Abdul Rahman Bakar | |
|---|---|
| عبدالرحمن بن بكر | |
| Deputy Minister of Human Resources | |
| In office 27 March 2004 –18 March 2008 | |
| Monarchs | Sirajuddin Mizan Zainal Abidin |
| Prime Minister | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi |
| Minister | Fong Chan Onn |
| Preceded by | Abdul Latiff Ahmad |
| Succeeded by | Noraini Ahmad |
| Constituency | Marang |
| Senator (At-large) | |
| In office 15 July 2008 –17 July 2014 | |
| Monarchs | Mizan Zainal Abidin Abdul Halim |
| Prime Minister | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi Najib Razak |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Marang | |
| In office 2004–2008 | |
| Preceded by | Abdul Hadi Awang (PAS) |
| Succeeded by | Abdul Hadi Awang (PAS) |
| In office 1986–1990 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency created |
| Succeeded by | Abdul Hadi Awang (PAS) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 May 1952 Kampung Gelugor Kedai,Kuala Terengganu,Terengganu |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) Muafakat Nasional (MN) |
| Spouse | Datin Sri Robiah Hitam |
| Children | 6 |
| Alma mater | Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia |
| Occupation | Politician |
Abdul Rahman bin Bakar is a Malaysian politician,a former Member of Parliament (MP) and a former Deputy Minister of Human Resources. He is famously known as the 'giant-killer' in Malaysian politics,due to his record of defeating top prominent politician of PAS,Abdul Hadi Awang,twice during the general elections. [1] [2]
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | P034 Marang | Abdul Rahman Bakar (UMNO) | 13,654 | 51.20% | Abdul Hadi Awang (PAS) | 13,015 | 48.80% | 27,433 | 639 | 82.61% | ||
| 1990 | Abdul Rahman Bakar (UMNO) | 17,575 | 49.53% | Abdul Hadi Awang (PAS) | 17,736 | 49.98% | 36,172 | 161 | 84.70% | |||
| Wan Deraman Wan Nik (IND) | 176 | 0.50% | ||||||||||
| 1995 | P037 Marang | Abdul Rahman Bakar (UMNO) | 21,063 | 48.97% | Abdul Hadi Awang (PAS) | 21,945 | 51.03% | 44,212 | 882 | 81.69% | ||
| 2004 | Abdul Rahman Bakar (UMNO) | 28,076 | 49.85% | Abdul Hadi Awang (PAS) | 27,913 | 49.56% | 57,186 | 163 | 88.84% | |||