Tun Abdullah bin Ahmad Badawi is a Malaysian retired politician who served as the fifth Prime Minister of Malaysia from 2003 to 2009. He was also the sixth president of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO),the largest political party in Malaysia,and led the governing Barisan Nasional (BN) parliamentary coalition. He is informally known as Pak Lah,Pak meaning 'Uncle' or 'Sir',while Lah is taken from his name 'Abdullah'. He was also a Member of Parliament (MP) for Kepala Batas for eight consecutive terms,from 1978 to 2013. During the later part of Abdullah's administration,his government faced criticism for economic policies and performance,including concerns about inflation and the rising cost of living.
Syed Hamid bin Syed Jaafar Albar is a Malaysian lawyer and politician who has served as 1st Chancellor of the Asia e University (AeU) since October 2022. He served as Minister in the Prime Minister's Department,Minister of Justice,Minister of Defence,Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Home Affairs in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Ministers Mahathir Mohamad and Abdullah Ahmad Badawi from October 1990 to April 2009. He also served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Kota Tinggi from November 1990 to May 2013. He was a member of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU),a component party of the ruling Perikatan Nasional (PN) and formerly Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalitions. Prior to that,he was also a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO),a component party of the ruling BN coalition. He retired from politics in February 2022 and left UMNO for BERSATU in September 2018. He had also served as the Chairman of Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) which was already dissolved.
Razali bin Ismail is a Malaysian diplomat. He is formerly the Chairman of the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (SUHAKAM) from 2016 to 2019. He was also the 51st President of the United Nations General Assembly from 1996 until 1997.
Shahrizat binti Abdul Jalil is a Malaysian politician who served in the Cabinet of Malaysia as Minister of Women,Family and Community Development from 2009 to 2012. She was the Member of Parliament for Lembah Pantai from 1995 to 2008 and subsequently served as a Senator in the Dewan Negara.
Tan Sri Mohamed Khir bin Johari was a Malaysian politician and the former Malaysian Minister of Education.
Zulhasnan bin Rafique is a Malaysian politician and the former Minister of Federal Territories. He is a former Member of Parliament of Malaysia for Wangsa Maju and Setiawangsa constituencies in Kuala Lumpur and a supreme council member in the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO),the largest component party of the previously ruling coalition Barisan Nasional (BN).
Datuk Seri Utama Tengku Adnan bin Tengku Mansor is a Malaysian politician who served as Minister of Federal Territories,Minister of Tourism and Minister in the Prime Minister's Department in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Ministers Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and Najib Razak from November 2002 to the collapse of the BN administration in May 2018,as wel as Member of Parliament (MP) for Putrajaya from March 2004 to November 2022. He is a member and the Division Chief of Putrajaya of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO),a component party of the BN coalition. He has served as the Treasurer-General of UMNO since June 2018. He also served as Secretary-General of UMNO from March 2009 to June 2018.
Abdul Rahman bin Abbas is a Malaysian politician who had served as the 7th Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Penang from 1 May 2001 to 30 April 2021. He is a former politician from the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO). Abdul Rahman was first appointed to the governorship by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong in May 2001 and was reappointed six times,in 2005,2009,2011,2013,2015,and 2017 for a total of 20 years,thus becoming the longest-serving governor in Malaysian history.
The 2014 United Nations Security Council election was held on 16 October 2014 during the 69th session of the United Nations General Assembly,held at United Nations Headquarters in New York City. The elections were for five non-permanent seats on the UN Security Council for two-year mandates commencing on 1 January 2015. In accordance with the Security Council's rotation rules,whereby the ten non-permanent UNSC seats rotate among the various regional blocs into which UN member states traditionally divide themselves for voting and representation purposes,the five available seats were allocated as follows:
Zulkifeli bin Mohd. Zin is the 18th and the former Chief of Defence Forces of Malaysia.
Ali bin Hamsa was a Malaysian civil servant who served as the 13th Chief Secretary to the Government of Malaysia from 24 June 2012 to 28 August 2018.
Malaysia became the 82nd member of the United Nations on 17 September 1957. Malaysia has held a rotational non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council for four terms,and has participated in over 30 United Nations peacekeeping missions since October 1960.
Reezal Merican bin Naina Merican is a Malaysian politician and banker who has served as 9th Chairman of the Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE) since May 2023 and Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Bertam since August 2023. He served as the Minister of Housing and Local Government in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob from August 2021 to the collapse of the BN administration in November 2022,the Minister of Youth and Sports in the Perikatan Nasional (PN) administration under former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin from March 2020 to the collapse of the PN administration in August 2021 and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kepala Batas from the retirement of 5th and former Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi as the MP from politics in May 2013 to his electoral defeat in November 2022. He is also a member and Division Chief of Kepala Batas of the Supreme Council of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO),a component party of the BN coalition and one of the only two Penang BN and UMNO MLAs alongside MLA for Sungai Acheh Rashidi Zinol. He has also served as Chief of the Elections Department of UMNO since March 2023. He is an ethnic Malay of mixed Indian descent.
Tan Sri Datuk Seri Panglima Abdul Kadir bin Sheikh Fadzir is a Malaysian politician and former seven-term Member of Parliament (MP) of Malaysia representing Kulim-Bandar Baharu constituency in the state of Kedah. He also formerly served as the Minister of Information (2004–2006),Minister of Culture,Arts and Tourism (1999–2004) in the Cabinet of Malaysia.
Raja Mohamed Affandi bin Raja Mohamed Noor is a Malaysian senior military officer,former Chief of Army and Chief of Defence Force.
Dato' Seri Maimunah binti Mohd Sharif is a Malaysian civil servant and urban planner who has been serving as the 15th Mayor of Kuala Lumpur since August 2024. She also served as the Executive Director of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) since January 2018 until January 2024,becoming the first Asian woman to serve as Executive Director of UN-Habitat. On 20 January 2022,she was re-elected by the UN General Assembly for a two-year term that ends on 19 January 2024.
Tan Sri Dato' Seri Mohd Zuki bin Ali is a Malaysian civil servant who served as the 15th Chief Secretary to the Government from 2020 to 2024.
Ahmad Fuzi bin Abdul Razak is a Malaysian diplomat who has served as the 8th Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Penang since 1 May 2021.
Tan Sri Acryl Sani bin Haji Abdullah Sani is a Malaysian retired police officer who served as the 13th Inspector-General of Police (IGP) from May 2021 to his retirement in June 2023 and the Deputy Inspector-General of Police (DIG) from August 2020 to his promotion to the IGP in May 2021.
