Raja Ahmad Zainuddin Raja Omar

Raja Ahmad Zainuddin bin Raja Omar was a Malaysian politician from UMNO. He was the Member of Parliament for Larut from 1999 to 2008 and Member of Perak State Legislative Assembly for Kubu Gajah from 2008 to 2013.

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Raja Omar is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Raja Ahmad Zainuddin. The Arabic-derived word "bin" or "binti"/"binte", if used, means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Yang Mulia Dato' Sri
Raja Ahmad Zainuddin Raja Omar
SSAP
راج احمد زاينوددين راج عمر‎
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Larut
In office
1999–2008
Preceded byMohd. Zihin Mohd. Hassan
Succeeded byHamzah Zainudin
Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly
for Kubu Gajah
In office
2008–2013
Preceded byMohd Jafri Mohd Yunus
Succeeded byAhmad Hasbullah Alias
Personal details
Born
Raja Ahmad Zainuddin Raja Omar

1956
Died(2017-06-09)9 June 2017 (aged 61)
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyUMNO
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Nasional
OccupationPolitician

Early career

He was a blogger for Berita Harian, the Chief editor of Berita Harian Perak from 1988 to 1999 and Advisor for Mingguan Watan. He was also the Director of Ken Holdings Berhad, Muhibbah Engineering (M) Bhd and others. He was also the manager of Perak FC and Vice President of Football Association of Malaysia. He was suspended from 1991 to 1994, 2001 to 2005 and in 2006 due to criticism towards FAM.[1]

Politics

He was a member of the Perak Public Accounting Committee, Barisan Nasional Supporters Club, Chairman of Commercial Vehicle Licensing Board and Director of Tabung Haji Management Board.

UMNO Larut Crisis

He was the incumbent Chief of UMNO Larut branch and rejected Hamzah Zainuddin as a candidate for the Larut branch chief election as Hamzah joined the branch after 31 December 2007, which is a breach of UMNO's constitution. At the end, the Secretary-general of UMNO, Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor had allowed Hamzah to participate in the election.[2]

Election results
Parliament of Malaysia[3]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct. Opponent(s) Votes Pct. Ballots cast Majority Turnout
1999 Larut Raja Ahmad Zainuddin Raja Omar (UMNO) 14,334 56.21% Mohd Nor Monutty (KEADILAN) 10,325 40.49% 25,500 4,009 71.76%
2004 Raja Ahmad Zainuddin Raja Omar (UMNO) 19,064 60.88% Kamarudin Awang Basir (PAS) 11,456 36.58% 31,315 7,608 78.00%
Perak State Legislative Assembly[3]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct. Opponent(s) Votes Pct. Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2008 Kubu Gajah Raja Ahmad Zainuddin Raja Omar (UMNO) 4,114 49.28% Mohd Nazri Din (PAS) 4,048 48.48% 8,349 66 76.00%

Honours

Health

He had passed away on 9 June 2017 in Hospital KPJ Ipoh.

References
  1. Raja Ahmad Zainuddin dilantik semula ke dalam FAM
  2. Larut mahu jumpa Najib
  3. "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE-12". semak.spr.gov.my. Retrieved 2022-06-13.
  4. "Pahang Sultan awards for 182". The Star. 13 December 2007. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
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