List of Menteris Besar of Kedah

Menteri Besar of Kedah
Incumbent
Azizan Abdul Razak
since March 9, 2008
Style Yang Amat Berhormat (The Most Honourable)
Appointer Sultan Abdul Halim
Inaugural holder Mohamad Sheriff Osman
Formation 1948

The Menteri Besar of Kedah is the head of the executive branch of the government in the Malaysian state of Kedah. The Menteri Besar is appointed by the Sultan of Kedah, from the State Legislative Assembly.

List of Menteris Besar

The following is the list of Menteris Besar of Kedah since 1948:[1]

# Menteri Besar Took office Left office Party
1 Mohamad Sheriff Osman 01948-02-01 February 1, 1948 01954-01 January 1954 United Malays National Organisation
2 Tunku Ismail Tunku Yahaya 01954-01 January 1954 01959-05-25 May 25, 1959 Alliance (UMNO)
3 Syed Omar Syed Abdullah Shahabuddin 01959-05-25 May 25, 1959 01967-12-07 December 7, 1967 Alliance (UMNO)
4 Syed Ahmad Syed Mahmud Shahabuddin 01967-12-14 December 14, 1967 01978-07-13 July 13, 1978 Alliance (UMNO)
5 Syed Nahar Syed Sheh Shahabuddin 01978-07-13 July 13, 1978 01985-01-28 January 28, 1985 Barisan Nasional (UMNO)
6 Osman Aroff 01985-01-28 January 28, 1985 01996-06-16 June 16, 1996 Barisan Nasional (UMNO)
7 Sanusi Junid 01996-06-16 June 16, 1996 01999-12-11 December 11, 1999 Barisan Nasional (UMNO)
8 Syed Razak Syed Zain Barakhbah 01999-12-11 December 11, 1999 02005-12-22 December 22, 2005 Barisan Nasional (UMNO)
9 Mahdzir Khalid 02005-07-17 July 17, 2005 02008-03-09 March 9, 2008 Barisan Nasional (UMNO)
10 Azizan Abdul Razak 02008-03-09 March 9, 2008 present Pakatan Rakyat (PAS)

References

  1. ^ "Kedah". WorldStatesmen.org. http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Malay_states.htm#Kedah. Retrieved 2011-04-21. 

External links

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