Bung Moktar Radin

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2020–2023

"Apa ni, biadab, ini kurang ajar! (What is this, this rude and ill-mannered (person)! [...] Samseng! What you want? You nak gaduh dengan saya? Ini time! Fuck you! (Gangster! What do you want? You want to fight with me? This is the time! Fuck you!)" [3]

After the incident, the Speaker of Dewan Rakyat warned the members to behave or they will be disciplined. [4]

The incident became an internet meme focusing on the combination of Malay and Bung Moktar's broken English. [5] His outburst in Malay was edited together with an insert from a different video of Malaysian former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin saying "Can you speak English?", followed by Bung Moktar's continuation in English with the remark "Fuck you!". The meme ended with the grammatically incorrect caption "he do speak english" accompanied with a cut piece of the song "Sanctuary Guardian - Earthbound" which is common in this format. [6]

"Bocor" remark

He and Jasin MP Mohammad Said bin Yusof stirred controversy for making sexist comments and obscene comments to DAP's Batu Gajah MP, Fong Po Kuan in during a parliamentary session in 2007. He followed Mohammad Said by saying that Fong "leaked" every month (referring to the menstruation cycle in women), while they were debating about the leaks in the parliament building.

"Mana ada bocor? Batu Gajah pun bocor tiap-tiap bulan juga!"

The pair offered an apology for their statements but were rejected by Fong because they were considered insincere. [7]

Mockery of Karpal Singh as a disabled person

In the first sitting of Parliament after the 2008 elections, he called opposition politician Karpal Singh a "big monkey" after Singh called him the "Bigfoot from Kinabatangan." [8]

Unauthorised polygamy

On 20 April 2010, Bung pleaded guilty to committing polygamy by taking a second wife without the consent of a marriage registrar. [9] He was sentenced to a month's imprisonment, but was ultimately released on bail. [10] [11]

Urged Shahrizat to step down of NFC issues

On 3 December 2011, during the UMNO General Assembly 2011, he again urged Shahrizat Abdul Jalil to resign over a controversy surrounding the National Feedlot Centre (NFC) in Gemas, with an easy loan of RM250 million linked to her husband and her children. [12] It was revealed that the NFC suffered losses but managed to purchase two luxury condominiums in Bangsar, as well as buying a Mercedes car worth RM534,622 and two parcels of land worth RM3,363,507 in Putrajaya. Deputy Inspector-General of Police Khalid Abu Bakar claimed that there was no element of breach of trust or fraud in the use of funds for NFC. [13]

Hitler remark

He made international news for tweeting "Long Live Hitler" after Germany's 7–1 win over Brazil in the semi-final of the 2014 FIFA World Cup. [14] His tweet stirred controversy with the German ambassador even calling it as "unacceptable." [15]

FELCRA Berhad corruptions charges

On 3 May 2019, Bung Moktar was charged by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) with three counts of corruption amounting to total of RM2.8 million in June 2015 when he was director of FELCRA Berhad. [16] His wife, Zizie Ezette was also charged with abetting her husband in the offences. [17]

The Kinabalu Move

The Leader of UMNO Sabah, a component party of BN, Bung Moktar Radin, Kinabatangan Member of Parliament (MP) and Lamag Assemblyman, cited a lack of confidence in the leadership of Chief Minister of Sabah Hajiji Noor in the withdrawal resulted to 2023 Sabah political crisis. [18] This crisis later ended with approval of Anti-Switching Parties Law in Sabah State Legislative Assembly on 25 May 2023. [19] The Bung Moktar withdrawal movement known widely as Langkah Kinabalu or Kinabalu move and recorded as the most controversial political Coup d'état move in 2023.

Election results

Yang Berhormat Datuk Seri Panglima
Bung Moktar Bin Radin
SPDK SSAP PGDK ASDK ADK MP MLA
بوڠ مختار رضين‎
Ministerial roles (Sabah)Deputy Chief Minister
Sabah State Legislative Assembly [20] [21] [22] [23]
YearConstituencyVotesPctOpponent(s)VotesPctBallots castMajorityTurnout
1994N23 Kuamut, P155 KinabatanganBung Moktar Radin (UMNO)1,44937.24%Joseph Sitin Saang (PBS)2,18456.13%3,94473572.34%
Ali Latip Taha (IND)2586.63%
2020N58 Lamag, P187 KinabatanganBung Moktar Radin (UMNO)3,03554.06%Mohd Ismail Ayob (WARISAN)2,37431.40%5,61466168.81%
Junny Abdullah (IND)731.47%
Razman Mayah (PCS)713.32%
Sairin Abd. Rahman (PPRS)611.47%
Parliament of Malaysia [20] [24]
YearConstituencyVotesPctOpponent(s)VotesPctBallots castMajorityTurnout
1999 P162 Kinabatangan, SabahBung Moktar Radin (UMNO)8,14165.72%Ali Latip Taha (PBS)4,24634.28%12,5973,89558.84%
2004 P187 Kinabatangan, SabahBung Moktar Radin (UMNO)
Unopposed
2008 Bung Moktar Radin (UMNO)8,50769.71%Ahmad Abdul (PKR)2,18117.87%12,7926,32665.53%
Dasim Jikah (IND)1,51512.41%
2013 Bung Moktar Radin (UMNO)13,37769.29%Abdullah Abdul Sani (PKR)3,64618.89%19,9609,73180.80%
Yambuya Parantis (STAR)1,15312.41%
Ali Latip Taha (IND)1,1305.85%
2018 Bung Moktar Radin (UMNO)14,46567.22%2Ghazali Abdul Ghani (WARISAN)4,98723.18%222,1799,47877.47%
Mustapa Datu Tambuyong (PHRS)2,0669.60%
2022 Bung Moktar Radin (UMNO)16,84257.43%Mazliwati Abdul Malek (WARISAN)12,51242.62%29,8824,33065.56%
Notes:
Table includes votes for candidates who finished in third place or lower.
2 Different % used for 2018 election.

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