a group of progressive Islamist leaders of the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party which lost in the June 2015 party election. This group of Islamists then redefined the Malaysia Workers' Party as an Islamic reformist party on 16 September 2015. The party currently has eight elected Members of Parliament. It is one of the four component parties of the ruling coalition in Malaysia called Pakatan Harapan. History Malaysian Workers' Party (PPPM) The ''Malaysian Workers' Party'' ( ms, Parti Pekerja-Pekerja Malaysia) was founded in January 1978 by Ganga Nayar, the first female to head a political party in Malaysia. Nayar was its lone candidate for the 1978 general election in the Sungei Besi parliamentary consti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barisan Nasional
The National Front ( ms, Barisan Nasional; abbrev: BN) is a political coalition of Malaysia that was founded in 1973 as a coalition of centre-right and right-wing political parties. It is also the third largest political coalition with 30 seats in the Dewan Rakyat after coalition Pakatan Harapan with 82 seats and the coalition Perikatan Nasional with 73 seats. The Barisan Nasional coalition employs the same inter-communal governing model of its predecessor the Alliance Party but on a wider scale, with up to 14 communal political parties involved in the coalition at one point. It dominated Malaysian politics for over thirty years after it was founded, but since 2008 has faced stronger challenges from opposition parties, notably the Pakatan Rakyat and later the Pakatan Harapan (PH) alliances. Taken together with its predecessor (Alliance), it had a combined period of rule from 1957 to 2018, and was considered the longest ruling coalition party in the democratic world. In th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
