Rafidah Aziz
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Tan Sri Rafidah binti Aziz (born 4 November 1943) is a Malaysian politician who was Member of Parliament for the Kuala Kangsar constituency from 1986 to 2013. Born in Kuala Kangsar, Perak, Rafidah was Minister of International Trade and Industry from 1987 to 2008. As minister, she was the chairman of MATRADE beginning in 1991.
She was also the head of United Malays National Organisation's Woman Wing (Wanita UMNO in Malay) but lost in 2009 UMNO General Assembly election to Shahrizat Abdul Jalil after seeking re-election for another term.
In 2006, she was accused of corruption related to the issuance of Approved Permits (AP) for importing foreign vehicles by former Prime Minister Mahathir bin Mohamad in his series of criticisms against the Government of Malaysia. Mahathir had also criticised then Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi's handling of the Approved Permits (AP) issue, expressing his surprise that Rafidah Aziz was still retained as a Cabinet member although two people on the list of persons issued with highest number of APs were linked to Rafidah.[1]
In March 2008, following the general election held in that month, she was dropped from cabinet, despite winning her parliamentary seat when other ministers had lost theirs. After thirty two years in government service, and twenty years as a minister, she described herself as being "blessed and content."[2] When asked if she was saddened, she said that she wished Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi had told her earlier on not to contest the election.[3]
Election results
| Year | Barisan Nasional | Votes | Pct | Opposition | Votes | Pct | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Rafidah Aziz (UMNO) | 16,196 | 69% | Ab Aziz Ishak (PAS) | 6,598 | 28% | ||
| 1990 | Rafidah Aziz (UMNO) | 16,548 | 64% | Jamaluddin Mohd Din (S46) | 8,554 | 33% | ||
| 1995 | Rafidah Aziz (UMNO) | 15,393 | 73% | Abdul Kahlid Mohd Nasir (S46) | 4,744 | 23% | ||
| 1999 | Rafidah Aziz (UMNO) | 12,074 | 55% | Asmuni Awi (PAS) | 9,300 | 42% | ||
| 2004 | Rafidah Aziz (UMNO) | 12,938 | 64% | Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin (PAS) | 6,747 | 33% | ||
| 2008 | Rafidah Aziz (UMNO) | 10,735 | 52% | Khairuddin Abd Malik (PAS) | 9,277 | 45% |
References
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Quotations related to Rafidah Aziz at Wikiquote
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- ↑ Asiaone: M'sia's Rafidah expresses hurt over cabinet departure
- ↑ The Star: Wanita Umno chief not one to sulk
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
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