Abdul Rahman Bakri (Selangor politician)

This is a Malay name; the name Bakri is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Abd Rahman.
Yang Berhormat Datuk
 Abd Rahman Bakri
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Sabak Bernam, Selangor
Incumbent
Assumed office
2008
Preceded by Mat Yasir Ikhsan
Member of the Selangor State Assembly for Sungai Air Tawar
Preceded by Abd Jalil Bajuri (PAS)
Succeeded by Raja Ideris (UMNO–BN)
Personal details
Political party UMNO–Barisan Nasional
Occupation Member of Parliament

Datuk Abd Rahman Bakri is a Malaysian politician and is currently the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Sabak Bernam constituency in Selangor. He is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) party in the governing Barisan Nasional coalition.[1]

Abd Rahman was elected to Parliament in the 2008 election for the UMNO-held seat of Sabak Bernam.[2] He was previously a member of the State Assembly of Selangor, representing the seat of Sungai Air Tawar.[3]

In November 2009, Abd Rahman was charged with eight counts of misappropriating public funds while a member of the Selangor State Assembly. He pled not guilty to the charges. If convicted, he faces a gaol term of up to 20 years.[4]

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia: P92 Sabak Bernam, Selangor[2]
Year Barisan Nasional Votes Pct Opposition Votes Pct
2008 Abd Rahman Bakri (UMNO) 12,055 51% Badrulamin Bahron (PKR) 10,720 46%
State Assembly of Selangor: N1 Sungai Air Tawar[3]
Year Barisan Nasional Votes Pct Opposition Votes Pct
2004 Abd Rahman Bakri (UMNO) 5,569 60% Abd Jalil Bajuri (PAS) 3,416 37%

References

  1. ^ "Abd. Rahman bin Bakri, Y.B. Datuk" (in Malay). Parliament of Malaysia. http://www.parlimen.gov.my/index.php?modload=ahlidewan&uweb=dr&action=details&id=89. Retrieved 17 July 2010. 
  2. ^ a b "Malaysia Decides 2008". The Star (Malaysia). http://thestar.com.my/election/. Retrieved 10 January 2010. 
  3. ^ a b "Malaysia Decides 2008 (2004 results)". The Star (Malaysia). http://thestar.com.my/election/. Retrieved 10 January 2010. 
  4. ^ Muthia, Wani; Nurbaiti Hamdan. "MACC crackdown: Umno MP, exco aide among those charged (Update 5)". The Star (Malaysia). http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/11/3/nation/20091103102721&sec=nation. Retrieved 10 January 2010. 
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