Mohamad Tajol Rosli bin Mohamed Ghazali ( Jawi: ; born 6 November 1944) was the 9th

Menteri Besar of Perak The Menteri Besar of Perak or First Minister of Perak is the head of government in the Malaysian state of Perak. According to convention, the Menteri Besar is the leader of the majority party or largest coalition party of the Perak State Legislat ...

from 1999 to 2008. He is also the

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Gerik Gerik ( Jawi: ڬريق; ; Tamil: கிரிக் ; alternate spelling: Grik) is a mukim and the district capital of Hulu Perak District, Perak, Malaysia. The town is also known as Rest Town owing to its strategic location next to East-West ...

from 1978 to 1995, the Member of

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for Kenering from 1974 to 1977, 1999 to 2004 and for Pengkalan Hulu from 2004 to 2013.

Education

In 1964, he furthered his studies at the

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in Bachelor of Commerce.

Politics

Tajol gave up his positions as Perak

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chief and member of the state Umno liaison committee to then Deputy Prime Minister

Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak Dato' Sri Haji Mohammad Najib bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak ( ms, محمد نجيب بن عبد الرزاق, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset, ; born 23 July 1953) is a Malaysian politician who served as the 6th prime minister of Malays ...

on 30 January 2009. Then minister in the Prime Minister's department, Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi became Najib's deputy in Perak.

Election results

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

Tajol received the Panglima Setia Mahkota (P.S.M.) award which carries the title 'Tan Sri' from

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Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin Al-Wathiqu Billah Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin ibni Almarhum Sultan Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billah Shah ( Jawi: ; born 22 January 1962) is the 18th and current Sultan of Terengganu. He served as the 13th Yang di-Pertuan Agong, the constitutio ...

in conjunction with His Majesty's birthday on 5 June 2010. * : **

Commander of the

Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia The Most Esteemed Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia ( ms, Darjah Yang Mulia Setia Mahkota Malaysia) is a Malaysian federal award presented for meritorious service to the country and awarded by the sovereign. The order was instituted ...

(PSM) – Tan Sri (2010) * : ** MY-PERA Order of the Perak State Crown (before 2001)

Knight Grand Commander of the

Order of the Perak State Crown The Most Illustrious Order of the Perak State Crown ( Malay:''Darjah Kebesaran Mahkota Negeri Perak Yang Amat Mulia'') is knighthood order of the Sultanate of Perak. Background It was founded by Sultan Yusuf Izzuddin Shah on 12 December 1957. ...

(SPMP) – Dato' Seri (1999) ** Ordinary Class of the Perak Family Order of Sultan Azlan Shah (SPSA) – Dato' Seri DiRaja (2000) * : ** MY-MAL Exalted Order of Malacca

Grand Commander of the

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(DGSM) – Datuk Seri (2003)

References

Chief Ministers of Perak Malaysian people of Malay descent Malaysian Muslims Living people 1944 births People from Perak University of Melbourne alumni Government ministers of Malaysia United Malays National Organisation politicians Members of the Perak State Legislative Assembly Members of the Dewan Rakyat Perak state executive councillors Commanders of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia {{Malaysia-politician-stub