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Dr. Shaharuddin Badaruddin (19 September 1962 – 2 August 2018) was a
Malaysian
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politician.
Shaharuddin was the vice president of the
People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party in the
Pakatan Harapan (PH) ruling coalition. Shaharuddin was elected to represent
Seri Setia
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constituency in the
Selangor State Legislative Assembly in
2018 general election. He defeated three other candidates on 9 May 2018 and was appointed as the state executive councillor on 14 May 2018. Shaharuddin was the chairman of the Selangor Islamic Affairs, Education and Human Capital Development Committee.
Election results
Death
Badaruddin died of stage four
colon cancer
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on 2 August 2018 at 6.28 pm at the
Putrajaya Hospital at age 55. Shaharuddin's remains was brought to his residence at Desa Pinggiran Putra, Kajang before brought to the Jamiurrahmah Mosque at Kampung Limau Manis, Sungai Merab for prayers and then burial at Kampung Limau Manis Cemetery the next day. Prime Minister
Mahathir Mohamad
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conveyed his condolences over his passing.
Badaruddin's death had let to the vacancy of
Seri Setia state constituency which set for the
2018 Seri Setia by-election
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on the 8 September 2018 that saw PH candidate Halimey Abu Bakar from the PKR defeated
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) candidate Halimah Ali to retain the seat.
References
1962 births
2018 deaths
Deaths from colorectal cancer
Deaths from cancer in Malaysia
Malaysian people of Malay descent
Malaysian Muslims
People's Justice Party (Malaysia) politicians
Members of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly
Selangor state executive councillors
21st-century Malaysian politicians
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