Saarani bin Mohamad (born 14 March 1962) is a Malaysian politician and teacher who has served as 14th Menteri Besar of Perak since December 2020 and Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Kota Tampan since March 2004. He served as Member of the Perak State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Barisan Nasional (BN) state administrations under former Menteris Besar Tajol Rosli Mohd Ghazali and Zambry Abdul Kadir from March 2004 to the collapse of the BN state administration in March 2008 and from February 2009 to another collapse in May 2018 and again in the Perikatan Nasional (PN) state administration under former Menteri Besar Ahmad Faizal Azumu briefly from March 2020 to the collapse of the PN administration in December 2020, Leader of the Opposition of Perak from August 2018 to March 2020 as well as the MLA for Lenggong from November 1999 to March 2004. He is a member of the Supreme Council and Division Chief of Lenggong of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the BN coalition. He is also the State Chairman of BN and UMNO of Perak.[1]
Saarani Mohamad | |
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| ساراني محمد | |
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| 14th Menteri Besar of Perak | |
| Assumed office 10 December 2020 | |
| Monarch | Nazrin Shah |
| Preceded by | Ahmad Faizal Azumu |
| Constituency | Kota Tampan |
| State Leader of the Opposition of Perak | |
| In office 1 August 2018 – 13 March 2020 | |
| Monarch | Nazrin Shah |
| Menteri Besar | Ahmad Faizal Azumu |
| Preceded by | Zambry Abdul Kadir |
| Succeeded by | Abdul Aziz Bari |
| Constituency | Kota Tampan |
| Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly for Kota Tampan | |
| Assumed office 21 March 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Majority | 2,677 (2004) 2,335 (2008) 1,844 (2013) 2,302 (2018) 1,237 (2022) |
| Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly for Lenggong | |
| In office 29 November 1999 – 21 March 2004 | |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Majority | 2,411 (1999) |
| Exco roles (Perak) | |
| 2004–2006 | Chairman of the Rural Development |
| 2006–2008 | Chairman of the Information, Rural Development, Plantation Industries and Commodities |
| 2008–2013 | Chairman of the Rural Development, Poverty Eradication, Plantations and Welfare |
| 2013–2016 | Chairman of the Rural Development, Plantations, Agriculture, Housing and Local Government |
| 2016–2018 | Chairman of the Rural Development, Agriculture, Plantations, Information and Human Capital Development |
| 2020 | Chairman of the Rural Development, Entrepreneur, Co-operatives and Consumer Affairs |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Saarani bin Mohamad 13 March 1962 Lenggong, Perak, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) |
| Alma mater | University of Technology, Malaysia Open University Malaysia |
| Occupation | Politician, teacher |
Election results
edit| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
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| 1999 | N16 Lenggong | Saarani Mohamad (UMNO) | 6,427 | 59.95% | Azizan Mohd Desa (PAS) | 3,986 | 37.18% | 10,720 | 2,441 | 63.52% | ||
| 2004 | N04 Kota Tampan | Saarani Mohamad (UMNO) | 5,071 | 67.93% | Hamzah Mohd Zain (keADILan) | 2,394 | 32.07% | 7,608 | 2,677 | 69.31% | ||
| 2008 | Saarani Mohamad (UMNO) | 4,963 | 65.38% | Hamzah Mohd Zain (PKR) | 2,628 | 34.62% | 7,761 | 2,335 | 73.12% | |||
| 2013 | Saarani Mohamad (UMNO) | 5,893 | 59.27% | Zahrul Nizam Abdul Majid (PKR) | 4,049 | 40.73% | 16,588 | 1,844 | 87.00% | |||
| 2018 | Saarani Mohamad (UMNO) | 5,183 | 52.36% | Muhammad Rif'aat Razman (PAS) | 2,881 | 29.11% | 10,097 | 2,302 | 79.00% | |||
| Noor Hasnida Mohd Hashim (BERSATU) | 1,834 | 18.53% | ||||||||||
| 2022 | Saarani Mohamad (UMNO) | 5,468 | 48.24% | Jamil Yahya (PAS) | 4,231 | 37.32% | 11,336 | 1,237 | 73.83% | |||
| Mohd Sabri Abdul Manaf (AMANAH) | 1,637 | 14.44% | ||||||||||
Honours
editHonours of Malaysia
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Malaysia :
Member of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (AMN) (2002)[10]
Perak :
Recipient of the Meritorious Service Medal (PJK) (1989)[11]
Member of the Order of the Perak State Crown (AMP) (2000)[11]
Knight Commander of the Order of Cura Si Manja Kini (DPCM) – Dato' (2004)[11]
Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Perak State Crown (SPMP) – Dato' Seri (2021)[12]
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References
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- ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum ke-13". Utusan Malaysia. Archived from the original on 21 March 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
- ^ "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE – 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
- ^ "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
- ^ "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang Dan Pingat Tahun 2002" (PDF). www.istiadat.gov.my. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
- ^ a b c "CARIAN REKOD PENERIMA DARJAH KEBESARAN/PINGAT NEGERI PERAK DARUL RIDZUAN". pingat.perak.gov.my. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
- ^ "Saarani leads 192 award recipients in conjunction with Sultan Nazrin's birthday". New Straits Times. 5 November 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
