Othman Abdul Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Yang Berbahagia Dato' Wira
Othman Abdul
Office1:Ministerial roles
Subterm1:1986–1995
Suboffice1:Parliamentary Secretary in the Prime Minister's Department
Subterm2:1997–1999
Suboffice2:Parliamentary Secretary in the Prime Minister's Department
Office6:Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat
Subterm6:1986–1999
Suboffice6:Barisan Nasional
Subterm7:2002–2004
Suboffice7:Barisan Nasional
Subterm8:2013–2018
Suboffice8:Barisan Nasional
Birth Name:Othman bin Abdul
Birth Date:7 July 1963
Citizenship:Malaysian
Party: United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Otherparty:Barisan Nasional (BN)
Perikatan Nasional (PN)
Muafakat Nasional (MN)
Occupation:Politician
Native Name:Malay: {{Script|Arab|عثمان عبدول

Dato' Wira Othman bin Abdul (born 7 July 1963) is a Malaysian corporate and political figure. He was the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the constituency of Pendang, Kedah. He held the seat for three times; from 1986 to 1999, from 2002 to 2004, and again from 2013 to 2018. He is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) in Malaysia's previous governing Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.

Othman was appointed as an Independent non-executive director for the KSK Group Berhad (previously known as Kurnia Asia Bhd) on 13 April 2004. He is also the Chairman of the Nominating and Remuneration Committee and he is also appointed as one of the members of the Audit Committee.[1]

Education

Othman Abdul was a former student from the National University of Malaysia. He studied science, majoring in sociology. After graduating in 1978, he worked as an officer in the Family Planning Board and the Kedah State Development Corporation. From 1980 to 1983, he was the Assistant District Officer of Pendang.

Political career

Othman was elected to Parliament in the 1986 election, for the seat of Pendang, Kedah, defeating Phahrolrazi Zawawi of the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) by 900 votes. He held the seat for three terms, before losing it at the 1999 election to PAS's leader Fadzil Noor.[2] [3] At the time of the 1999 election Othman was serving as a parliamentary secretary to Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad.[4]

When Fadzil Noor died in 2002, Othman stood as the Barisan Nasional candidate in the high-profile and closely fought by-election that followed.[5] He won his seat back, defeating PAS's Mohd Hayati Othman by 283 votes.[6] However, he was replaced as the Barisan Nasional candidate for the 2004 general election, and the coalition lost the seat to PAS.[5]

Othman returned as the Barisan Nasional candidate for Pendang at the 2013 election. PAS had held the seat since 2004, but had decided to replace its incumbent member with the party's high-profile deputy president, Mohamad Sabu. Amid a swing to the Barisan Nasional across the state of Kedah, Othman won the seat by 2,638 votes, returning to Parliament for his third non-consecutive period in office.[2] [7]

Othman failed to retain the Pendang seat in a 4-corners fight in the 2018 election losing to the PAS candidate.

Koperasi Islah Malaysia Berhad

Othman was also the KIMB (Koperasi Islah Malaysia Berhad) Chairman for four consecutive years. He also acted as the institution Audit Committee for KIMB up to June 2008. He is now replaced with Dr Haji Ahmad Zainuddin Bin Abdullah.[8]

Election results

Year!
Constituency CandidateVotesPctOpponent(s)VotesPctBallots castMajorityTurnout
1986P009 Pendang, Kedah (UMNO)16,88651.37%Phahrolrazi Zawawi (PAS)15,98648.63%33,452 90077.92%
1990Othman Abdul (UMNO)20,55454.23%Fadzil Noor (PAS)17,34945.77%38,7683,20582.57%
1995P011 Pendang, KedahOthman Abdul (UMNO)20,32252.50%Mohd Taulan Mat Rasul (PAS)18,389 47.50%39,8811,93377.51%
1999Othman Abdul (UMNO)19,47446.49%Fadzil Noor (PAS)22,41353.51%43,2922,93981.08%
2002Othman Abdul (UMNO)22,82550.31%Mohd Hayati Othman (PAS)22,54249.69%45,713 28386.04%
2013Othman Abdul (UMNO)32,16552.14%Mohamad Sabu (PAS)29,52747.86%62,5782,63889.23%
2018Othman Abdul (UMNO)20,72833.30% (PAS)26,53642.63%63,3715,80884.64%
Wan Saiful Wan Jan (BERSATU)14,90123.94%
Abdul Malik Manaf (IND)810.13%

Honours

See also

Notes and References

  1. List."Board of Director List", KSK Group Bhd, 24 April 2004. Retrieved on 27 April 2013.
  2. News: GE13: Is Pendang a safe seat for Mat Sabu?. https://archive.today/20141123192805/http://news.abnxcess.com/2013/04/ge13-is-pendang-a-safe-seat-for-mat-sabu/. dead. 23 November 2014. 13 April 2013. ABN News. 23 November 2014.
  3. Web site: Maklumat Terperinci Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum. Election Commission of Malaysia. Malay. 23 November 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141221135302/http://www2.pmo.gov.my/election/maklumat.asp?strTahun=1986&strDR=P009&strDUN=0000. 21 December 2014. dead.
  4. News: Senarai Kabinet Malaysia Yang Baru. 20 May 1999. Utusan. 23 November 2014.
  5. Book: K. Ramanathan. Ahmad Fauzi Abdul Hamid. Kedah Dari Segi Sejarah. 183–222. Political Campaigning in Rural Kedah: The Pendang and Anak Bukit By-Elections of 2002. January 2012 .
  6. News: BN rampas Pendang -- Pas kekalkan kerusi Anak Bukit dengan majoriti susut kepada 508 undi. Malay. Utusan Malaysia. 19 July 2002. 20 August 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180820045143/http://ww1.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2002&dt=0719&pub=Utusan_Malaysia&sec=Muka_Hadapan&pg=mh_01.htm&arc=hive. 20 August 2018. dead.
  7. News: Mat Sabu suffers third consecutive GE defeat. 6 May 2013. The Malaysian Insider. 24 November 2014.
  8. Website."Lembaga Koperasi", KIMB, 22 Oktober 2009. Retrieved on 27 April 2013.
  9. Web site: DSSA 1996. awards.selangor.gov.my.