Bung Moktar Radin

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In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Radin is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Bung Moktar.
Yang Berhormat Dato' Sri

Bung Moktar Bin Radin

SSAP PGDK ASDK ADK MP MLA
Moktar Radin.jpg
Ministerial roles (Sabah)
2020–Deputy Chief Minister
2020–Minister of Minister of Works
Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat
1999–Barisan Nasional
Faction represented in Sabah State Legislative Assembly
2020–Barisan Nasional
Other roles
2013–2018Chairman of FELCRA
Personal details
Born
Bung Moktar bin Radin

(1959-09-15) 15 September 1959 (age 61)
Kampung Bilit, Sukau, Kinabatangan, Sandakan, Crown Colony of North Borneo (now Sabah, Malaysia)
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyUnited Sabah National Organisation (USNO)
United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS)
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Nasional (BN)
Perikatan Nasional (PN) (aligned)
Muafakat Nasional (MN)
Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) (official coalition)
Spouse(s)Datin Sri Nor Asidah Alimudin
Datin Sri Zizie Ezette (m. 2009)
OccupationPolitician

Dato' Sri Bung Moktar bin Radin (born 15 September 1959) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Deputy Chief Minister I and State Minister of Works of Sabah since September 2020. He has also served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kinabatangan since November 1999 and Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Lamag since September 2020. A member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition which is aligned with the ruling Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition. He has also served as the State Chairman of UMNO and BN of Sabah since December 2018.[1]

Background[]

He was born on 15 September 1958 in Kampung Bilit, Sukau, Kinabatangan. He is descended from the tribe of the Orang Sungai. Bung Moktar was born into a political family when his grandparents and his parents were a strong support from the United Sabah National Organisation (USNO) since it was founded by the late Tun Datu Haji Mustapa Harun in the early 1960s. His parents are Rashidah Jikrun and Radin Yatim. His wives are Datin Sri Nor Asidah Alimudin and former artist Datin Sri Zizie Ezette.[citation needed]

Education[]

  • Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
  • Sandakan Secondary School
  • National Primary School Kampung Bilit, Kinabatangan

Career[]

Before becoming Member of Parliament, he served with the Sandakan Special Affairs Department (JASA) (1987-1991), Majlis Amanah Rakyat (MARA) Sandakan Officers (1991-1992) and Political Secretary of the Sabah Ministry of Finance (1994-1999).

Politics[]

Political posts[]

  • Deputy Chairman of the Barisan Nasional Backbenchers Club (BNBBC) (since 2008)
  • Kinabatangan Member of Parliament (since 1999)
  • Kinabatangan UMNO Division Chief (since 1996)
  • Sabah UMNO Youth Information Chief (1991-1995)
  • Kinabatangan UMNO Youth Chief (1991-1995)
  • USNO Youth Exco (1980-1991)
  • Kinabatangan USNO Division Youth Chief (1979-1991)

Election[]

The first time was as Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate in the 1994 Sabah state election for the Kuamut seat, an opposition stronghold at that time, Bung Mokhtar lost. He first won the 1999 general election after defeating Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) candidate Ali Latip Taha for the Kinabatangan parliamentary seat. He managed to retain the seat in 2004, 2008, 2013 and 2018 general elections. Since joining politics in 1978, he has been a representative of USNO or UMNO of BN candidates five times for Kinabatangan parliamentary seats.

Controversy and criticism[]

Over five terms in Parliament, Bung Moktar has earned a reputation for controversial remarks and inflammatory behaviour.[2]

Swearing in the parliament chamber[]

Bung Moktar gained attention when he yelled "Fuck you" twice in English, while having a heated debate with Bukit Mertajam MP Chong Eng at the 2001 parliamentary sitting.

His most recent incident came on 7 August 2018, when he caused a stir with Willie Mongin (MP for Puncak Borneo) in the Dewan Rakyat as the latter alleged that the Bung Moktar Radin had visited a casino, and he pointed his finger at Willie and accused him of being rude, demanding the statement be retracted.

“What is this? (You are) Rude and ill-mannered (kurang ajar). He better retract it, he's really rude, Mr Speaker! YB (Yang Berhormat Willie) does not deserve to sit here. Gangster, what do you want? You want to fight with me? Anytime! Fuck you!”[3]

"You didn't go to school, you didn't go to school! YB you sit down, you didn't go to school. This is my prob, you sit down!"

After the incident, the Speaker of Dewan Rakyat warned the members to behave or they will be disciplined.[4]

The incident became an internet meme focusing on the combination of Malay and Bung Moktar’s broken English.[5] His outburst in Malay was edited together with an insert from a different video of Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin saying "Can you speak English?", followed by Bung Moktar’s continuation in English with the remark "Fuck you!".[6]

"Bocor" remark[]

He and Jasin MP Mohammad Said bin Yusof stirred controversy for making sexist comments and obscene comments to DAP's Batu Gajah MP, Fong Po Kuan in during a parliamentary session in 2007. He followed Mohammad Said by saying that Fong "leaked" every month (referring to the menstruation cycle in women), while they were debating about the leaks in the parliament building.

"Mana ada bocor? Batu Gajah pun bocor tiap-tiap bulan juga!"

The pair offered an apology for their statements but were rejected by Fong because they were considered insincere.[7]

Mockery of Karpal Singh as a disabled person[]

In the first sitting of Parliament after the 2008 elections, he called opposition politician Karpal Singh a "big monkey" after Singh called him the "Bigfoot from Kinabatangan".[8]

During the 12th Malaysian Parliament session in May, Bung Moktar was once again involved with the controversy involving the mockery of disabled person. He and Ibrahim Ali asked Karpal Singh, who was wheelchair-bound as a result of a traffic collision to stand up and show respect to the Dewan Speaker.

Lewd gesture[]

Bung Moktar was once again involved with the controversy when he was said to have used his hand to make lewd gesture during a parliament sitting on 8 July 2008. The act was witnessed by every Malaysian who watched the conference broadcast on television. However, he denied that it was a lewd gesture and only a dirty minded person who regarded it as such.

Unauthorised polygamy[]

On 18 December 2009, rumors that he was married to the actress Zizie Ezette were confirmed by an associate of Bung Moktar, Datuk Mohamad Aziz. However, this was denied by Zizie's mother, Khaty Fauziah. The pair were reported to have married on 16 December 2009, while Utusan Malaysia reported on 31 December that he was honeymooning in Europe with his newly-wed wife, Zizie Izette, and was expected to return on 8 January 2010.

On 20 April 2010, Bung pleaded guilty to committing polygamy by taking a second wife without the consent of a marriage registrar.[9] He was sentenced to a month's imprisonment, but was ultimately released on bail.[10][11]

Urged Shahrizat to step down of NFC issues[]

On 3 December 2011, during the UMNO General Assembly 2011, he again urged Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil to resign over a controversy surrounding the National Feedlot Centre (NFC) in Gemas, with an easy loan of RM250 million linked to her husband and her children.[12] It was revealed that the NFC suffered losses but managed to purchase two luxury condominiums in Bangsar, as well as buying a Mercedes car worth RM534,622 and two parcels of land worth RM3,363,507 in Putrajaya. Deputy Inspector-General of Police Datuk Seri Khalid Abu Bakar claimed that there was no element of breach of trust or fraud in the use of funds for NFC.[13]

Hitler remark[]

He made international news for tweeting "Long Live Hitler" after Germany's 7–1 win over Brazil in the semi-final of the 2014 FIFA World Cup.[14] His tweet stirred controversy with the German ambassador even calling it as "unacceptable".[15]

FELCRA Berhad corruptions charges[]

On 3 May 2019, Bung Moktar was charged by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) with three counts of corruption amounting to total of RM2.8 million in June 2015 when he was director of FELCRA Berhad.[16] His wife, Zizie Ezette was also charged with abetting her husband in the offences.[17]

Election results[]

Sabah State Legislative Assembly[18][19][20][21]
Year Constituency Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
1994 N23 Kuamut, P155 Sipitang Bung Moktar Radin (UMNO) 1,449 37.24% Joseph Sitin Saang (PBS) 2,184 56.13% 3,944 735 72.34%
Ali Latip Taha (IND) 258 6.63%
2020 N58 Lamag, P187 Kinabatangan Bung Moktar Radin (UMNO) 3,035 54.06% Mohd Ismail Ayob (WARISAN) 2,374 31.40% 5,614 661 68.81%
Junny Abdullah (IND) 73 1.47%
Razman Mayah (PCS) 71 3.32%
Sairin Abd. Rahman (PPRS) 61 1.47%
Parliament of Malaysia[18][22]
Year Constituency Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
1999 P162 Kinabatangan, Sabah Bung Moktar Radin (UMNO) 8,141 65.72% Ali Latip Taha (PBS) 4,246 34.28% 12,597 3,895 58.84%
2004 P187 Kinabatangan, Sabah Bung Moktar Radin (UMNO)
Unopposed
2008 Bung Moktar Radin (UMNO) 8,507 69.71% Ahmad Abdul (PKR) 2,181 17.87% 12,792 6,326 65.53%
Dasim Jikah (IND) 1,515 12.41%
2013 Bung Moktar Radin (UMNO) 13,377 69.29% Abdullah Abdul Sani (PKR) 3,646 18.89% 19,960 9,731 80.80%
Yambuya Parantis (STAR) 1,153 12.41%
Ali Latip Taha (IND) 1,130 5.85%
2018 Bung Moktar Radin (UMNO) 14,465 67.22%2 Ghazali Abdul Ghani (WARISAN) 4,987 23.18%2 22,179 9,478 77.47%
Mustapa Datu Tambuyong (PHRS) 2,066 9.60%
Notes:
Table includes votes for candidates who finished in third place or lower.
2 Different % used for 2018 election.

Honours[]

Honours of Malaysia[]

References[]

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  2. ^ Lee Yuk Peng; Wahida Asrani (20 December 2009). "Bung Moktar finally admits marrying Zizie". The Star. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
  3. ^ Hidir Reduan (7 August 2018). "Fuck you, shouts Bung Moktar in Parliament [NSTTV]". New Straits Times. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Speaker to MPs: Oh, behave…or get booted out of the Dewan". The Star TV. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  5. ^ Chan, Julia. "A tale of two Bung Moktars | Malay Mail". www.malaymail.com.
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  7. ^ "MPs Apologise For Sexist Remark in Parliament". Bernama. 18 May 2007. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
  8. ^ "Malaysia opens new parliament sitting amid chaos". Reuters India. 30 April 2008. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
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  13. ^ Fidlot: Kenyataan polis tak mampu selamatkan Umno
  14. ^ Shoba Rao (10 July 2014). "Malaysian MP Datuk Bung Moktar Radin forced to apologise for posting tweet using 'Hitler' after Germany won World Cup match". news.com.au. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  15. ^ "Malaysian MP admires Germany win - and Hitler - in tweet". BBC. 9 July 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  16. ^ Ida Lim (3 May 2019). "Umno MP Bung Moktar claims trial to taking RM2.8m bribe as Felcra director (VIDEO)". Malay Mail. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  17. ^ Khairah N Karim (3 May 2019). "Bung Moktar, wife Zizie slapped with three corruption charges". New Straits Times. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  18. ^ Jump up to: a b "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 19 June 2010. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
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