Raja Kamarul Bahrin

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In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Ahmad is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Kamarul Bahrin.
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Raja Kamarul Bahrin
DPMT
راج قمر البحرين بن راج احمد
Chairman of Pakatan Harapan for Terengganu
Assumed office
30 August 2017
Preceded byHimself
Ministerial roles
2018–2020Deputy Minister of Housing and Local Government
Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat
2013–2015Malaysian Islamic Party
2015–2018National Trust Party
Faction represented in Dewan Negara
2018–2021Pakatan Harapan
Personal details
Born
Raja Kamarul Bahrin Shah bin Raja Ahmad

(1955-01-14) 14 January 1955 (age 67)
Istana Maziah, Kuala Terengganu, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyMalaysian Islamic Party (PAS)
(2013–2015)
National Trust Party (AMANAH)
(since 2015)
Other political
affiliations		Pakatan Rakyat (PR)
(2013–2015)
Pakatan Harapan (PH)
(since 2015)
Alma materUniversity of Melbourne
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionArchitect
Raja Kamarul Bahrin on Facebook
Raja Kamarul Bahrin on Parliament of Malaysia

Dato' Raja Kamarul Bahrin Shah bin Raja Ahmad (Jawi: راج قمر البحرين شاه بن راج احمد born 14 January 1955) is a Malaysian politician who served as the Deputy Minister of Housing and Local Government in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) administration under former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin from July 2018 to the collapse of the PH administration in February 2020. He has served as Senator since July 2018. He also served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kuala Terengganu from May 2013 to May 2018. He is a member and State Chairman of Terengganu of the National Trust Party (AMANAH) and its coalition PH which is in opposition.[1][2]

He also served as Chairman of the Hotel Association (MAH) and member of the Badan Warisan Malaysia. He was also one of the leader of Angkatan Amanah Merdeka, a defunct Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) led by Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah.

Early life and education[]

Raja Kamarul Bahrin was born on 14 January 1955 at Istana Maziah, Kuala Terengganu. After getting an early education at Saint John Institute, he returned to Terengganu and attended Sultan Sulaiman Secondary School (appointed as Head of Student in 1974) before pursuing his tertiary education at the University of Melbourne.

Career as architect[]

Raja Kamarul Bahrin is an architect who is well known for his traditional Malay-based architecture. He is popularly known as the architect of the Tengku Tengah Zaharah Mosque or better known as the Floating Mosque, the Terengganu State Museum (Museum recognised as the largest museum in Asia), Istana Melawati (Putrajaya) and several others.

Politics[]

Raja Kamarul Bahrin joined the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) after he agreed to the plea by Abdul Hadi Awang, the party Terengganu state Commissioner. He was picked as the party candidate for the Kuala Terengganu federal seat for the 2013 general election on 9 April 2013 and subsequently won. He was committed to representing the voices of professionals who were ignored by the administration of the BN government and hoped his participation in politics would force the authorities to respect the views and professional society opinions more seriously.

On 21 August 2015, he was declared the chairman of the Terengganu's Gerakan Harapan Baru. On 16 September 2015, he left PAS and joined the National Trust Party (AMANAH) after the party was set up.

Personal life[]

In 1980 Raja Kamarul Bahrin met Jacqueline Pascarl and married her a year later when she was 17 years old. She was an Australian young ballet dancer then and later turned book writer. They had two children.

He then married Singapore artist and had four children.

Controversies and issues[]

Child dispute with ex-wife[]

In 1985, two children of Raja Kamarul Bahrin were raised by his ex-wife, Jacqueline Pascarl an Australian citizen. They divorced in 1986. He tried to seek custody of his children for 7 years through the Australian Family Court in 1992. Even Australian judges forbid bringing his children to the Mosque or anywhere 100 meters from the mosque. Jacqueline married another TV journalist, Iain Gillespie in 1990. Jacqueline has produced two books titled 'Once I was a Princess' and 'Since I Was a Princess' (2007).

Finally, Raja Kamarul Bahrin abducted his daughter & son with a fishing boat through Cape York Peninsula, Merauke, Irian Jaya, Sulawesi, Sabah and returned to Kuala Terengganu with the help of Bryan Wickham. Bryan Wickham had planned the land and sea escape route for a year and was consequently charged & sentenced to an Australian jail for a year for his part. The events are all recorded and have been recorded with the title 'Raja Bahrin Story' (1997)

In 2006, Shah visited his mother Jacqueline in Melbourne. Iddin also met his mother in 2006 after 14 years apart.

Collapse of Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium[]

Raja Kamarul Bahrin is a prominent architect in Malaysia. However, after the collapse of the roof of the Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium in Terengganu which was designed by his company Senibahri Arkitek; attracted vast attention of the media and public whereby he was attacked by various parties, especially the opposition. Among their allegations, Raja Bahrin was negligent in designing. Raja Kamarul Bahrin Shah Raja Ahmad, as the main architect of the stadium, later appeared to explain that the design and construction of the roof was by a foreign company and he was not involved with it. He had suggested that the authorities issue a full report on the incident so that the people would not wonder who actually was responsible for the incident. A report was made by the Malaysian government, regarding the roof collapse of the stadium. Many parties involved include architects from wholesalers and engineers from the government. The roof of the stadium is very large and 30 meters high and is fitted with air conditioning by a South Korean company. The construction cost is RM292 million and is still in the contractor's warranty.

Election results[]

Parliament of Malaysia[3][4][5][6]
Year Constituency Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2013 P36 Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu. Raja Kamarul Bahrin Shah (PAS) 45,828 55.80% Mohd Zubir Embong (UMNO) 35,043 42.67% 82,122 10,785 87.00%
Maimun Yusuf (IND) 182 0.22%
2018 Raja Kamarul Bahrin Shah (AMANAH) 15,380 17.76% Wan Nawawi Wan Ismail (UMNO) 28,215 32.59% 87,786 14,773 84.73%
Ahmad Amzad Mohamed @ Hashim (PAS) 42,988 49.65%

Honours[]

Honours of Malaysia[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Raja Bahrin pengerusi Harapan Baru Terengganu – Nasional". Sinar Harian. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  2. ^ "Five senators appointed as one minister and four deputy ministers". The Star. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
  4. ^ "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 5 May 2013. Results only available for the 2013 election.
  5. ^ "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE – 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  6. ^ "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  7. ^ "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat". Bahagian Istiadat dan Urusetia Persidangan Antarabangsa. Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia).

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