Datuk Datuk (or its variant Dato or Datu) is a Malay title commonly used in Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia, as well as a traditional title by Minangkabau people in West Sumatra, Indonesia. The title of the wife of Datuk is Datin. Origin The oldest ...

Abdul Rahman Bakri (born 10 November 1965) was the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Sabak Bernam constituency in

Selangor Selangor (; ), also known by its Arabic language, Arabic honorific Darul Ehsan, or "Abode of Sincerity", is one of the 13 Malaysian states. It is on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and is bordered by Perak to the north, Pahang to the east ...

from 2008 to 2013, sitting as a member of the

United Malays National Organisation The United Malays National Organisation (Malay: ; Jawi: ; abbreviated UMNO () or less commonly PEKEMBAR), is a nationalist right-wing political party in Malaysia. As the oldest continuous national political party within Malaysia (since its in ...

(UMNO) party in the governing

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 se ...

(BN) coalition. His parliamentary career ended with his conviction and imprisonment on corruption charges. Abdul Rahman was elected to Parliament in the

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for the UMNO-held seat of Sabak Bernam. He was previously a member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly, representing the seat of Sungai Air Tawar for one term from 2004 to 2008.

Controversy

In November 2009, Abdul Rahman was charged with eight counts of misappropriating public funds while a member of the Selangor State Assembly. He pleaded not guilty to the charges, but in March 2012 was convicted and sentenced to six years imprisonment. His conviction was upheld on appeal.

Election results

Honours

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Companion Class I of the Order of Malacca (DMSM) – Datuk (2009)

References

Living people 1965 births People from Selangor Malaysian people of Malay descent Malaysian Muslims United Malays National Organisation politicians Members of the Dewan Rakyat Members of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly Malaysian prisoners and detainees Prisoners and detainees of Malaysia {{Malaysia-politician-stub