Abdullah Sani Abdul Hamid
Malaysian politician and trade unionist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Dato' Abdullah Sani bin Abdul Hamid (Jawi: عبدالله ثاني بن عبدالحميد; born 15 February 1962) is a Malaysian politician and trade unionist who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kapar from May 2018 to November 2022 and for Kuala Langat from March 2008 to May 2018. He is a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) and formerly Pakatan Rakyat (PR) and Barisan Alternatif (BA) coalitions. He was also a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.
Abdullah Sani Abdul Hamid | |
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عبدالله ثاني عبدالحميد | |
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Kapar | |
In office 9 May 2018 – 19 November 2022 | |
Preceded by | Manivannan Gowindasamy (PR–PKR) |
Succeeded by | Halimah Ali (PN–PAS) |
Majority | 16,306 (2018) |
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Kuala Langat | |
In office 8 March 2008 – 9 May 2018 | |
Preceded by | Shafie Salleh (BN–UMNO) |
Succeeded by | Xavier Jayakumar Arulanandam (PH–PKR) |
Majority | 5,358 (2008) 17,112 (2013) |
Personal details | |
Born | (1962-02-15) 15 February 1962 (age 62) Perak, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) |
Political party | United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) (–1996) People's Justice Party (PKR) (since 1999) |
Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) (–1996) Barisan Alternatif (BA) (1999–2004) Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (2008–2015) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (since 2015) |
Occupation | |
Born in Perak, and with a background as a trade unionist,[1] Abdullah Sani was elected to Parliament in the 2008 general election, narrowly winning the seat of Kuala Langat from the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition. He was re-elected in the 2013 general election with an increased margin.[2] In 2013 he also won election as deputy president of the Malaysian Trades Union Congress.[3] He was a prominent player in the 2014 Kajang Move, an internal PKR machination to oust Selangor's Chief Minister, and PKR member, Khalid Ibrahim.[4] He is also a member of the Central Leadership Council of PKR.[5]
In the 2018 general election, Abdullah Sani contested and won the Kapar parliamentary seat.