Mahathir bin Mohamad is a Malaysian politician,author,and physician who served as the fourth and seventh prime minister of Malaysia. He held office from 1981 to 2003 and later from 2018 to 2020 for a cumulative total of 24 years,making him the country's longest-serving prime minister. Before becoming premier,he served as deputy prime minister and in other cabinet positions. He was a member of Parliament for Langkawi from 2018 to 2022,Kubang Pasu from 1974 to 2004,and Kota Star Selatan from 1964 to 1969. His political career spanned more than 75 years,from joining protests opposing citizenship policies for non-Malays in the Malayan Union in the 1940s to forming the Gerakan Tanah Air coalition in 2022.
Kelantan is a state in Malaysia. The capital,Kota Bharu,includes the royal seat of Kubang Kerian. The honorific name of the state is Darul Naim. Kelantan is the only state outside of East Malaysia that does not use the term district in its second-level administrative division. Instead,the districts is named as colonies or collectivities and one autonomous subdistrict.
The Malaysian Islamic Party,also known as the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party or its Jawi-based acronym PAS,is an Islamist political party in Malaysia. Ideologically focused on Islamic fundamentalism,PAS's electoral base is largely centered around Peninsular Malaysia's rural and eastern coasts and conservative northern,particularly in the states of Kelantan,Terengganu,Perlis,&Kedah. They also gained significant support in the rural areas of Perak and Pahang in the last 2022 general election &2023 state elections;dubbed as the "Green Wave".
Tan Sri Tengku Razaleigh bin Tengku Mohd Hamzah is a Malaysian politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Gua Musang from August 1986 to November 2022 and for Ulu Kelantan from August 1974 to August 1986. He is the longest-serving MP by serving from 1974 to 2022 for 48 years. He is sometimes referred to as the Father of Malaysian Economic Development for playing a pivotal role in establishing and implementing key foundations and policies in Malaysian economy. A descendant of Malay royalty,he is a great-uncle of the current Sultan of Kelantan,Sultan Muhammad V.
The Attorney General of Malaysia is the principal legal adviser of Malaysia. The Attorney General is also the highest ranking public prosecutor in the country and is also known as the Public Prosecutor,or simply PP. The powers with regard to prosecution is contained in Article 145(3) of the Federal Constitution. For instance,exercisable at his discretion,the Attorney General may institute,conduct or discontinue any proceedings for an offence,other than proceedings before a Syariah court,a native court or a court-martial.
Mohamed Salleh bin Abas was a Malaysian judge and politician. He was a Lord President of the Federal Court of Malaysia. He was dismissed from his post during the 1988 Malaysian constitutional crisis. This action was condemned internationally and widely considered to be the event that triggered a marked reduction in the independence of the Malaysian judiciary.
This article lists important figures and events in Malaysian public affairs during the year 1999,together with births and deaths of notable Malaysians.
Pasir Mas is a town in Pasir Mas District,in north-western Kelantan,Malaysia.
Dato' Seri Utama Mukhriz bin Tun Dr. Mahathir is a Malaysian politician and businessman served as the 11th and 13th Menteri Besar of Kedah from May 2013 to February 2016 and again from May 2018 to May 2020,Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Ministers Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and Najib Razak as well as former Minister Mustapa Mohamed from March 2008 to May 2013,Member of Parliament (MP) for Jerlun from March 2008 to May 2013 and again from May 2018 to November 2022 as well as Member of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Jitra from May 2018 to August 2023 and for Ayer Hitam from May 2013 to May 2018. He is the third son of Mahathir Mohamad,the 4th,7th and former Prime Minister of Malaysia. He has been the 1st and founding President of the Homeland Fighters Party (PEJUANG) since party foundation in August 2020. He was the 1st and founding Deputy President and State Chairman of Kedah of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU) from party foundation in September 2016 to his membership termination in May 2020 and was also the State Chairman of Kedah of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition. He was also a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO),a component party of the BN coalition. He left UMNO with Mahathir and they founded BERSATU in 2016. Mahathir and his BERSATU memberships were terminated and they founded PEJUANG in 2020. He is one of the two Menteris Besar of Malaysia who represented two different political parties and coalitions.
Khalid bin Abdul Samad is a Malaysian politician who served as the Minister of Federal Territories in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) administration under former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad from July 2018 to the collapse of the PH administration in February 2020 and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Shah Alam from March 2008 to November 2022. He is a member,Communications Director and State Chairman of Kelantan of the National Trust Party (AMANAH),a component party of the PH coalition and was a member of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS),a former component party of the former Pakatan Rakyat (PR) and Barisan Alternatif (BA) coalitions. He is also the younger brother of Shahrir Abdul Samad,former Minister and MP of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO),a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. Before PH and BN formed the federal coalition government in November 2022,they were opposing politically as both of them were in opposing political sides.
Siti Zailah binti Mohd Yusoff is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Rantau Panjang since March 2008. She served as the Deputy Minister of Women,Family and Community Development for the second term in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob and former Minister Rina Harun from August 2021 to the collapse of the BN administration in November 2022 and the first term in the Perikatan Nasional (PN) administration under former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin and former Minister Rina from March 2020 to the collapse of the PN administration in August 2021. She is a member and Women Chief of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS).
Tan Sri Datuk Seri Panglima Abdul Gani bin Patail is a Malaysian prosecutor. He was the Attorney General of Malaysia from 2002 to 2015,the first from Sabah to hold the position.
Ahmad bin Yakob is a Malaysian politician and teacher who has served as Member of the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Pasir Pekan since April 1995. He served as the Menteri Besar of Kelantan from May 2013 to August 2023. He is a member,Deputy Spiritual Leader and State Commissioner of Kelantan of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS),a component party of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition.
2018 in Malaysia is Malaysia's 61st anniversary of its independence and 55th anniversary of Malaysia's formation.
On 13 February 2017,Kim Jong-nam,the older half-brother of the incumbent leader of North Korea Kim Jong Un,was assassinated at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Malaysia. He had been living abroad since his exile from North Korea in 2003.
Mohamed Apandi bin Ali is a Malaysian lawyer and politician who was the Attorney General of Malaysia from 2015 to 2018. Six months after assuming office,he cleared then prime minister Najib Razak of any wrongdoing in the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) and SRC International cases and marked the investigation for "no further action".
Tengku Maimun binti Tuan Mat is a Malaysian lawyer who has served as the 10th Chief Justice of Malaysia since May 2019. She is the first woman to ascend to the highest judicial office of the country.
Events in the year 2020 in Malaysia.
Hashim bin Aman was a Malaysian civil servant who served as the 7th Chief Secretary to the Government of Malaysia from 1982 to 1984.
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