Abdullah Sani Abdul Hamid

This is a Malay name; the name Abdul Hamid is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Abdullah Sani.
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Abdullah Sani Abdul Hamid
MP
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Kuala Langat, Selangor
Assumed office
8 March 2008
Preceded by Shafie Mohd Salleh (UMNO – BN)
Personal details
Born (1962-02-15) 15 February 1962
Perak, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Political party People's Justice Party (PKR)
Occupation Politician
Religion Sunni Islam

Abdullah Sani Abdul Hamid (born 15 February 1962) is a Malaysian politician and the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Kuala Langat constituency in Selangor. He is a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR) in the Pakatan Rakyat opposition coalition.

Born in Perak, and with a background as a trade unionist,[1] Abdullah Sani was elected to Parliament in the 2008 election, narrowly winning the seat of Kuala Langat from the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition. He was re-elected in 2013 with an increased margin.[2] In 2013 he also won election as deputy president of the Malaysian Trades Union Congress.[3] He was a prominent actor in the 2014 Kajang Move, an internal PKR machination to oust Selangor's Chief Minister, and PKR member, Khalid Ibrahim.[4] He is also a member of the Central Leadership Council of PKR.[5]

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia: P112 Kuala Langat, Selangor[2]
Year Opposition Votes Pct Government Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2008 Abdullah Sani Abdul Hamid (PKR) 26,687 50.94% Sulaiman Mohd Karli (UMNO) 25,698 49.06% 52,792 989 79.37%
2013 Abdullah Sani Abdul Hamid (PKR) 40,983 53.09% Sharuddin Omar (UMNO) 35,625 46.15% 78,718 5,358 88.97%

References

  1. ↑ Kandiah, Sugasini (5 January 2013). "Kuala Langat: Indians to decide the winner". The Malaysian Insider. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Malaysia Decides 2008". The Star (Malaysia). Archived from the original on 11 January 2010. Retrieved 18 January 2010.
  3. ↑ Lee, Patrick (22 December 2013). "Incumbent MTUC president Mohd Khalid retains post". The Star. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  4. ↑ Wani Muthiah; Loh Foon Fong (3 August 2014). "PKR reps want MB out". The Star. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  5. ↑ "Majlis Pimpinan Pusat". Parti Keadilan Rakyat. Retrieved 31 March 2015.


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