Saarani Mohamad
Saarani bin Mohamad (born 13 March 1961) is a Malaysian politician who has served as 14th Menteri Besar of Perak since December 2020 and Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Lenggong from 1999 to 2004 and Kota Tampan since March 2004. He was a member of the Perak State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Barisan Nasional (BN) state administrations under former Menteris Besar Tajol Rosli Mohd Ghazali and Zambry Abdul Kadir from March 2004 to the collapse of the BN state administration in March 2008 and from February 2009 to another collapse in May 2018 and again in the Perikatan Nasional (PN) state administration under former Menteri Besar Ahmad Faizal Azumu briefly from March 2020 to the collapse of the PN administration in December 2020. He is a member, state chair of Perak and member of the Supreme Council of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the federal and state ruling BN coalition which is aligned with another federal and state ruling PN coalition at both the federal and state levels.[1]
Saarani Mohamad | |
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![]() Saarani in 2020 | |
14th Menteri Besar of Perak | |
Assumed office 10 December 2020 | |
Monarch | Nazrin Shah |
Preceded by | Ahmad Faizal Azumu |
Exco roles (Perak) | |
2004–2006 | Chairman of the Rural Development |
2006–2008 | Chairman of the Information, Rural Development, Plantation Industries and Commodities |
2009–2013 | Chairman of the Rural Development, Poverty Eradication, Plantations and Welfare |
2013–2014 | Chairman of the Rural Development, Plantations, Agriculture, Housing and Local Government |
2014–2018 | Chairman of the Rural Development, Agriculture, Plantations, Information and Human Capital Development |
2020 | Chairman of the Rural Development, Entrepreneur, Co-operatives and Consumer Affairs |
Faction represented in Perak State Legislative Assembly | |
1999– | Barisan Nasional |
Other roles | |
2018–2020 | Opposition Leader of the Perak State Legislative Assembly |
Personal details | |
Born | Lenggong, Perak, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) | 13 March 1961
Citizenship | Malaysian |
Political party | United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) |
Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) Perikatan Nasional (PN) Muafakat Nasional (MN) |
Alma mater | University of Technology, Malaysia Open University Malaysia |
Occupation | Politician, teacher |
Election results
Year | Constituency | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | |||
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1999 | N16 Lenggong, P058 Chenderoh | Saarani Mohamad (UMNO) | 6,427 | 59.95% | Azizan Mohd Desa (PAS) | 3,986 | 37.18% | 10,720 | 2,441 | 63.52% | ||
2004 | N04 Kota Tampan, P055 Lenggong | Saarani Mohamad (UMNO) | 5,071 | 67.93% | Hamzah Mohd Zain (keADILan) | 2,394 | 32.07% | 7,608 | 2,677 | 69.31% | ||
2008 | Saarani Mohamad (UMNO) | 4,963 | 65.38% | Hamzah Mohd Zain (PKR) | 2,628 | 34.62% | 7,761 | 2,335 | 73.12% | |||
2013 | Saarani Mohamad (UMNO) | 5,893 | 59.27% | Zahrul Nizam Abdul Majid (PKR) | 4,049 | 40.73% | 16,588 | 1,844 | 87.00% | |||
2018 | Saarani Mohamad (UMNO) | 5,183 | 52.36% | Muhammad Rif'aat Razman (PAS) | 2,881 | 29.11% | 10,097 | 2,302 | 79.00% | |||
Noor Hasnida Mohd Hashim (PPBM) | 1,834 | 18.53% |
Honours
Honours of Malaysia
Malaysia :
Member of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (AMN) (2002)[10]
Perak :
- Recipient of the Meritorious Service Medal (PJK)
Member of the Order of the Perak State Crown (AMP)
Knight of the Order of Cura Si Manja Kini (DPCM) – Dato' (2004)[11]
Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Perak State Crown (SPMP) – Dato' Seri (2021)[12]
References
- "Extended debate time for Perak state assembly". Malay Mail. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
- "Malaysia Decides 2008". The Star. Archived from the original on 9 April 2008. Retrieved 25 January 2010. Percentage figures are calculated based on total turnout.
- "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
- "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
- "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
- "my undi : Kawasan & Calon-Calon PRU13 : Keputusan PRU13 (Archived copy)". www.myundi.com.my. Archived from the original on 31 March 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum ke-13". Utusan Malaysia. Archived from the original on 21 March 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
- "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE – 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
- "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
- "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang Dan Pingat Tahun 2002" (PDF). www.istiadat.gov.my. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- "DPCM 2004". pingat.perak.gov.my. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- "Saarani leads 192 award recipients in conjunction with Sultan Nazrin's birthday". New Straits Times. 5 November 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2021.