Raja Nong Chik Zainal Abidin

Yang Berhormat Senator Dato'
Raja Nong Chik Raja Zainal Abidin
MP
Malaysian Minister of the Federal Territories and Urban Well-being
In office
10 April 2009  16 May 2013
Preceded by Zulhasnan Rafique
Succeeded by Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor
Constituency Senator
Personal details
Born 14 February 1953
Perak, Federation of Malaya
Political party United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
part of Barisan Nasional
Spouse(s) Nafesah Raja Nong Chik
Children Raja Farhana
Raja Hamzah
Alma mater University of Wales
Occupation Accountant
Website rajanongchik.com

Dato' Raja Nong Chik bin Datuk Zainal Abidin is a Malaysian politician and the former Minister of Federal Territories and Urban Well-being. He is a Senator from the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) in the Dewan Negara, the upper house of the Malaysian Parliament.

Background

Raja Nong Chik was born in the state of Perak in 1953 to a 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.[1]

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.[1]

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.[1]

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.[2] 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.

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia: P121 Lembah Pantai, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur[3][4]
Year Pakatan Rakyat Votes Pct Barisan Nasional Votes Pct Independent Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2013 Nurul Izzah Anwar (PKR) 31,008 51.39% Raja Nong Chik Zainal Abidin (UMNO) 29,161 48.33% Rosli Baba 167 0.28% 61,048 1,847 84.30%

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Profile, Official blog, retrieved 8 June 2010
  2. Meet Raja Nong Chik the new FT chief The Star. 11 April 2009
  3. "13th MALAYSIAN GENERAL ELECTION". The Star (Malaysia). Retrieved 3 January 2010.
  4. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen 2013" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 6 May 2013.

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