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Kuala Rajang (federal Constituency)
Kuala Rajang was a federal constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat The Dewan Rakyat (English: 'House of Representatives'; ) is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament, the federal legislature of Malaysia. The chamber and its powers are established by Article 44 of the Constitution of Malaysia. The Dewan Ra ... from 1990 to 2008. The federal constituency was created in the 1987 redistribution and was mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system. History It was abolished in 2008 when it was redistributed. Representation history State constituency Election results References * {{reflist Defunct Sarawak federal constituencies ...
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Sarawak
Sarawak (; ) is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia. The largest among the 13 states, with an area almost equal to that of Peninsular Malaysia, Sarawak is located in northwest Borneo Island, and is bordered by the Malaysian state of Sabah to the northeast, Kalimantan (the Indonesian portion of Borneo) to the south, and Brunei in the north. The capital city, Kuching, is the largest city in Sarawak, the economic centre of the state, and the seat of the Sarawak state government. Other cities and towns in Sarawak include Miri, Malaysia, Miri, Sibu, and Bintulu. As of 2021, the population of Sarawak was estimated to be around 2.45 million. Sarawak has an equatorial climate with tropical rainforests and abundant animal and plant species. It has several prominent cave systems at Gunung Mulu National Park. Rajang River is the longest river in Malaysia; Bakun Dam, one of the largest dams in Southeast Asia, is located on one of its tributaries, the Balui River ...
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Malaysia
Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two regions: Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo's East Malaysia. Peninsular Malaysia shares a land and maritime Malaysia–Thailand border, border with Thailand and Maritime boundary, maritime borders with Singapore, Vietnam, and Indonesia. East Malaysia shares land and maritime borders with Brunei and Indonesia, and a maritime border with the Philippines and Vietnam. Kuala Lumpur is the national capital, the country's largest city, and the seat of the Parliament of Malaysia, legislative branch of the Government of Malaysia, federal government. The nearby Planned community#Planned capitals, planned capital of Putrajaya is the administrative capital, which represents the seat of both the Government of Malaysia#Executive, executive branch (the Cabine ...
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Dewan Rakyat
The Dewan Rakyat (English: 'House of Representatives'; ) is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament, the federal legislature of Malaysia. The chamber and its powers are established by Article 44 of the Constitution of Malaysia. The Dewan Rakyat sits in the Houses of Parliament in Kuala Lumpur, along with the Dewan Negara, the upper house. The Dewan Rakyat is a directly elected body consisting of 222 members known as Members of Parliament (MPs). Members are elected by first-past-the-post voting with one member from each federal constituency. Members hold their seats until the Dewan Rakyat is dissolved, the term of which is constitutionally limited to five years after an election. The number of seats each state or territory is entitled to is fixed by Article 46 of the Constitution. While the concurrence of both chambers of Parliament is normally necessary for legislation to be enacted, the Dewan Rakyat holds significantly more power in practice; the Dewan Negara very rar ...
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Paloh (federal Constituency)
Paloh was a federal constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat The Dewan Rakyat (English: 'House of Representatives'; ) is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament, the federal legislature of Malaysia. The chamber and its powers are established by Article 44 of the Constitution of Malaysia. The Dewan Ra ... from 1978 to 1990. The federal constituency was created in the 1977 redistribution and was mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system. History It was abolished in 1990 when it was redistributed. Representation history State constituency Election results References * {{reflist Defunct Sarawak federal constituencies ...
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Rajang (federal Constituency)
Rajang was a federal constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat The Dewan Rakyat (English: 'House of Representatives'; ) is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament, the federal legislature of Malaysia. The chamber and its powers are established by Article 44 of the Constitution of Malaysia. The Dewan Ra ... from 1971 to 1990. The federal constituency was created in the 1968 redistribution and was mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system. History It was abolished in 1990 when it was redistributed. Representation history State constituency Election results References * {{reflist Defunct Sarawak federal constituencies ...
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8th Parliament Of Malaysia
This is a list of the members of the Dewan Rakyat (House of Representatives) of the 8th Parliament of Malaysia The Parliament of Malaysia ( ms, Parlimen Malaysia) is the national legislature of Malaysia, based on the Westminster system. The bicameral parliament consists of the Dewan Rakyat (House of Representatives, Literal translation, lit. "People's A ..., elected in 1990. Composition Elected members by state __NOTOC__ Unless noted otherwise, the MPs served the entire term of the parliament (fro3 December 1990until 6 April 1995). Perlis Kedah Kelantan Terengganu Penang Perak Pahang Selangor Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur Negeri Sembilan Malacca Johor Federal Territory of Labuan Sabah Sarawak Notes References *Abdullah, Z. G., Adnan, H. N., & Lee, K. H. (1997). ''Malaysia, tokoh dulu dan kini = Malaysian personalities, past and present''. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Penerbit Universiti Malaya. *Anzagain Sdn. Bhd. (2004). ''Almanak keputu ...
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Abang Abu Bakar Abang Mustapha
Tan Sri Abang Abu Bakar bin Abang Mustapha ( Jawi: ابڠ ابو بكر بن ابڠ مصطفى) is a former Minister in the Prime Minister 's Department from 1999 to 2003 and former Member of Parliament for Kuala Rajang, Sarawak. Education He received his primary school in St Thomas's School, Kuching then further his secondary school to the premier Malay College Kuala Kangsar. His later education was at King's College, Warrnambool, Australia, University of Adelaide, South Australia and Inner Temple, London and International Management Centre for his MBA which he received in 1990. Career He was the Managing Director of Progressive Insurance Sdn Bhd, Executive Secretary of Sarawak Alliance Party in 1970. MLA for Kuching Barat (1973-1981) and for Satok (1979-1981). He was also the Speaker of the State Council from 1976 to 1981, Member of Parliament for Paloh (1981-1990) and for Kuala Rajang (1990-2000). From 1988 to 1998, he was the Deputy President of Parti Pesaka Bumiputera ...
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9th Parliament Of Malaysia
This is a list of the members of the Dewan Rakyat (House of Representatives) of the 9th Parliament of Malaysia The Parliament of Malaysia ( ms, Parlimen Malaysia) is the national legislature of Malaysia, based on the Westminster system. The bicameral parliament consists of the Dewan Rakyat (House of Representatives, lit. "People's Assembly") and the D ..., elected in 1995. Composition Elected members by state __NOTOC__ Unless noted otherwise, the MPs served the entire term of the parliament (fro7 June 1995until 10 November 1999). Perlis Kedah Kelantan Terengganu Penang Perak Pahang Selangor Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur Negeri Sembilan Malacca Johor Federal Territory of Labuan Sabah Sarawak Notes References *Abdullah, Z. G., Adnan, H. N., & Lee, K. H. (1997). ''Malaysia, tokoh dulu dan kini = Malaysian personalities, past and present''. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Penerbit Universiti Malaya. *Anzagain Sdn. Bhd. (2004). ''Almanak keput ...
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10th Parliament Of Malaysia
This is a list of the members of the Dewan Rakyat (House of Representatives) of the 10th Parliament of Malaysia, elected in 1999. Composition Seating arrangement This is the seating arrangement as of its last meeting on 11 November 2003. In addition, there were a seat that is labelled as VACANT, namely Kangar Kangar ( Northern Malay: ''Kangaq''; Jawi: كڠار) is the state capital and the largest town in Perlis, Malaysia. It has a population of 48,898 and an area of 2,619.4 ha. It is located next to the Thailand border, in the northernmost point .... The seat vacancy is due to the resignation of the incumbent Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency to assume his new post as Senate president, which occur on 3 July 2003 respectively. Elected members by state __NOTOC__ Unless noted otherwise, the MPs served the entire term of the parliament (fro20 December 1999until 4 March 2004). Perlis Kedah Kelantan Terengganu Penang Perak Pahang Selangor ...
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Mohd Effendi Norwawi
Tan Sri Datuk Seri Mohd Effendi bin Norwawi ( Jawi: محمد أفندي بن نورووي; born 1 February 1948) is a Malaysian politician, businessman and administrator. He has previously served as a Sarawak State Assemblyman (1991–1999), the Minister of Agriculture (1999–2004) and a Senator for the Upper House of Parliament or Dewan Negara (2006–2011). Early life Effendi attended the prestigious Malay College Kuala Kangsar from 1961 to 1967. He then furthered his education in Australia under a Federal Government scholarship. He founded the private TV channel ntv7 in 1998, which he has divested years since. Effendi's reputation in media made him the obvious choice to collaborate with Bloomberg L.P. to launch Bloomberg TV in Malaysia. Effendi was also previously the Chairman of Bank Utama (now part of the RHB Banking Group) from 1990 to 1995 during which he led its turnaround into becoming one of Malaysia's more prominent major banks. Political career Effendi ser ...
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11th Parliament Of Malaysia
This is a list of the members of the Dewan Rakyat (House of Representatives) of the 11th Parliament of Malaysia The Parliament of Malaysia ( ms, Parlimen Malaysia) is the national legislature of Malaysia, based on the Westminster system. The bicameral parliament consists of the Dewan Rakyat (House of Representatives, lit. "People's Assembly") and the D ..., elected in 2004. Composition Election pendulum The 11th General Election witnessed 198 governmental seats and 21 non-governmental seats filled the Dewan Rakyat. The government side has 134 safe seats and 22 fairly safe seats, while the other side has 3 safe seats and 4 fairly safe seats. In addition, 17 seats was win uncontested in governmental seats. Seating arrangement This is the seating arrangement as of its last meeting on 19 December 2007. None of any seats is labelled as Vacant. Elected members by state __NOTOC__ Unless noted otherwise, the MPs served the entire term of the parliament (fro ...
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Wahab Dolah
Wahab Bin Dolah (born 15 November 1950) is a Malaysian politician. He was the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Igan constituency in Sarawak, representing the United Traditional Bumiputera Party (PBB) in the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition. Early life, education and career Wahab Dolah was born on 15 November 1950 at Kampung Tian,Matu, Sarawak. Wahab Dolah has Nine siblings namely Rapiah, Jemani, Jamilah, Telaman, Ali mat, Mariam, Nasibah and Sa'id. Wahab undertook his early schooling at Sekolah Kebangsaan(SK) Bawang Tian, Matu before furthering his study at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan(SMK) Sibu Rural, SMK Penghulu Kedit, Kanowit and Kolej Tun Datuk Tuanku Haji Bujang at Tanjung Lobang, Miri. Wahab pursue his higher education at University of Western Australia (Under Colomo Plan) and graduated on 1969 in bachelor's degree of Civil Engineering After finishing his study, on 1974 Wahab worked at Jabatan Kerja Raya (JKR) as Regional Engineer at JKR Sarikei until 1975 ...
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