Mohamad Aziz

Mohamad bin Aziz (29 July 1940 – 24 December 2020) was the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Sri Gading constituency in the state of Johor from 1999 to 2013. He sat in Parliament as a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) party in the governing Barisan Nasional coalition.[1]

This article is about the Malaysian politician. For the Moroccan footballer, see Mohamed Aziz (footballer). For the Indian playback singer, see Mohammed Aziz.

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Aziz is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Mohamad.
Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Datuk

Mohamad Aziz

PSM PJN KMN AMN PPN
Speaker of the Johor State Legislative Assembly
In office
20 June 2013 – 7 April 2018
MonarchIbrahim Ismail
Menteri BesarMohamed Khaled Nordin
DeputyBaderi Dasuki
Preceded byMohamed Ali Hassan
Succeeded bySuhaizan Kayat
ConstituencyNon-MLA (Barisan Nasional)
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Sri Gading, Johor
In office
29 November 1999 – 5 May 2013
Preceded byHamzah Ramli
Succeeded byAziz Kaprawi
Majority17,558 (1999)
16,196 (2004)
10,874 (2008)
Member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly
for Parit Yaani
In office
22 April 1986 – 29 November 1999
Preceded byConstituency created
Succeeded byHamzah Ramli
MajorityUnopposed (1986)
6,320 (1990)
13,365 (1995)
Personal details
Born
Mohamad Abdul Aziz

(1940-07-29)29 July 1940
Batu Pahat, Johor, British Malaya (now Malaysia)
Died24 December 2020(2020-12-24) (aged 80)
Sultan Ismail Hospital, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
Resting placeBukit Aliff Muslim Cemetery, Johor Bahru, Johor
Political partyUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Nasional (BN)
Perikatan Nasional (PN)
Muafakat Nasional (MN)
Spouse(s)Radin Faridah Radin Ahmad
Azizah Zakaria
Children11
OccupationPolitician

From 1981 to 1986 Mohamad served as an assistant to Hussein Onn, a former Prime Minister of Malaysia. Mohamad was a member of the Executive Council (akin to a State Cabinet) of Johor from 1990 to 1995 and the Johor State Government Information Chief from 1995 to 1999. In 1999 he was elected to Parliament for the Sri Gading constituency.[2]

Mohamad caused controversy in 2009 when he called for two ministers in his Barisan Nasional government to resign.[3] In June 2012, he called in Parliament for the execution for treason of the electoral reform activist Ambiga Sreenevasan.[4]

His parliamentary career ended in 2013, when UMNO selected another candidate to contest the Sri Gading constituency.[5] After the 2013 election, he was appointed as the Speaker of the Johor State Legislative Assembly.

He was also Umno Malaysia Deputy Permanent Chairman since 2008.[6]

Business career and personal life

Mohamad was married to Radin Faridah and Azizah, the latter is also a member of Johor State Legislative Assembly. Mohamad has held various posts in several business firms. He was serving on the Board of Directors of Tabung Haji Malaysia since 2011.[7] He was also previously the chairman of Tenaga Switchgear Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Tenaga Nasional Berhad, national electricity utility of Malaysia.

Death

Mohamad Aziz died on 24 December 2020 at the age of 80.[8][9][10] He was laid to rest in the burial grounds at Bukit Aliff Muslim cemetery, Johor Bahru.[11][12]

Election results
Parliament of Malaysia: P149 Sri Gading, Johor[13]
Year Government Votes Pct Opposition Votes Pct
1999 Mohamad Aziz (UMNO) 29,156 70% Khalid Samad (PAS) 11,598 28%
2004 Mohamad Aziz (UMNO) 21,512 80% Ahmad Faidhi Saidi (PKR) 5,316 20%
2008 Mohamad Aziz (UMNO) 19,641 67% Ali Markom (PKR) 8,767 30%
Johor State Legislative Assembly[13][14]
Year Constituency Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
1986 N19 Parit Yaani, P124 Sri Gading Mohamad Aziz (UMNO) None None
Unopposed
1990 Mohamad Aziz (UMNO) 10,244 N/A Mohd Saidi Taul (S46) 3,924 N/A 14,938 6,320 74.53%
1995 N19 Parit Yaani, P134 Sri Gading Mohamad Aziz (UMNO) 15,713 N/A Mohd Said Jamhari (S46) 2,348 N/A 18,709 13,365 73.27%

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

References
  1. "Malaysia Decides 2008". The Star (Malaysia). Star Publications (Malaysia). Retrieved 28 January 2010. Percentage figures are calculated based on total turnout. Includes results from the 2004 election. Results from earlier elections are not available.
  2. "Tan Sri Datuk Haji Mohamad Aziz". Tabung Haji. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
  3. Abd Rahman, Zulkifli (2 November 2009). "DPM meets Umno backbenchers who asked ministers to quit". The Star. Star Publications (Malaysia). Retrieved 29 January 2010.
  4. Teoh, Shannon (26 June 2012). "Hang Ambiga, says Umno MP". The Malaysian Insider. Archived from the original on 28 June 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
  5. Tan, Christina (26 April 2013). "GE13: Dropped candidate still faithful to party as wife is named as contestant". The Star. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
  8. "Former Johor speaker Mohamad Aziz dies". The Star Online. 25 December 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  9. "Ex-Johor State Assembly Speaker Mohamad Aziz dies". New Straits Times. 25 December 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  10. "Mohamad Aziz kembali ke rahmatullah" (in Malay). Utusan Malaysia. 24 December 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  11. "Former Johor speaker Mohamad Aziz laid to rest". The Star Online. 25 December 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  12. "Jenazah bekas Ahli Parlimen Sri Gading selamat dikebumi" (in Malay). Berita Harian. 25 December 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  13. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Percentage figures based on total turnout, including votes for third parties. Results before 1986 election unavailable.
  14. "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
  15. "Senarai Penuh Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1976" (PDF).
  16. "Senarai Penuh Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1979" (PDF).
  17. "Senarai Penuh Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1989" (PDF).
  18. "Senarai Penuh Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1996" (PDF).
  19. "IGP leads King's honours list". The Star Online. 7 June 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2020.


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