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Abu Bakar Taib

Abu Bakar Taib

Malaysian politician

Dato' Paduka Abu Bakar bin Taib (born 21 March 1943) is a former Malaysian politician, who represented the seat of Langkawi in the Parliament of Malaysia from 1995 to 2013.[1] He was a member of the governing United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) party and from 1999 to 2004 was a Parliamentary Secretary in the Agriculture Ministry.[2]

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Taib is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Abu Bakar. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
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Abu Bakar was re-elected to Parliament in the 2008 election,[3] having earlier survived a speculated challenge by Mukhriz Mahathir for the UMNO nomination for his seat.[4] He was dropped from UMNO's list of candidates for the 2013 election, to be replaced by the state assemblyman for Kuah, Nawawi Ahmad.[5]

Election results

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Honours

References

  1. [1]
    "Abu Bakar bin Taib, Y.B. Dato' Paduka" (in Malay). Parliament of Malaysia. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
  2. [2]
    "New MPs learn about rules in Parliament". The Star (Malaysia). 4 April 2008. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
  3. [3]
    "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 6 September 2011. Retrieved 19 March 2010. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
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    "Umno seniors get another shot at the polls". The Star (Malaysia). 22 February 2008. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
  5. [5]
    "GE13: Mukhriz the next Kedah MB?". The Star. 16 April 2013. Archived from the original on 20 May 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
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    "Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1986" (PDF). www.istiadat.gov.my.
  7. [7]
    "Carian Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat". eservices.kedah.gov.my.


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