Wan Abdul Rahim bin Wan Abdullah (born 24 February 1952) is a Malaysian politician. He was a former member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Kota Bharu constituency in Kelantan from 2008 to 2013 representing the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) in the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) opposition coalition. However, since 2015, he has joined Parti Amanah Negara (AMANAH), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) new opposition coalition. Wan Abdul Rahim is also known popularly as Cikgu Rahim (literally means Teacher Rahim).
Wan Abdul Rahim Wan Abdullah | |
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| وان عبدالرحيم وان عبدﷲ | |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Kota Bharu | |
| In office 8 March 2008 – 5 May 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Zaid Ibrahim (BN–UMNO) |
| Succeeded by | Takiyuddin Hassan (PR–PAS) |
| Majority | 11,288 (2008) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Wan Abdul Rahim bin Wan Abdullah 24 February 1952 Kelantan, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) |
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| Other political affiliations |
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| Spouse(s) | Khadijah Abd Majid Hassena Osman @ Sowan Rodi |
| Occupation | Politician |
Wan Abdul Rahim was elected as a member of the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly (DUN) for Tanjong Mas constituency in 1995 and 1999 general elections,[1] and served as the Assembly's Speaker (1995-2008).[2]
In 2000, Wan Abdul Rahim urged PAS to accept female candidates for general elections, a position that was later adopted by the party in the 2004 general election.[3]
In 2004 general election, he contested the federal constituency of Kuala Krai but lost. But he was elected to the federal seat of parliament for the Kota Bharu constituency in 2008.[4] He initially sought to retire at the 2013 election, but instead contested the seat of Gua Musang, losing to its long-time incumbent Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO).[5]
Controversy
editOn 30 April 2002, Wan Abdul Rahim was found guilty for the offence of marrying a 22-year-old Cambodian woman, Hassena Osman alias Sowan Rodi in her country on 10 March 2002 without the approval of the Kelantan State Religious Council and sentenced to three days' jail and fined RM1.800 by the Syariah Court.[6]
Election results
edit| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | N07 Tanjong Mas | Wan Abdul Rahim Wan Abdullah (PAS) | 9,213 | 67.02% | Mohamad Fatmi Che Salleh (UMNO) | 4,228 | 30.76% | 13,746 | 4,985 | 71.77% | ||
| Ramli Sulaiman (AKIM) | 57 | 0.41% | ||||||||||
| 1999 | Wan Abdul Rahim Wan Abdullah (PAS) | 10,843 | 74.42'% | Mohd Zamri Ramli (UMNO) | 3,530 | 24.23% | 14,570 | 7,313 | 72.18% | |||
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
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| 1986 | P029 Gua Musang | Wan Abdul Rahim Wan Abdullah (PAS) | 5,219 | 29.39% | Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah (UMNO) | 12,538 | 70.61% | 18,250 | 7,319 | 76.11% | ||
| 2004 | P028 Kuala Krai | Wan Abdul Rahim Wan Abdullah (PAS) | 16,732 | 45.63% | Mohamed Razali Che Mamat (UMNO) | 19,148 | 52.22% | 36,667 | 6,598 | 80.64% | ||
| 2008 | P021 Kota Bharu | Wan Abdul Rahim Wan Abdullah (PAS) | 32,129 | 59.82% | Mohamad Fatmi Che Salleh (UMNO) | 20,841 | 38.80% | 53,710 | 11,288 | 78.68% | ||
| 2013 | P032 Gua Musang | Wan Abdul Rahim Wan Abdullah (PAS) | 12,954 | 36.91% | Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah (UMNO) | 21,367 | 60.88% | 35,097 | 8,413 | 87.40% | ||
Honours
editHonours of Malaysia
editWan Abdul Rahim was earlier conferred the Dato' Paduka Jiwa Mahkota Kelantan award which carries the title Dato' when he was the speaker in 2004 by the previous Sultan Ismail Petra of Kelantan but the award was revoked by his son, Sultan Muhammad V in February 2018. In 2019, Wan Abdul Rahim was awarded Darjah Panguan Seri Melaka by Tuan Yang Terutama Yang Dipertua Negeri Melaka which carries the title Datuk.
Kelantan :
Justice of the Peace (JP)[10]
Knight Commander of the Order of the Life of the Crown of Kelantan (DJMK) – Dato'
Malacca :
Companion Class II of the Exalted Order of Malacca (DPSM) – Datuk (2019)[13]
References
edit- ^ Adib Zalkapli (5 November 2010). "Galas blow may speed up Kelantan succession plan". The Malaysian Insider. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
- ^ "PAS Government stands firm". New Straits Times. 30 April 1996. Retrieved 22 December 2009.
- ^ "Time to let woman members contest in general elections". New Straits Times. 2 June 2000. Retrieved 22 December 2009.
- ^ "Malaysia Decides 2008". The Star (Malaysia). Retrieved 20 December 2009.
- ^ McIntyre, Ian; Zyed Azhar (8 April 2013). "GE13: Big battle brewing in Gua Musang". The Star. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
- ^ "Kelantan Speaker's marriage 'inexcusable'". New Straits Times. 24 May 2002. Retrieved 22 December 2009.
- ^ a b "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
- ^ "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Archived from the original on 29 July 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
- ^ "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum. Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 14 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
- ^ "胡桑和旺阿都拉欣遭褫夺"拿督"．勋章归还丹王室". www.sinchew.com.my (in Chinese). 7 February 2018.
- ^ "Pingat Husam, Wan Rahim ditarik istana Kelantan" (in Malay). Malaysiakini. 7 February 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
- ^ Joceline Tan (7 February 2018). "With 'datuk' revocation, Kelantan palace sends strong signal about Amanah". The Star. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
- ^ "165 terima darjah, bintang, pingat kebesaran Melaka". 12 October 2019.