Wahab Dolah

This is a Malay name; the name Dolah is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Wahab.
Yang Berhormat Datuk Haji
Wahab Dolah
MP
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Igan, Sarawak
Assumed office
8 March 2008
Preceded by Constituency established
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Kuala Rajang, Sarawak
In office
2004–2008
Preceded by Mohd Effendi Norwawi
Succeeded by Constituency abolished
Personal details
Born Wahab bin Dolah
(1950-11-15) 15 November 1950
Crown Colony of Sarawak
Citizenship Malaysian
Political party PBB—Barisan Nasional
Occupation Politician
Religion Sunni Islam

Datuk Haji Wahab bin Dolah (born 15 November 1950) is a Malaysian politician. He is currently the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Igan constituency in Sarawak, representing the United Traditional Bumiputera Party (PBB) in the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition.[1]

Before entering federal Parliament, Wahab was active in Sarawak state politics, serving as State Assemblyman for Matu Daro from 1983,[2] and as a member of the Sarawak Cabinet.[3] He resigned from the State Cabinet in 2004,[4] when he was elected to federal Parliament for the seat of Kuala Rajang.[5] In the 2008 election he moved to the newly created seat of Igan.[6] Both his 2004 and 2008 elections were unopposed.[7] In 2013 he faced his first electoral opposition, a Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) candidate whom he defeated with almost 87% of the vote.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Abdul Wahab bin Haji Dolah, Y.B. Datuk Haji" (in Malay). Parliament of Malaysia. Retrieved 18 April 2010.
  2. ↑ "Abdullah denies Taib Mahmud has resigned". Utusan. 3 March 2004. Retrieved 18 April 2010.
  3. ↑ Siang, Tan Chin (11 September 1992). "New Cabinet posts created in Sarawak". New Straits Times (New Straits Times Press). Retrieved 18 April 2010.
  4. ↑ "SUPP wants one more state minister's post". The Star (Star Publications (Malaysia)). 1 April 2004. Retrieved 18 April 2010.
  5. ↑ Wong, Jack (13 March 2004). "BN wins six seats uncontested in Sarawak". The Star (Star Publications (Malaysia)). Retrieved 18 April 2010.
  6. ↑ Ling, Sharon (26 February 2008). "Another withdrawal, another uncontested BN win". The Star (Star Publications (Malaysia)). Retrieved 18 April 2010.
  7. ↑ "BN's Wahab Wins Igan After Independent Candidate Withdraws". Malaysia Today. 26 February 2008. Retrieved 18 April 2010.
  8. ↑ "Election Results". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
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