Abdullah Sani Abdul Hamid

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Abdullah Sani Abdul Hamid
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Yang Berbahagia Dato' Abdullah Sani Abdul Hamid DSPN DSNS DPTJ ANS
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	Abdullah Sani bin Abdul Hamid; 15 February 1962 (age 63); 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	Politician; trade unionist;

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.

Quick Facts Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Kapar, Preceded by ...

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 moved to contested the Kapar parliamentary seat under PKR ticket and won the seat. However, in the 2022 general election, he failed to retain the seat for the second term under PH ticket after being defeated with a huge majority by a female candidate from PN, Halimah Ali who was formerly a state Executive Councilor (EXCO) of Selangor during PR's era as a state government between 2008 and 2014.

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Year	Constituency		Votes	Pct		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2008	P112 Kuala Langat	Abdullah Sani Abdul Hamid (PKR)	26,687	50.94%	Sulaiman Mohd Karli (UMNO)	25,698	49.06%	52,792	989	79.37%
2013	P112 Kuala Langat	Abdullah Sani Abdul Hamid (PKR)	40,983	53.09%	Sharuddin Omar (UMNO)	35,625	46.15%	78,718	5,358	88.97%
2018	P109 Kapar	Abdullah Sani Abdul Hamid (PKR)	47,731	44.99%	Abd Rani Osman (PAS)	31,425	29.62%	107,829	16,306	86.27%
					Mohana Muniandy Raman (MIC)	26,412	24.90%
					Manikavasagam Sundram (PRM)	525	0.49%
2022		Abdullah Sani Abdul Hamid (PKR)	53,969	34.15%	Halimah Ali (PAS)	65,171	41.61%	158,030	11,872	83.45%
					Muhammad Noor Azman (UMNO)	35,079	22.20%
					Mohd Pathan Hussin (PEJUANG)	1,015	0.64%
					Daroyah Alwi (PBM)	1,474	0.93%
					Rahim Awang (WARISAN)	265	0.17%
					VP Sevelinggam (IND)	477	0.30%

Abdullah Sani Abdul Hamid

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