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Mohamad Aziz

Mohamad Aziz

Malaysian politician (1940–2020)


Mohamad bin Aziz (29 July 1940 – 24 December 2020) was the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Sri Gading constituency in the state of Johor from 1999 to 2013. He sat in Parliament as a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) party in the governing Barisan Nasional coalition.[1]

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From 1981 to 1986 Mohamad served as an assistant to Hussein Onn, a former Prime Minister of Malaysia. Mohamad was a member of the Executive Council (akin to a State Cabinet) of Johor from 1990 to 1995 and the Johor State Government Information Chief from 1995 to 1999. In 1999 he was elected to Parliament for the Sri Gading constituency.[2]

Mohamad caused controversy in 2009 when he called for two ministers in his Barisan Nasional government to resign.[3] In June 2012, he called in Parliament for the execution for treason of the electoral reform activist Ambiga Sreenevasan.[4]

His parliamentary career ended in 2013, when UMNO selected another candidate to contest the Sri Gading constituency.[5] After the 2013 election, he was appointed as the Speaker of the Johor State Legislative Assembly.

He was also Umno Malaysia Deputy Permanent Chairman since 2008.[6]

Death

Mohamad Aziz died on 24 December 2020 at the age of 80.[7][8][9] He was laid to rest in the burial grounds at Bukit Aliff Muslim cemetery, Johor Bahru.[10][11]

Election results

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Honours

Honours of Malaysia


References

  1. "Malaysia Decides 2008". The Star (Malaysia). Star Publications (Malaysia). Retrieved 28 January 2010. Percentage figures are calculated based on total turnout. Includes results from the 2004 election. Results from earlier elections are not available.
  2. "Tan Sri Datuk Haji Mohamad Aziz". Tabung Haji. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
  3. Abd Rahman, Zulkifli (2 November 2009). "DPM meets Umno backbenchers who asked ministers to quit". The Star. Star Publications (Malaysia). Retrieved 29 January 2010.
  4. Teoh, Shannon (26 June 2012). "Hang Ambiga, says Umno MP". The Malaysian Insider. Archived from the original on 28 June 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
  5. Tan, Christina (26 April 2013). "GE13: Dropped candidate still faithful to party as wife is named as contestant". The Star. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
  6. "MT UMNO 2014". www.umno-online.my. Archived from the original on 14 May 2015.
  7. "Former Johor speaker Mohamad Aziz dies". The Star Online. 25 December 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  8. "Ex-Johor State Assembly Speaker Mohamad Aziz dies". New Straits Times. 25 December 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  9. "Mohamad Aziz kembali ke rahmatullah". Utusan Malaysia (in Malay). 24 December 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  10. "Former Johor speaker Mohamad Aziz laid to rest". The Star Online. 25 December 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  11. "Jenazah bekas Ahli Parlimen Sri Gading selamat dikebumi" (in Malay). Berita Harian. 25 December 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  12. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Percentage figures based on total turnout, including votes for third parties. Results before 1986 election unavailable.
  13. "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
  14. "IGP leads King's honours list". The Star. 7 June 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2020.

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