Saarani Mohamad

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In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Mohamad is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Saarani.
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Saarani Mohamad

DPCM AMN AMP PJK MLA
14th Menteri Besar of Perak
Assumed office
10 December 2020
MonarchNazrin Shah
Preceded byAhmad Faizal Azumu
ConstituencyKota Tampan
Member of the
Perak State Executive Council
(Rural Development :
31 March 2004 – 28 September 2006)
(Information, Rural Development, Plantation Industries and Commodities :
28 September 2006 – 16 March 2008)
(Rural Development, Poverty Eradication, Plantations and Welfare :
10 February 2009 – 17 May 2013)
(Rural Development, Plantations, Agriculture, Housing and Local Government :
18 May 2013 – 12 May 2014)
(Rural Development, Agriculture, Plantations, Information and Human Capital Development :
12 May 2014 – 12 May 2018)
(Rural Development, entrepreneur, Co-operatives and Consumer Affairs :
31 March 2020 – 5 December 2020)
In office
31 March 2020 – 5 December 2020
MonarchNazrin Shah
Menteri BesarAhmad Faizal Azumu
Preceded byAsmuni Awi
(Rural and Entrepreneur Development)
Hasnul Zulkarnain Abdul Munaim
(Co-operatives)
Sivanesan Achalingam
(Consumer Affairs)
Succeeded byZainol Fadzi Paharudin
(Rural and Entrepreneur Development)
Abdul Yunus Jamahri
(Consumer Affairs)
ConstituencyKota Tampan
In office
10 February 2009 – 12 May 2018
MonarchAzlan Shah
Nazrin Shah
Menteri BesarZambry Abdul Kadir
Preceded byMohammad Nizar Jamaluddin
(Rural Development, Poverty Eradication and Plantations)
Mohd Zainuddin Mohd Yusof
(Welfare)
Succeeded byAsmuni Awi
(Rural Development)
Abdul Yunus Jamahri
(Agriculture and Plantations)
Abdul Aziz Bari
(Information)
Lee Chuan How
(Human Capital Development)
ConstituencyKota Tampan
In office
31 March 2004 – 16 March 2008
MonarchAzlan Shah
Menteri BesarTajol Rosli Mohd Ghazali
Preceded byAinon Khariyah Mohd Abas
Succeeded byTai Sing Ng
(Information)
Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin
(Rural Development and Plantations)
ConstituencyKota Tampan
Leader of the Opposition of the
Perak State Legislative Assembly
In office
1 August 2018 – 12 March 2020
MonarchNazrin Shah
Menteri BesarAhmad Faizal Azumu
Preceded byZambry Abdul Kadir
Succeeded byAbdul Aziz Bari
ConstituencyKota Tampan
Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly
for Kota Tampan (formerly Lenggong)
Assumed office
29 November 1999
Preceded byPosition established
Majority2,677 (2004)
2,335 (2008)
1,844 (2013)
2,302 (2018)
Personal details
Born (1961-03-13) 13 March 1961 (age 60)
Lenggong, Perak, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Nasional (BN)
Perikatan Nasional (PN)
Muafakat Nasional (MN)
Alma materUniversity of Technology, Malaysia
Open University Malaysia
OccupationPolitician, teacher

Saarani bin Mohamad (born 13 March 1961) is a Malaysian politician who has served as 14th Menteri Besar of Perak since December 2020 and Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Kota Tampan since March 2004. He was a member of the Perak State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Barisan Nasional (BN) state administrations under former Menteris Besar Tajol Rosli Mohd Ghazali and Zambry Abdul Kadir from March 2004 to the collapse of the BN state administration in March 2008 and from February 2009 to another collapse in May 2018 and again in the Perikatan Nasional (PN) state administration under former Menteri Besar Ahmad Faizal Azumu briefly from March 2020 to the collapse of the PN administration in December 2020. He is a member, state chair of Perak and member of the Supreme Council of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the federal and state ruling BN coalition which is aligned with another federal and state ruling PN coalition at both the federal and state levels.[1]

Election results[]

Perak State Legislative Assembly[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
Year Constituency Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2004 N04 Kota Tampan, P055 Lenggong Saarani Mohammad (UMNO) 5,071 67.93% Hamzah Mohd Zain (keADILan) 2,394 32.07% 7,608 2,677 69.31%
2008 Saarani Mohammad (UMNO) 4,963 65.38% Hamzah Mohd Zain (PKR) 2,628 34.62% 7,761 2,335 73.12%
2013 Saarani Mohammad (UMNO) 5,893 59.27% Zahrul Nizam Abdul Majid (PKR) 4,049 40.73% 16,588 1,844 87.00%
2018 Saarani Mohammad (UMNO) 5,183 52.36% Muhammad Rif'aat Razman (PAS) 2,881 29.11% 10,097 2,302 79.00%
Noor Hasnida Mohd Hashim (PPBM) 1,834 18.53%

Honours[]

Honours of Malaysia[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Extended debate time for Perak state assembly". Malay Mail. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Malaysia Decides 2008". The Star. Archived from the original on 9 April 2008. Retrieved 25 January 2010. Percentage figures are calculated based on total turnout.
  3. ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  4. ^ "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
  5. ^ "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  6. ^ "my undi : Kawasan & Calon-Calon PRU13 : Keputusan PRU13 (Archived copy)". www.myundi.com.my. Archived from the original on 31 March 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  7. ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum ke-13". Utusan Malaysia. Archived from the original on 21 March 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  8. ^ "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE – 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  9. ^ "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  10. ^ Jump up to: a b "SEMAKAN PENERIMA DARJAH KEBESARAN, BINTANG DAN PINGAT". Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia). Archived from the original on 29 September 2018. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
Political offices
Preceded by
Ahmad Faizal Azumu 		Menteri Besar of Perak
2020–present 		Incumbent
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