Md_Sirat_Abu

Md Sirat Abu

Md Sirat Abu

Malaysian politician

Datuk Md Sirat bin Abu (born 11 April 1959) is a Malaysian politician and a former Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Bukit Katil constituency in the state of Melaka. He is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) party in the governing Barisan Nasional coalition.

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Abu is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Md Sirat. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
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Md Sirat was elected to federal Parliament in the 2008 election, having been nominated by UMNO to contest the seat ahead of its incumbent member Ruddin Ab Ghani.[1][2] He had earlier served as President of the Melaka Municipal Council[3] and political secretary to the Chief Minister of Melaka, Mohd Ali Rustam.[4] He was dropped from UMNO's list of candidates for the 2013 Malaysian general election in favour of Mohd Ali, who was seeking to move to the federal parliament. Mohd Ali's move failed when the seat fell to the People's Justice Party's Shamsul Iskandar Md. Akin.[5]

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References

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    "Malaysia Decides 2008". The Star (Malaysia). Archived from the original on 9 April 2008. Retrieved 25 January 2010. Percentage figures are calculated based on total turnout.
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    Carvalho, Martin (20 February 2008). "BN to field four women candidates in Malacca". The Star. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
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    Tan, Thomas (1 January 2003). "Council wants ministry to pay for flower pots". The Star. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
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    "BN in Straight Fights For All Seats in Melaka". Berita Wilayah. 24 February 2008. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
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    "Ali Rustam moves to Bukit Katil parliamentary seat". New Straits Times. 16 April 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
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    "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 27 April 2010. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
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    "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
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    "Pengurniaan Darjah Kebesaran Bergelar Bagi Tahun 2002 Mengikut Negeri" (PDF). Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2022.


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