Kamarul Bahrin Abbas

This is a Malay name; the name Bahrin Abbas is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Kamarul.
Yang Berhormat Dato' Kamarul Bahrin Abbas
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Telok Kemang, Negeri Sembilan
Incumbent
Assumed office
March 2008
Preceded by Sothinathan Sinna Gounder (MIC—BN)
Personal details
Political party Keadilan—Pakatan Rakyat
Occupation Member of Parliament
Website http://kamarulbaharin.net/

Dato' Kamarul Bahrin Abbas is a Malaysian politician and is currently the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Telok Kemang constituency in the State of Negeri Sembilan. He is a member of the Keadilan party in the Pakatan Rakyat opposition coalition.

Kamarul was elected to Parliament in the 2008 election winning the seat of Telok Kemang. In doing so he unseated the incumbent member Sothinathan Sinna Gounder from the governing Barisan Nasional coalition.[1][2]

In November 2008, Kamarul was photographed by The Star smoking in the lobby of Parliament, which was claimed by The Star to be in breach of a smoking ban.[3]

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia: P132 Telok Kemang, Negeri Sembilan[1]
Year Opposition Votes Pct Barisan Nasional Votes Pct
2008 Kamarul Bahrin Abbas (PKR) 23,348 51% Sothinathan Sinna Gounder (MIC) 20,544 45%

References

  1. ^ a b "Malaysia Decides 2008". The Star (Malaysia). http://thestar.com.my/election/. Retrieved 23 January 2010. 
  2. ^ "Midnight win in Negri for BN". The Star (Malaysia). 9 March 2008. http://thestar.com.my/election/story.asp?file=/2008/3/9/election2008/20591912&sec=Election2008. Retrieved 23 January 2010. 
  3. ^ "Smoking offenders ignore House rules". The Star (Malaysia). 4 November 2008. http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/11/4/parliament/2448344&sec=parliament. Retrieved 23 January 2010. 
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