Taib Azamudden Md Taib
Yang Berbahagia Dato' Haji Taib Azamudden Md Taib | |
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Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Baling, Kedah | |
In office 2008–2013 | |
Preceded by | Mashitah Ibrahim |
Succeeded by | Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim |
Majority | 7,613 (2008) |
In office 1999–2004 | |
Preceded by | Raja Ariffin Raja Sulaiman |
Succeeded by | Mashitah Ibrahim |
Majority | 1,394 (1999) |
Personal details | |
Born |
Kedah, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) | 19 October 1950
Political party | PAS – Pakatan Rakyat |
Occupation | Politician, imam |
Dato' Haji Taib Azamudden Md Taib (born 19 October 1950) is a Malaysian politician of Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS). Taib was the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Baling constituency in Kedah for two separate terms; from 1999 to 2004 and from 2008 to 2013. He sat in Parliament as a member of the opposition PAS.[1]
Prior to joining PAS in politic, Taib was the imam of the National Mosque of Malaysia from 1993 to 1999.[2]
Taib entered Parliament in the 1999 general election, winning the Baling constituency in Kedah. In the 2004 general election, he was one of many PAS parliamentarians to lost their seat , being defeated by Mashitah Ibrahim of the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition.[3] He regained the Baling seat in the 2008 general election, defeating the Barisan Nasional's Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim.
Taib suffered a stroke in 2013 and did not re-contest his seat in the general election later that year.[4][5]
Election results
Year | Opposition | Votes | Pct | Government | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
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1999 | Taib Azamudden Md Taib (PAS) | 21,468 | 51.68% | Bahador Shah Md Isa (UMNO) | 20,074 | 48.32% | 42,534 | 1,394 | 78.93% | ||
2004 | Taib Azamudden Md Taib (PAS) | 28,432 | 46.54% | Mashitah Ibrahim (UMNO) | 32,661 | 53.46% | 62,202 | 4,229 | 83.27% | ||
2008 | Taib Azamudden Md Taib (PAS) | 36,074 | 55.90% | Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim (UMNO) | 28,461 | 44.10% | 65,764 | 7,613 | 83.47% |
See also
References
- ↑ "Taib Azamudden bin Md Taib, Y.B. Tuan" (in Malay). Parliament of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 14 April 2010. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
- ↑ Habibu, Sira. "Good mix of candidates in Kedah". The Star (Malaysia). Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
- ↑ Chandrasekaran, V. (26 March 2004). "Imam banned after daughter's win". The Star (Malaysia). Retrieved 21 December 2009.
- ↑ Syajaratulhuda Mohamad Rosli (27 January 2013). "Ahli Parlimen Baling diserang angin ahmar". Sinar Harian (in Malay). Retrieved 28 November 2014.
- ↑ "Malaysia Decides 2008". The Star (Malaysia). Retrieved 20 December 2009.
- ↑ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 22 May 2010. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
- ↑ "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.