Raja Nong Chik Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Yang Mulia Datuk Seri Utama
Raja Nong Chik
Native Name:Malay: {{Script|Arab|راج نوڠ چيق
Honorific-Suffix:SUMW DPTJ AMN
Birth Name:Raja Nong Chik bin Raja Zainal Abidin
Birth Date:14 February 1953
Birth Place:Perak, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Office:Minister of Federal Territories and Urban Wellbeing
Term Start:10 April 2009
Term End:15 May 2013
Primeminister:Najib Razak
Deputy:Saravanan Murugan
Constituency:Senator
Predecessor:Zulhasnan Rafique
Citizenship:Malaysian
Party:United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Otherparty:Barisan Nasional (BN)
Occupation:Politician
Profession:Accountant
Alma Mater:University of Wales
Spouse:Nafesah Raja Nong Chik
Children:Raja Farhana
Raja Hamzah

Datuk Seri Utama Raja Nong Chik bin Raja Zainal Abidin (Jawi: Malay: {{Script|Arab|راج نوڠ چيق بن راج زين العابدين; born 14 February 1953) is a Malaysian politician, accountant and the former Minister of Federal Territories and Urban Wellbeing. He was a Senator in the Dewan Negara, the upper house of the Parliament of Malaysia from the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.

Background

Raja Nong Chik was born in the state of Perak in 1953 to a royal-linked family of civil servants. His grandfather, Mustafa Albakri was the first chairman of the Election Commission of Malaysia and also Keeper of the Rulers' Seal during the premiership of Tunku Abdul Rahman. His father, Raja Zainal Abidin Raja Tachik was secretary-general in the Ministry of Health under second prime minister Abdul Razak Hussein.

He attended Methodist Boys' School, Kuala Lumpur and later Victoria Institution before studying at the Royal Military College. He obtained his Bachelor of Economics from the University of Wales and is a certified accountant.

Raja Nong Chik began his career as an entrepreneur at the Federal Land Consolidation and Rehabilitation Authority (FELCRA) in 1978. He eventually rose to become executive director at a manufacturing company. As a prominent member in the Malaysian corporate scene, Raja Nong Chik became president of the Bumiputra Manufacturers' and Service Industry Association and also a member of the Malaysia Innovation Council.

He is currently the Patron of Kuala Lumpur FA.

Political career

Raja Nong Chik is a member of UMNO from the Lembah Pantai division. He became a Senator in the Dewan Negara in April 2008, and was appointed Federal Territories and Urban Well-being Minister by new prime minister Najib Tun Razak.[1] He resigned from the Dewan Negara in April 2013 to contest in Lembah Pantai constituency in the 13th Malaysian general election, which he lost to incumbent MP Nurul Izzah Anwar, daughter of former deputy prime minister and opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim. In the 14th General Election, he contested the Lembah Pantai seat once again, but lost to Fahmi Fadzil, PKR communications director.[2]

Election results

Year!
ConstituencyCandidateVotesPctOpponent(s)VotesPctBallots castMajorityTurnout
2013P121 Lembah Pantai, Kuala LumpurRaja Nong Chik Zainal Abidin (UMNO)29,16148.33% (PKR)31,00851.39%61,0481,84784.30%
Rosli Baba (IND)1670.28%
2018Raja Nong Chik Zainal Abidin (UMNO)27,71541.80% (PKR)33,31350.24%66,3055,59883.50%
Fauzi Abu Bakar (PAS)5,2777.96%

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Notes and References

  1. http://thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?file=/2009/4/11/central/3675454&sec=central Meet Raja Nong Chik the new FT chief
  2. https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2018/05/10/firsttimer-fahmi-this-victory-is-for-the-people/ First-timer Fahmi: This victory is for the people
  3. Web site: 12 October 2018. 1 February 2014. The Star. Some 320 individuals awarded in conjunction with Federal Territories Day. L. Suganya.