Abd._Aziz_Sheikh_Fadzir

Abdul Aziz Sheikh Fadzir

Abdul Aziz Sheikh Fadzir

Malaysian politician and businessman

Dato' Abdul Aziz bin Sheikh Fadzir (born 28 April 1963) is a Malaysian politician and businessman who has served as the Independent and Non-Executive Director of the Destini Berhad since July 2023 and from August 2017 to May 2018. He served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kulim–Bandar Baharu from May 2013 to May 2018 and Member of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Kuala Ketil from March 2004 to March 2008. He is a member and was the Vice Youth Chief of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. He is also the younger brother of former Cabinet minister and former Kulim-Bandar Baharu MP Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir.

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Sheikh Fadzir is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Abd. Aziz.
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Besides politics, Abdul Aziz also held various leadership roles of many institutions, companies and agencies. They are the Universiti Utara Malaysia, Perbadanan Kemajuan Ekonomi Negeri Kedah, Tourism Malaysia, Priceworth International Berhad, TH Heavy Engineering Berhad, Rangkaian Seri Hotel Malaysia, Utusan (Melayu) Malaysia Berhad, Safeguard Corp Berhad, Kretam Holdings Berhad and Gold Bridge Engineering and Construction Berhad.[1][2]

Political career

Member of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly (2004–2008)

In the 2004 Kedah state election, Abdul Aziz made his electoral debut after being nominated by BN to contest for the Kuala Ketil state seat. He won the seat and was elected to the Kedah State Legislative Assembly as the Kuala Ketil MLA by a majority of 462 votes.

Member of Parliament (2013–2018)

In the 2008 general election, Abdul Aziz moved to the federal politics after being renominated by BN to contest for the Kulim-Bandar Baharu federal seat, he lost to Zulkifli Noordin of the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) by a minority of 5,583 votes amid a large swing to the opposition in Kedah.

In the 2013 general election, Abdul Aziz was renominated by BN to contest for the seat, he defeated Saifuddin Nasution Ismail of PR and was elected to the Parliament as the Kulim-Bandar Baharu MP by a majority of 1,871 votes.

In the 2018 general election, Abdul Aziz was renominated by BN to defend the seat, he lost the seat to Saifuddin of Pakatan Harapan (PH) by a minority of 4,860 votes.

Personal life

Abdul Aziz was declared bankrupt in 2014.[3] He assured that he would settle his debts to avoid his seat being declared vacant and triggering a by-election.[4]

Election results

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Honours

See also

References

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    "Brother disappointed with Abdul Kadir supporting Pakatan". Sin Chew Jit Poh. 8 May 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
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    "Abdul Aziz Sheikh Fadzir kembali ke Destini sebagai pengarah bebas". DagangNews (in Malay). 5 July 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
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    Arifuddin Ishak (13 June 2014). "Kulim Bandar Baru MP declared bankrupt". The Star. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
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    "Kulim-Bandar Baru MP says he will settle debts soon". Malaysiakini. 12 June 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
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    "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
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    "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
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    "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 14 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
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    "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
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