Mohd Radzi Sheikh Ahmad

Mohd Radzi bin Sheikh Ahmad (Jawi: محمد رضي بن شيخ احمد; born 24 February 1942) is a Malaysian former footballer, lawyer, and politician. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) of Malaysia for the seat of Kangar in Perlis twice (1982-1990 and 2004–2013) and has served as a senator in Dewan Negara. He was also the Minister in the Prime Minister's Department for Legal Affairs (2004-2006) and Minister of Home Affairs (2006-2008). Presently he is a member of Malaysian United Indigenous Party or Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (BERSATU), a component of Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition, after his resignation from United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) of Barisan Nasional (BN) for the second time in 2018.

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Sheikh Ahmad is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Mohd Radzi. The Arabic-derived word "bin" or "binti"/"binte", if used, means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Dato' Seri
Mohd Radzi Sheikh Ahmad
PSM SPMP SSAP DPMP
محمد رضي شيخ احمد
Secretary-General of the UMNO
In office
1 June 2004 – 20 March 2008
PresidentAbdullah Ahmad Badawi
Preceded byMohd Khalil Yaakob
Succeeded byTengku Adnan Tengku Mansor
Ministerial roles
1982–1983Parliamentary Secretary of National and Rural Development
1983–1986Deputy Minister of Home Affairs
1986–1987Deputy Minister of Primary Industries
2004–2006Minister in the Prime Minister's Department
2006–2008Minister of Home Affairs
Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat
1982–1989Barisan Nasional
1989–1990Parti Melayu Semangat 46
2004–2013Barisan Nasional
Faction represented in Dewan Negara
2020Malaysian United Indigenous Party
2020–2022Perikatan Nasional
Personal details
Born
Mohd Radzi bin Sheikh Ahmad

(1942-02-24) 24 February 1942
Kangar, Perlis, British Malaya (now Malaysia)
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyBERSATU (2018-present)
UMNO (1982-1988; 1996–2018)
S46 (1989-1996)
Other political
affiliations		PN (2020-present)
PH (2018-2020)
BN (1982-1988; 1996–2018)
GR / APU (1989-1996)
Spouse(s)Ellisha Abdullah
Mahani Abdul Hamid
EducationRoyal Military College
Alma materInns of Court Middle Temple
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionFootballer, Lawyer

Background and formal education

Radzi is the son of former Menteri Besar of Perlis, the late Tan Sri Sheikh Ahmad Mohd Hashim. Radzi received his early education at Sekolah Melayu Kangar in 1948. he then continued his secondary education at Derma English School in 1952 before entering Royal Military College, Port Dickson in 1957. In 1961 he took Barrister-at-Law, Inns of Court in Middle Temple, London.

Radzi had served in the Jurisdiction Department as a Deputy Public Prosecutor in Selangor and later as the President of Session Court in Klang before he left to open his own legal firm.[1]

Radzi was a footballer of Perlis state. He represented the nation and was a goal scorer during his youth career in the 1960 AFC Youth Championship, which was held in Malaya.[2]

Politics

Radzi was first elected to Parliament in 1982.[3] He has held various Ministries including Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (1983–1984) and Deputy Minister for the Primary Industries Ministry (1984–1986).

Radzi joined the Parti Melayu Semangat 46 (S46) in 1989 before rejoining UMNO in 1996 after S46 was dissolved.[2]

Radzi was picked as UMNO secretary-general on 1 June 2004 by the then UMNO President Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. He was appointed Minister for Home Affairs in February 2006,[4] but in March 2008 was dropped from the Cabinet. He also resigned as the Secretary-General of UMNO and BN on 20 March 2008, saying he would not be able to work effectively without a Cabinet post.[5] He was dropped from UMNO's list of candidates for the 2013 general election (GE13), replaced by Shaharuddin Ismail.[6]

In December 2018, Radzi quit UMNO again and joined Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU) which is part of new Pakatan Harapan (PH) government following the fall of BN and UMNO in the earlier May 2018 general election (GE14).[7][8] He was then made a Senator after the Sheraton Move by BERSATU led Perikatan Nasional (PN) and sworn in on 17 June 2020.[9]

Personal life

Radzi married first Ellisha Abdullah, an Irish who died in an accident in 1984 and the couple has five children. He is married second time to Mahani Abdul Hamid and they has three children.

Election results
Parliament of Malaysia[10][11][12]
Year Constituency Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
1982 P001 Kangar, Perlis Mohd Radzi Sheikh Ahmad (UMNO) 22,251 71.51% Musa Mohamed (PAS) 8,866 28.49% 32,396 13,385 77.16%
1986 Mohd Radzi Sheikh Ahmad (UMNO) 22,463 68.93% Shuib Hj Mohammad (PAS) 9,397 28.83% 32,590 13,066 72.29%
1995 P004 Langkawi, Kedah Mohd Radzi Sheikh Ahmad (S46) 3,552 22.87% Abu Bakar Taib (UMNO) 11,977 77.13% 16,532 8,425 76.12%
2004 P002 Kangar, Perlis Mohd Radzi Sheikh Ahmad (UMNO) 22,498 67.98% Ishar Saad (PAS) 9,950 30.07% 33,095 12,548 81.68%
2008 Mohd Radzi Sheikh Ahmad (UMNO) 23,821 68.17% Tunku Abdul Rahman Tunku Ismail (PKR) 10,150 29.04% 34,946 13,671 80.17%

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

References
  1. Suhaini Aznam (25 February 2006). "Radzi's take on life, politics and his dusun". The Star. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  2. "Radzi's career in politics began in 1982". The Star. 20 March 2008. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  3. "UMNO Elections '87". New Straits Times. 24 April 1987. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
  4. "Significant javascript:easyCiteMain()milestones". The Star. 29 December 2006. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
  5. "Radzi quits as BN and Umno secretary-general". Archived from the original on 21 May 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  6. "BN's List: Who's In and Who's Out". Malaysia Chronicle. 18 April 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
  7. "Perlis Umno veteran joins Bersatu". New Straits Times. 14 December 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  8. "Former Umno sec-gen Radzi Sheikh Ahmad joins exodus to Bersatu". The Malaysian Insight. 14 December 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  9. "Ex-ministers among five sworn in as senators". The Star. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  10. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  11. "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
  12. "Malaysia Decides 2008". The Star (Malaysia). Archived from the original on 11 January 2010. Retrieved 31 December 2009. Results only available from the 2004 election.
  13. "She's Tan Sri Michelle Yeoh now". Joseph Sipalan, Lee Yen Mun. The Star. 1 June 2013. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  14. "Abdullah heads awards list". The Star. 24 October 2006. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
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