Mohd Radzi Sheikh Ahmad

Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Dato' Sri
Mohd Radzi Sheikh Ahmad
PSM SSAP SPMP
محمد ردزي بن شيخ احمد
Minister of Home Affairs
In office
14 February 2006 – 18 March 2008
Monarch Sirajuddin
Mizan Zainal Abidin
Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Deputy Tan Chai Ho
Preceded by Azmi Khalid
Succeeded by Syed Hamid Albar
Constituency Kangar
Minister in the Prime Minister's Department
Legal Affairs
In office
27 March 2004 – 14 February 2006
Monarch Sirajuddin
Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Preceded by Rais Yatim
Succeeded by Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz
Constituency Kangar
Deputy Minister of Primary Industries
In office
1986–1990
Monarch Iskandar
Azlan Shah
Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad
Minister Lim Keng Yaik
Preceded by Bujang Ulis
Succeeded by Tengku Mahmud Tengku Mansor
Constituency Kangar
Deputy Minister of Home Affairs
Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad
Minister Musa Hitam
Constituency Kangar
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Kangar
In office
21 March 2004 – 5 May 2013
Preceded by Abdul Hamid Pawanteh
Succeeded by Shaharuddin Ismail
Majority 12, 548 (2004)
13,671 (2008)
In office
1982–1990
Preceded by Shaari Jusoh
Succeeded by Ishak Arshad
Majority 13,385 (1982)
13,066 (1986)
Personal details
Born Mohd Radzi bin Sheikh Ahmad
(1942-02-24) 24 February 1942
Kangar, Perlis, British Malaya (now Malaysia)
Political party United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political
affiliations		 Barisan Nasional (BN) (until 1988; 1996–present)
Occupation Politician

Tan Sri Dato' Sri Mohd Radzi bin Sheikh Ahmad (Jawi: محمد ردزي بن شيخ احمد; born 24 February 1942) is a former Malaysian politician from the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO). He was the Member of Parliament of Malaysia for the seat of Kangar in Perlis and was the Minister of Home Affairs from 2006 to 2008.

Radzi was first elected to Parliament in 1982.[1] He has held various Ministries including Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (1983–1984) and Deputy Minister for the Primary Industries Ministry (1984–1986).

He was appointed Minister for Home Affairs in February 2006,[2] but in March 2008 was dropped from the Cabinet. He also resigned as the Secretary-General of Barisan Nasional and UMNO, saying he would not be able to work effectively without a Cabinet post.[3] He was dropped from UMNO's list of candidates for the 2013 general election, replaced by Shaharuddin Ismail.[4]

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia[5][6][7]
Year Constituency Government Votes Pct Opposition Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
1982 P1 Kangar, Perlis Mohd Radzi Sheikh Ahmad (UMNO) 22,251 71.51% Musa Mohamed (PAS) 8,866 28.49% 32,396 13,385 77.16%
1986 Mohd Radzi Sheikh Ahmad (UMNO) 22,463 68.93% Shuib Hj Mohammad (PAS) 9,397 28.83% 32,590 13,066 72.29%
2004 P2 Kangar, Perlis Mohd Radzi Sheikh Ahmad (UMNO) 22,498 67.98% Ishar Saad (PAS) 9,950 30.07% 33,095 12,548 81.68%
2008 Mohd Radzi Sheikh Ahmad (UMNO) 23,821 68.17% Tunku Abdul Rahman Tunku Ismail (PKR) 10,150 29.04% 34,946 13,671 80.17%

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

References

  1. ↑ "UMNO Elections '87". New Straits Times. 24 April 1987. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
  2. ↑ "Significant javascript:easyCiteMain()milestones". The Star (Malaysia). 29 December 2006. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
  3. ↑ "Radzi quits as BN and Umno secretary-general". Archived from the original on 21 May 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  4. ↑ "BN's List: Who's In and Who's Out". Malaysia Chronicle. 18 April 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
  5. ↑ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  6. ↑ "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
  7. ↑ "Malaysia Decides 2008". The Star (Malaysia). Archived from the original on 11 January 2010. Retrieved 31 December 2009. Results only available from the 2004 election.
  8. ↑ "She's Tan Sri Michelle Yeoh now". Joseph Sipalan,Lee Yen Mun. The Star. 1 June 2013. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  9. ↑ "Abdullah heads awards list". The Star. 24 October 2006. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
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