Abdul Aziz Abdul Kadir

This is a Malay name; the name Abdul Kadir is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Abdul Aziz.
Haji
Abdul Aziz Abdul Kadir
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Ketereh, Kelantan
In office
8 March 2008  5 May 2013
Preceded by Md Alwi Che Ahmad
Succeeded by Annuar Musa
Personal details
Born (1963-02-11) 11 February 1963
Kelantan, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Political party PKRPakatan Rakyat
Occupation Politician
Religion Sunni Islam

Haji Abdul Aziz Abdul Kadir (born 11 February 1963) is a Malaysian politician and a former Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Ketereh constituency in Kelantan. He is a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR) in the Pakatan Rakyat opposition coalition.[1]

Abdul Aziz was elected to the Ketereh seat in the 2008 election, defeating United Malay National Organisation official Annuar Musa by 400 votes. Annuar re-took the seat in the 2013 election by 972 votes.[2][3][4] PKR unsuccessfully challenged the 2013 result in the Malaysian courts.[5]

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia: Ketereh, Kelantan[6]
Year Opposition Votes Pct Government Votes Pct
2008 Abdul Aziz Abdul Kadir (PKR) 21,738 49.0% Annuar Musa (UMNO) 21,338 48.0%
2013 Abdul Aziz Abdul Kadir (PKR) 25,938 48.1% Annuar Musa (UMNO) 26,912 49.9%

References

  1. "Ab Aziz bin Ab Kadir, Y.B. Tuan Haji" (in Malay). Parliament of Malaysia. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
  2. "Awang Adek in Straight Fight For Parliamentary And State Seats". Berita Wilayah. 31 May 2009. Retrieved 25 December 2009.
  3. "Malaysia Decides 2008". The Star (Malaysia). Archived from the original on 11 January 2010. Retrieved 25 December 2009.
  4. "PAS gets a stronger grip on Kelantan". The Star (Malaysia). 9 March 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2009.
  5. "Court upholds BN's Annuar as Ketereh MP". The Sun. 3 March 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  6. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 28 May 2010. Percentage figures based on total turnout.


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