Abdul Rahman Bakar

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Bakar is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Abdul Rahman. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.

Abdul Rahman bin Bakar is a Malaysian politician, a former Member of Parliament (MP) and a former Deputy Minister of Human Resources. He is famously known as the 'giant-killer' in Malaysian politics, due to his record of defeating top prominent politician of PAS, Abdul Hadi Awang, twice during the general elections.^[1][2]

Yang Berbahagia Dato' Sri Abdul Rahman Bakar SSAP DPMT DMSM
عبدالرحمن بن بكر
Deputy Minister of Human Resources
In office 27 March 2004 – 18 March 2008
Monarchs	Sirajuddin Mizan Zainal Abidin
Prime Minister	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Minister	Fong Chan Onn
Preceded by	Abdul Latiff Ahmad
Succeeded by	Noraini Ahmad
Constituency	Marang
Senator (At-large)
In office 15 July 2008 – 17 July 2014
Monarchs	Mizan Zainal Abidin Abdul Halim
Prime Minister	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi Najib Razak
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Marang
In office 2004–2008
Preceded by	Abdul Hadi Awang (PAS)
Succeeded by	Abdul Hadi Awang (PAS)
In office 1986–1990
Preceded by	Constituency created
Succeeded by	Abdul Hadi Awang (PAS)
Personal details
Born	(1952-05-30) 30 May 1952 (age 73) Kampung Gelugor Kedai, Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu
Citizenship	Malaysian
Political party	United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN) Muafakat Nasional (MN)
Spouse	Datin Sri Robiah Hitam
Children	6
Alma mater	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Occupation	Politician

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia^[3]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
1986	P034 Marang		Abdul Rahman Bakar (UMNO)	13,654	51.20%		Abdul Hadi Awang (PAS)	13,015	48.80%	27,433	639	82.61%
1990			Abdul Rahman Bakar (UMNO)	17,575	49.53%		Abdul Hadi Awang (PAS)	17,736	49.98%	36,172	161	84.70%
							Wan Deraman Wan Nik (IND)	176	0.50%
1995	P037 Marang		Abdul Rahman Bakar (UMNO)	21,063	48.97%		Abdul Hadi Awang (PAS)	21,945	51.03%	44,212	882	81.69%
2004			Abdul Rahman Bakar (UMNO)	28,076	49.85%		Abdul Hadi Awang (PAS)	27,913	49.56%	57,186	163	88.84%

Honours

• Malacca :
  • Companion Class I of the Exalted Order of Malacca (DMSM) – Datuk (2004)^[4]
• Terengganu :
  • Knight Commander of the Order of the Crown of Terengganu (DPMT) – Dato' (2006)^[4]
• Pahang :
  • Grand Knight of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (SSAP) – Dato' Sri (2014)^[4]