Wan Abdul Rahim

Wan Abdul Rahim bin Wan Abdullah (born 24 February 1952) is a Malaysian politician and was a former member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Kota Bharu constituency in Kelantan from 2008–2013 representing the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) in the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) opposition coalition. However, since 2015, he has joined Parti Amanah Negara (AMANAH), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) new opposition coalition. Wan Abdul Rahim is also known popularly as Cikgu Rahim (literally means Teacher Rahim).

In this Malay name, the name Wan Abdullah is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Abdul Rahim. The Arabic-derived word "bin" or "binti"/"binte", if used, means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Datuk

Wan Abdul Rahim

DPSM
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Kota Bharu, Kelantan
In office
2008–2013
Preceded byZaid Ibrahim
Succeeded byTakiyuddin Hassan
Personal details
Born
Wan Abdul Rahim bin Wan Abdullah

(1952-02-24) 24 February 1952
Kelantan, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Political party
Spouse(s)Khadijah Abd Majid
Hassena Osman @ Sowan Rodi
OccupationPolitician

Wan Abdul Rahim was elected as a member of the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly (DUN) for Tanjong Mas constituency in 1995 and 1999 general elections,[1] and served as the Assembly's Speaker (1995-2008).[2]

In 2000, Wan Abdul Rahim urged PAS to accept female candidates for general elections, a position that was later adopted by the party in the 2004 general election.[3]

In 2004 general election, he contested the federal constituency of Kuala Krai but lost. But he was elected to the federal seat of parliament for the Kota Bharu constituency in 2008.[4] He initially sought to retire at the 2013 election, but instead contested the seat of Gua Musang, losing to its long-time incumbent Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO).[5]

Controversy

On 30 April 2002, Wan Abdul Rahim was found guilty for the offence of marrying a 22-year-old Cambodian woman, Hassena Osman alias Sowan Rodi in her country on 10 March 2002 without the approval of the Kelantan State Religious Council and sentenced to three days' jail and fined RM1.800 by the Syariah Court.[6]

Election results
Kelantan State Legislative Assembly[7]
Year Constituency Government Votes Pct Opposition Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
1995 N7 Tanjong Mas, P21 Kota Bharu Wan Abdul Rahim (PAS) 9,213 67.02% Mohamad Fatmi Che Salleh (UMNO) 4,228 30.76% 13,746 4,985 71.77%
Ramli Sulaiman (AKIM) 57 0.41%
1999 Wan Abdul Rahim (PAS) 10,843 74.42'% Mohd Zamri Ramli (UMNO) 3,530 24.23% 14,570 7,313 72.18%
Parliament of Malaysia[7][8][9]
Year Constituency Opposition Votes Pct Government Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
1986 P29 Gua Musang, Kelantan Wan Abdul Rahim (PAS) 5,219 29.39% Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah (UMNO) 12,538 70.61% 18,250 7,319 76.11%
2004 P28 Kuala Krai, Kelantan Wan Abdul Rahim (PAS) 16,732 45.63% Mohamed Razali Che Mamat (UMNO) 19,148 52.22% 36,667 6,598 80.64%
2008 P21 Kota Bharu, Kelantan Wan Abdul Rahim (PAS) 32,129 59.82% Mohamad Fatmi Che Salleh (UMNO) 20,841 38.80% 53,710 11,288 78.68%
2013 P32 Gua Musang, Kelantan Wan Abdul Rahim (PAS) 12,954 36.91% Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah (UMNO) 21,367 60.88% 35,097 8,413 87.40%

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

Wan Abdul Rahim was earlier conferred the DJMK award which carry the title Dato when he was the speaker in 2004 by the previous Sultan Ismail Petra of Kelantan but the award was revoked by his son, Sultan Muhammad V in February 2018. In 2019, Wan Abdul Rahim was award Darjah Panguan Seri Melaka by Tuan Yang Terutama Yang Dipertua Negeri Melaka which carry the title Datuk.

References
  1. Adib Zalkapli (5 November 2010). "Galas blow may speed up Kelantan succession plan". The Malaysian Insider. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
  2. "PAS Government stands firm". New Straits Times. 30 April 1996. Retrieved 22 December 2009.
  3. "'Time to let woman members contest in general elections'". New Straits Times. 2 June 2000. Retrieved 22 December 2009.
  4. "Malaysia Decides 2008". The Star (Malaysia). Retrieved 20 December 2009.
  5. McIntyre, Ian; Zyed Azhar (8 April 2013). "GE13: Big battle brewing in Gua Musang". The Star. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
  6. "Kelantan Speaker's marriage 'inexcusable'". New Straits Times. 24 May 2002. Retrieved 22 December 2009.
  7. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  8. "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
  9. "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum. Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  10. https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/495560
  11. "Pingat Husam, Wan Rahim ditarik istana Kelantan" (in Malay). Malaysiakini. 7 February 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  12. Joceline Tan (7 February 2018). "With 'datuk' revocation, Kelantan palace sends strong signal about Amanah". The Star. Retrieved 11 October 2018.


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