Abu Bakar Taib

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In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Taib is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Abu Bakar.
Yang Berbahagia Dato' Paduka
Abu Bakar Taib
D.H.M.S., D.S.D.K., S.D.K., K.M.N., B.C.K., P.J.K.
Ministerial roles
1995–2004Parliamentary Secretary of Agriculture
Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat
1995–2013Barisan Nasional
Personal details
Born (1943-03-21) 21 March 1943 (age 78)
Kedah, British Malaya (now Malaysia)
Political partyUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Nasional (BN)
Perikatan Nasional (PN)
Muafakat Nasional (MN)
OccupationPolitician

Dato' Paduka Abu Bakar Taib (born 21 March 1943) is a former Malaysian politician, who represented the seat of Langkawi in the Parliament of Malaysia from 1995 to 2013.[1] He was a member of the governing United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) party and from 1999 to 2004 was a Parliamentary Secretary in the Agriculture Ministry.[2]

Abu Bakar was re-elected to Parliament in the 2008 election,[3] having earlier survived a speculated challenge by Mukhriz Mahathir for the UMNO nomination for his seat.[4] He was dropped from UMNO's list of candidates for the 2013 election, to be replaced by the state assemblyman for Kuah, Nawawi Ahmad.[5]

Election results[]

Parliament of Malaysia: Langkawi, Kedah[3]
Year Government Votes Pct Opposition Votes Pct
1995 Abu Bakar Taib (UMNO) 11,977 72% Radzi Ahmad (S46) 3,552 21%
1999 Abu Bakar Taib (UMNO) 12,349 67% Amiruddin Hamzah (PAS) 5,802 31%
2004 Abu Bakar Taib (UMNO) 16,510 72% Zubir Ahmad (PAS) 5,738 25%
2008 Abu Bakar Taib (UMNO) 13,762 59% Wan Salleh Wan Isa (PKR) 8,792 38%

References[]

  1. ^ "Abu Bakar bin Taib, Y.B. Dato' Paduka" (in Malay). Parliament of Malaysia. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
  2. ^ "New MPs learn about rules in Parliament". The Star (Malaysia). 4 April 2008. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
  3. ^ a b "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 6 September 2011. Retrieved 19 March 2010. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  4. ^ "Umno seniors get another shot at the polls". The Star (Malaysia). 22 February 2008. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
  5. ^ "GE13: Mukhriz the next Kedah MB?". The Star. 16 April 2013. Archived from the original on 20 May 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
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