Reezal Merican Naina Merican

This is a Malay name; the name Naina Merican is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Reezal Merican.
Yang Berhormat Datuk Seri
Reezal Merican Naina Merican
MP
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Kepala Batas, Penang
Assumed office
2013
Preceded by Abdullah Badawi (UMNO–BN)
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
Assumed office
2015
Personal details
Born Reezal Merican bin Naina Merican
Citizenship Malaysian
Political party United Malays National Organisation–BN
Spouse(s) Ismalina Ismail, Sharifah Norhaslinda

Datuk Seri Reezal Merican bin Naina Merican is a Malaysian politician. He is the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the seat of Kepala Batas in the state of Penang. He is also a member of the Supreme Council of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), the leading party in Malaysia's ruling Barisan Nasional coalition. He is Indian Muslim.

Before entering Parliament, Reezal worked in the bank sector.[1] When the former Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi retired from politics ahead of the 2013 election, Reezal succeeded him as the division head of UMNO in Kepala Batas and as the Barisan Nasional candidate for the Kepala Batas parliamentary seat.[2] Reezal won the seat at the election, defeating a Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) candidate by 4,176 votes.[3] In October 2013, he was one of 25 elected to UMNO's Supreme Council, the body that governs the party.[4]

On 28 July 2015, in cabinet reshuffle made by the Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Reezal was picked to be the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs

On 29 Aug 2015, Reezel intimated that the Foreign Ministry would gather information on Malaysians participating in the Bersih 4 demonstrations abroad for eventual legal action against them,[5] without even citing which law the citizen abroad violated.

Reezal is rumoured to marry a third wife. [6] After first wife Ismalina Ismail and second wife Sharifah Norhaslinda which once filed for divorce with Reezal but retracted. [7]

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia: P041 Kepala Batas, Penang[3]
Year Government Votes Pct Opposition Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2013 Reezal Merican Naina Merican (UMNO) 25,128 54% Afnan Hamimi Taib Azamudden (PAS) 20,952 45% 46,738 4,176 90.52%

References

  1. ↑ "Reezal Merican appointed chairman of Amanah Raya Berhad". The Star. 24 January 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "Kepala Batas Umno division plans to set up Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi Leadership Development Institute". ABN News. 20 October 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Maklumat Terperinci Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  4. ↑ Irwan Muhammad Zain (20 October 2013). "Three UMNO Youths in supreme council". Astro Awani. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  5. ↑ "BERNAMA - Foreign Ministry Identifying Malaysian Protestors Abroad - Reezal Merican". www.bernama.com. Retrieved 2015-08-31.
  6. ↑ "mahamissa - GOSIP Malam Jumaat !!". mahamissa.blogspot.my. Retrieved 2015-08-31.
  7. ↑ "Sinarharian - Sharifah Haslinda tarik balik permohonan cerai". www.sinarharian.com.my. Retrieved 2015-08-31.
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