Othman Aziz

This is a Malay name; the name Aziz is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Othman.
Yang Berhormat Dato'
Othman Aziz
MP
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Jerlun, Kedah
Incumbent
Assumed office
2013
Preceded by Mukhriz Mahathir (UMNO–BN)
Member of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly for Ayer Hitam
In office
2004–2008
Preceded by Abdul Ghani Ahmad (PAS)
Succeeded by Abdul Ghani Ahmad (PAS)
Personal details
Born 15 May 1959
Alor Setar, Kedah, Federation of Malaya
Political party United Malays National Organisation–BN
Occupation Politician
Religion Sunni Islam

Dato' Othman Aziz (born 15 May 1959) is a Malaysian politician. He is the member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the seat of Jerlun, Kedah, having been elected in 2013. He previously served one term in the Kedah State Legislative Assembly (2004–2008) and was the chairman of the Kedah Tourism Action Council.[1] He is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) in the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition.

Othman was born in Alor Setar, Kedah. He received his primary education at the Sekolah Kebangsaan Ayer Hitam, Kedah. He continued his secondary education in Kolej Sultan Abdul Hamid and later went to University Technology MARA to study a Diploma in Business Administration. After completing his diploma he went to the National University of Malaysia and graduated with Bachelor of Marketing Studies.[2] He subsequently held a number of positions in corporate enterprises.[3]

In the 2004 general election, Othman was elected to the state assembly of Kedah, defeating the incumbent Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) assemblyman Abdul Ghani Ahmad by 860 votes in the seat of Ayer Hitam.[4] In 2005 he was appointed to the Executive Council of the Kedah state government by the incoming Chief Minister Mahdzir Khalid.[3] During this time he also managed the Kedah Football Association.[5] He was a casualty of the Barisan Nasional state government's defeat in the 2008 election, as he lost his seat by 506 votes to his predecessor, Abdul Ghani.[4]

In the 2013 election, Othman ran for the UMNO-held federal seat of Jerlun. Jerlun was being vacated by Mukhriz Mahathir, who was seeking to move to state politics to become Kedah's Chief Minister. Othman defeated PAS's Ismail Salleh by 3,270 votes, winning election to the federal parliament.[4]

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia: Jerlun, Kedah[4]
Year Government Votes Pct Opposition Votes Pct
2013 Othman Aziz (UMNO) 24,161 54% Ismail Salleh (PAS) 20,891 46%
Kedah State Legislative Assembly: Ayer Hitam[4]
Year Barisan Nasional Votes Pct Opposition Votes Pct
2004 Othman Aziz (UMNO) 10,759 52% Abdul Ghani Ahmad (PAS) 9,899 48%
2008 Othman Aziz (UMNO) 10,146 49% Abdul Ghani Ahmad (PAS) 10,652 51%

References

  1. ↑ News."Kedah upbeat on projects", The Star, 28 October 2008. Retrieved on 23 April 2013.
  2. ↑ Exco Profile. "YB Dato' Othman Bin Haji Aziz", MyKedah.com"
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Othman Aziz Made New Kedah Exco". Bernama. 26 December 2005. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 11 May 2013. Percentage figures based on total turnout, excluding informal votes.
  5. ↑ News."Ceremony honours people who promote sports in Kedah", 20 December 2011. Retrieved on 23 April 2013.