Mohamad bin Aziz (29 July 1940 – 24 December 2020) was the Member of the

Parliament of Malaysia The Parliament of Malaysia ( ms, Parlimen Malaysia) is the national legislature of Malaysia, based on the Westminster system. The bicameral parliament consists of the Dewan Rakyat (House of Representatives, lit. "People's Assembly") and the D ...

for the Sri Gading constituency in the state of

Johor Johor (; ), also spelled as Johore, is a state of Malaysia in the south of the Malay Peninsula. Johor has land borders with the Malaysian states of Pahang to the north and Malacca and Negeri Sembilan to the northwest. Johor shares maritime b ...

from 1999 to 2013. He sat in Parliament as a member of the

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(UMNO) party in the governing

Barisan Nasional The National Front ( ms, Barisan Nasional; abbrev: BN) is a political coalition of Malaysia that was founded in 1973 as a coalition of centre-right and right-wing political parties. It is also the third largest political coalition with 30 se ...

coalition. From 1981 to 1986 Mohamad served as an assistant to

Hussein Onn Tun Hussein bin Dato' Onn ( ms, حسين بن عون, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset; 12 February 1922 – 29 May 1990) was a Malaysian lawyer and politician who served as the 3rd Prime Minister of Malaysia from the death of his predec ...

, a former Prime Minister of Malaysia. Mohamad was a member of the Executive Council (akin to a State

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) of Johor from 1990 to 1995 and the Johor State Government Information Chief from 1995 to 1999. In 1999 he was elected to Parliament for the Sri Gading constituency. Mohamad caused controversy in 2009 when he called for two ministers in his

government to resign. In June 2012, he called in Parliament for the execution for treason of the electoral reform activist Ambiga Sreenevasan. His parliamentary career ended in 2013, when UMNO selected another candidate to contest the Sri Gading constituency. After the 2013 election, he was appointed as the Speaker of the

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. He was also Umno Malaysia Deputy Permanent Chairman since 2008.

Death

Mohamad Aziz died on 24 December 2020 at the age of 80. He was laid to rest in the burial grounds at Bukit Aliff Muslim cemetery, Johor Bahru.

Election results

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

* : ** Medallist of the

Order of the Defender of the Realm The Most Esteemed Order of the Defender of the Realm ( ms, Darjah Yang Mulia Pangkuan Negara) is a Malaysian federal award presented for meritorious service to the country. The Order Motto are 'Dipeliharakan Allah-Pangkuan Negara' (By the Grace ...

(PPN) (1976) ** Member of the

(AMN) (1979) ** Kesatria Mangku Negara

Officer of the

(KMN) (1989) ** MY Darjah Jasa Negara - Order of Meritorious Service - PJN

Commander of the

Order of Meritorious Service The Distinguished Order of Meritorious Service ( ms, Darjah Yang Mulia Jasa Negara) is a Malaysian federal award presented for meritorious service to the country. It should not be confused with the Order of Merit The Order of Merit (french: ...

(PJN) – Datuk (1996) **

Commander of the

Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia The Most Esteemed Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia ( ms, Darjah Yang Mulia Setia Mahkota Malaysia) is a Malaysian federal award presented for meritorious service to the country and awarded by the sovereign. The order was instituted o ...

(PSM) – Tan Sri (2014) * : ** Sultan_Ibrahim_Coronation_Medal_ribbon

Second Class of the Sultan Ibrahim Medal (PIS II) ** My-KEL_Order_of_the_Life_of_the_Crown_of_Kelantan_2006

Second Class of the Star of Sultan Ismail (BSI II) **

Most Honourable Order of the Crown of Johor - ribbon bar

Companion of the

Order of the Crown of Johor The Most Honourable Order of the Crown of Johor ( Malay: ''Darjah Mahkota Johor Yang Amat Mulia'') is an Order of chivalry awarded by the Sultan of Johor. It was first instituted on July 31, 1886. It is awarded in three classes: *Knight Grand Co ...

(SMJ) (1992)

References

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