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Mansor bin Abd Rahman is a

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politician. He was the former Member of the

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for the seat of Sik, Kedah, representing the

United Malays National Organisation The United Malays National Organisation ( Malay: ; Jawi: ; abbreviated UMNO () or less commonly PEKEMBAR), is a nationalist right-wing political party in Malaysia. As the oldest continuous national political party within Malaysia (since its ...

(UMNO) in Malaysia's previous governing

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(BN) coalition. A medical doctor by profession, Mansor entered Parliament at the 2013 election. At the time of his election he was the deputy chief of UMNO's Sik division. He defeated the incumbent

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(PAS) MP, Che Uda Che Nik. In the 2018 election, Mansor lost to Ahmad Tarmizi Sulaiman of PAS, in a three-corner fight with Azli Che Uda of

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(AMANAH) for the Sik parliamentary seat.

Election results

References

Year of birth missing (living people) Living people People from Kedah Malaysian people of Malay descent Malaysian Muslims Malaysian medical doctors United Malays National Organisation politicians Members of the Dewan Rakyat 21st-century Malaysian politicians {{Malaysia-politician-stub