Raja Ahmad Zainuddin Raja Omar Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Yang Mulia Dato' Sri
Raja Ahmad Zainuddin Raja Omar
Native Name:Malay: {{Script|Arab|راج احمد زاينوددين راج عمر
Parliament:Malaysian
Constituency Mp:Larut
Predecessor:Mohd. Zihin Mohd. Hassan
Successor:Hamzah Zainudin
(BNUMNO)
Term Start:29 November 1999
Term End:8 March 2008
Assembly1:Perak State Legislative
Constituency Am1:Kubu Gajah
Predecessor1:Mohd Jafri Mohd Yunus
Successor1:Ahmad Hasbullah Alias
Term Start1:8 March 2008
Term End1:5 May 2013
Birth Name:Raja Ahmad Zainuddin Raja Omar
Birth Date:1956
Death Date: (aged 61)
Citizenship:Malaysian
Party:UMNO
Otherparty:Barisan Nasional
Occupation:Politician

Raja Ahmad Zainuddin bin Raja Omar was a Malaysian politician from UMNO. He was the Member of Parliament for Larut from 1999 to 2008 and Member of Perak State Legislative Assembly for Kubu Gajah from 2008 to 2013.

Early career

He was a blogger for Berita Harian, the Chief editor of Berita Harian Perak from 1988 to 1999 and Advisor for Mingguan Watan. He was also the Director of Ken Holdings Berhad, Muhibbah Engineering (M) Bhd and others. He was also the manager of Perak FC and Vice President of Football Association of Malaysia. He was suspended from 1991 to 1994, 2001 to 2005 and in 2006 due to criticism towards FAM.[1]

Politics

He was a member of the Perak Public Accounting Committee, Barisan Nasional Supporters Club, Chairman of Commercial Vehicle Licensing Board and Director of Tabung Haji Management Board.

UMNO Larut Crisis

He was the incumbent Chief of UMNO Larut branch and rejected Hamzah Zainuddin as a candidate for the Larut branch chief election as Hamzah joined the branch after 31 December 2007, which is a breach of UMNO's constitution. At the end, the Secretary-general of UMNO, Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor had allowed Hamzah to participate in the election.[2]

Election results

Year!
ConstituencyCandidateVotesPct.Opponent(s)VotesPct.Ballots castMajorityTurnout
1990N04 Batu Kurau (UMNO)8,30770.82%Kamarudin Awang Basir (PAS)3,42229.18%12,1924,88572.74%
1995N05 Batu KurauRaja Ahmad Zainuddin Raja Omar (UMNO)8,24568.49%Kamarudin Awang Basir (PAS)3,43728.55%12,3284,80867.97%
Mohamed Shohor Mohd Nasir (IND)3572.97%
2008N06 Kubu GajahRaja Ahmad Zainuddin Raja Omar (UMNO)4,11449.28%Mohd Nazri Din (PAS)4,04848.48%8,3496676.00%
Year!
ConstituencyCandidateVotesPct.Opponent(s)VotesPct.Ballots castMajorityTurnout
1999P053 Larut, Perak (UMNO)14,33456.21%Mohd Nor Monutty (keADILan)10,32540.49%25,5004,00971.76%
2004P056 Larut, PerakRaja Ahmad Zainuddin Raja Omar (UMNO)19,06460.88%Kamarudin Awang Basir (PAS)11,45636.58%31,3157,60878.00%

Honours

Health

He had passed away on 9 June 2017 in Hospital KPJ Ipoh.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2010&dt=1006&pub=Utusan_Malaysia&sec=Terkini&pg=bt_26.htm Raja Ahmad Zainuddin dilantik semula ke dalam FAM
  2. http://ww2.utusan.com.my/utusan/special.asp?pr=pilihanraya2008&y=2008&dt=1108&pub=Utusan_Malaysia&sec=Politik&pg=po_11.htm Larut mahu jumpa Najib
  3. Web site: The Malacca Yang Di-Pertua Negri's Birthday Honours List 2003. The Star (Malaysia). 23 May 2024. 16 July 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080716182507/http://thestar.com.my/news/list.asp?file=/2003/10/12/nation/6473753&sec=nation.
  4. Web site: Pahang Sultan awards for 182. 13 December 2007. 17 February 2023. The Star.