Mohd Shariff Omar
Mohd Shariff bin Omar is a Malaysian politician. He had served Member of Parliament of Tasek Gelugor from 1990 to 1995 and 1999 to 2004. He was a member of UMNO, a component party of Barisan Nasional (BN). He currently is a member of BERSATU, a component party of Perikatan Nasional (PN). Political career Mohd Shariff Omar political career started when he won the State Seat of Sungai Dua of Penang in the 1982 General Election. Prior to this, he had served as Assistant District Officer of Pekan, Pahang in 1972 and continued to serve the State of Perak and Penang until 1982. He then served as a member of the Penang State Legislative EXCO from 1982 until 1990. He was subsequently won the Parliamentary seat of Tasek Gelugor, Penang and appointed as the Parliamentary Secretary of Agriculture in 1990 until 1995. In 1995, he was appointed as Deputy Chief Minister of Penang following won the newly created state seat of Permatang Berangan. He returned as a Member of Parliament for anothe ...
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Malay Styles And Titles
The Malay language has a complex system of Style (manner of address), styles, titles and honorifics which are used extensively in Brunei, Brunei Darussalam, Malaysia and Singapore. Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore, few provinces in the Philippines and several provinces in Indonesia regularly award honorary and life titles. What follows in this article is specific to the Malaysian system. References to Brunei and Indonesia are given when pertinent. In Malaysia, all non-hereditary titles can be granted to both men and women. Every title has a form of address which can be used by the wife of the title holder. This form is not used by the husband of a titled woman; such a woman will bear a title which is the same as a titled man. Former usage Singapore, whose Malay royalty was abolished by the Singapore in the Straits Settlements, British colonial government in 1891, has adopted civic titles for its leaders. Much of the Philippines was History of the Philippines (900–1521), historic ...
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Barisan Nasional
Barisan Nasional (BN; ) is a political coalition of Malaysia that was founded in 1974 as a coalition of centre-right and right-wing political parties to succeed the Alliance Party. It is the third largest political coalition with 30 seats in the Dewan Rakyat after Pakatan Harapan (PH) with 82 seats and Perikatan Nasional (PN) with 74 seats. The coalition consists of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC), and United Sabah People's Party (PBRS). The Barisan Nasional coalition employs the same inter-communal governing model of its predecessor the Alliance Party but on a wider scale, with up to 14 communal political parties involved in the coalition at one point. It dominated Malaysian politics for over thirty years after it was founded. Taken together with its predecessor Alliance, it had a combined period of rule of almost 61 years from 1957 to 2018, and was considered the longest ruling coalition ...
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Nor Hafizah Othman
Nor Hafizah binti Othman is a Malaysian politician from UMNO. She has served as the Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly for Permatang Berangan Permatang Berangan is a state constituency in Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Penang State Legislative Assembly. The state constituency was first contested in 1995 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Penang St ... from 2018 to 2023. Politics Nor Hafizah was the Chief of Women Youth Wing UMNO Tasek Gelugor Division. Besides that, she has served as the Chief of UMNO Penang Women Wing since 2023. Election results References {{reflist 21st-century Malaysian politicians Malaysian women in politics Malaysian Muslims International Islamic University Malaysia alumni United Malays National Organisation politicians Members of the Penang State Legislative Assembly Malaysian politicians of Malay descent Living people 1976 births ...
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2018 Penang State Election
The 14th Penang election was held on 9 May 2018 to elect the State Assemblymen of the 14th Penang State Legislative Assembly, the legislature of the States and federal territories of Malaysia, Malaysian state of Penang. The legislature had been dissolved on 9 April by the state's List of governors of Penang, Governor, Abdul Rahman Abbas, on the advice of the then List of Chief Ministers of Penang, Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng, who also led the state's ruling Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition. The election was conducted by the Election Commission of Malaysia, Malaysian Election Commission and utilised the First-past-the-post voting, first-past-the-post system. Electoral candidates were nominated on 28 April. On 9 May, between 8.00 a.m. and 5.00 p.m. Time in Malaysia, Malaysian time (UTC+08:00, UTC+8), polling was held in all Constituencies of Penang, 40 state constituencies throughout Penang; each constituency elects a single State Assemblyman to the state legislature. The incumbent ...
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Permatang Berangan (state Constituency)
Permatang Berangan is a state constituency in Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Penang State Legislative Assembly. The state constituency was first contested in 1995 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Penang State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system. , the State Assemblywoman for Permatang Berangan is Nor Hafizah Othman from Barisan Nasional (BN). Definition Polling districts According to the federal gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Permatang Berangan constituency is divided into 10 polling districts. Demographics History Election results See also * Constituencies of Penang This is a list of federal and state electoral districts within the States and federal territories of Malaysia, Malaysian state of Penang. The state sends 13 representatives to the Parliament of Malaysia, Malaysian federal Parliament ...
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1995 Malaysian State Elections
State assembly elections were held in Malaysia on 25 April 1995 in all states except Sabah and Sarawak. Results Perlis Kedah Kelantan Terengganu Penang Perak Pahang Selangor Negeri Sembilan Malacca Johor References {{Malaysian elections State elections in Malaysia state State most commonly refers to: * State (polity), a centralized political organization that regulates law and society within a territory **Sovereign state, a sovereign polity in international law, commonly referred to as a country **Nation state, a ...

1986 Malaysian State Elections
State assembly elections were held in Malaysia on 3 August 1986 in all states except Sabah (where they were held on 4 and 5 May 1986) and Sarawak (where they were not held until the following year). Results Johor Kedah Kelantan Malacca Negeri Sembilan Pahang Penang Perak Perlis Sabah Selangor Terengganu References {{Malaysian elections State elections in Malaysia state State most commonly refers to: * State (polity), a centralized political organization that regulates law and society within a territory **Sovereign state, a sovereign polity in international law, commonly referred to as a country **Nation state, a ...

Malaysian Islamic Party
The Malaysian Islamic Party, also known as the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (Malay language, Malay: ''Parti Islam Se-Malaysia''; Abbreviation, abbrev: PAS), is an Islamist political party in Malaysia. Ideologically focused on Islamic fundamentalism and Ketuanan Melayu, Malay dominance; PAS's electoral base is largely centered around Peninsular Malaysia's rural northern and east coast regions particularly the states of Kelantan, Terengganu, Perlis, and Kedah. They also gained significant support in the rural areas of Perak and Pahang in the last 2022 Malaysian general election, 2022 general election and the 2023 Malaysian state elections, 2023 state elections; dubbed as the "Green Wave (Malaysia), Green Wave". The party was a component party of the then governing Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition which came to power as a result of the 2020–21 Malaysian political crisis. The party governs either solely or as coalition partners in the states of Kelantan, Terengganu, Kedah and ...
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Sungai Dua (state Constituency)
Sungai Dua is a state constituency in Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Penang State Legislative Assembly. The state constituency was first contested in 1974 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Penang State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system. , the State Assemblyman for Sungai Dua is Muhamad Yusoff Mohd Noor from Barisan Nasional Barisan Nasional (BN; ) is a political coalition of Malaysia that was founded in 1974 as a coalition of centre-right and right-wing political parties to succeed the Alliance Party. It is the third largest political coalition with 30 seats in ... (BN). Definition Polling districts According to the federal gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Sungai Dua constituency is divided into 9 polling districts. Demographics History Election results ...
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1982 Malaysian State Elections
State assembly elections were held in Malaysia on 22 April 1982 in all states except Sabah and Sarawak. Results Johore Kedah Kelantan Malacca Negri Sembilan Pahang Penang Perak Perlis Selangor Trengganu References {{Malaysian elections State elections in Malaysia state State most commonly refers to: * State (polity), a centralized political organization that regulates law and society within a territory **Sovereign state, a sovereign polity in international law, commonly referred to as a country **Nation state, a ...

Election Commission Of Malaysia
The Election Commission of Malaysia (; Jawi: ), abbreviated SPR or EC, is a commission set up for ensuring fair and equitable operations in undertaking the elections in Malaysia. The agency falls under the purview of the Prime Minister's Department. History The Election Commission (EC) was formed on 4 September 1957, under Article 114 of the Constitution of Malaysia, which empowers it to conduct elections for the Dewan Rakyat and state legislative bodies. At its establishment, the EC only consisted of a chairman and two members – Datuk Dr Mustafa Albakri Hassan together with Lee Ewe Boon and Ditt Singh. A secretariat was also set up to fulfil the commission's functions and carry out its decisions, with a secretary made the chief administrator. The first EC secretary was H. Cassidy. After the formation of Malaysia in 1963 and the inclusion of Sabah and Sarawak, another member was added to represent the two states on a rotation basis. Datuk Abang Marzuki Nor from Sarawa ...
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Penang State Legislative Assembly
The Penang State Legislative Assembly is the legislature of the Malaysian state of Penang. It is a unicameral institution, consisting of a total of 40 elected lawmakers representing single-member constituencies throughout Penang. The state legislature, whose members are called "State Assemblymen", convenes at the Penang State Assembly Building in Penang's capital city of George Town. The Penang State Executive Council, the executive branch of the Penang state government, is drawn from among the State Assemblymen. After the 2023 Penang state election, 29 out of 40 seats are held by the Pakatan Harapan (PH) and Barisan Nasional (BN). The PH–BN alliance thus command a supermajority in the legislature. Meanwhile, 11 seats are held by the Perikatan Nasional (PN) opposition coalition. Current composition Seating arrangement The seating arrangement of the Penang State Legislative Assembly is as follows. Role The Penang State Legislative Assembly's main function is to enac ...
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