Mohamad Aziz

This article is about the Malaysian politician. For the Moroccan footballer, see Mohamed Aziz (footballer). For the Indian playback singer, see Mohammed Aziz.

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

Mohamad bin Aziz (29 July 1940 – 24 December 2020) was the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Sri Gading constituency in the state of Johor from 1999 to 2013. He sat in Parliament as a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) party in the governing Barisan Nasional coalition.^[1]

Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Datuk Haji Mohamad Aziz PSM PJN SMJ KMN AMN PIS BSI PPN
محمد عزيز‎
Speaker of the Johor State Legislative Assembly
In office 20 June 2013 – 7 April 2018
Monarch	Ibrahim Ismail
Menteri Besar	Mohamed Khaled Nordin
Deputy	Baderi Dasuki
Preceded by	Mohamed Ali Hassan
Succeeded by	Suhaizan Kayat
Constituency	Non-MLA (Barisan Nasional)
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Sri Gading, Johor
In office 29 November 1999 – 5 May 2013
Preceded by	Hamzah Ramli
Succeeded by	Aziz Kaprawi
Majority	17,558 (1999) 16,196 (2004) 10,874 (2008)
Member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly for Parit Yaani
In office 22 April 1986 – 29 November 1999
Preceded by	Constituency created
Succeeded by	Hamzah Ramli
Majority	Unopposed (1986) 6,320 (1990) 13,365 (1995)
Personal details
Born	Mohamad Abdul Aziz (1940-07-29)29 July 1940 Batu Pahat, Johor, British Malaya (now Malaysia)
Died	24 December 2020(2020-12-24) (aged 80) Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
Resting place	Bukit Aliff Muslim Cemetery, Johor Bahru, Johor
Political party	United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN) Perikatan Nasional (PN) Muafakat Nasional (MN)
Spouse(s)	Radin Faridah Radin Ahmad Azizah Zakaria
Children	11
Occupation	Politician

Mohamad was a member of the Executive Council (akin to a State Cabinet) of Johor from 1990 to 1995 and the Johor State Government Information Chief from 1995 to 1999. In 1999 he was elected to Parliament for the Sri Gading constituency.^[2]

Mohamad caused controversy in 2009 when he called for two ministers in his Barisan Nasional government to resign.^[3] In June 2012, he called in Parliament for the execution for treason of the electoral reform activist Ambiga Sreenevasan.^[4]

His parliamentary career ended in 2013, when UMNO selected another candidate to contest the Sri Gading constituency.^[5] After the 2013 election, he was appointed as the Speaker of the Johor State Legislative Assembly.

He was also Umno Malaysia Deputy Permanent Chairman since 2008.^[6]

Death

Mohamad Aziz died on 24 December 2020 at the age of 80.^[7][8][9] He was laid to rest in the burial grounds at Bukit Aliff Muslim cemetery, Johor Bahru.^[10][11]

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia^[12]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
1999	P149 Sri Gading, Johor		Mohamad Aziz (UMNO)	29,156	71.54%		Khalid Samad (PAS)	11,598	28.46%	41,687	17,558	74.82%
2004			Mohamad Aziz (UMNO)	21,512	80.18%		Ahmad Faidhi Saidi (PKR)	5,316	19.82%	26,828	16,196	74.92%
2008			Mohamad Aziz (UMNO)	19,641	69.14%		Ali Markom (PKR)	8,767	30.86%	29,266	10,874	79.43%

Johor State Legislative Assembly^[12][13]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
1986	N19 Parit Yaani		Mohamad Aziz (UMNO)	None	None	Unopposed
1990			Mohamad Aziz (UMNO)	10,244	N/A		Mohd Saidi Taul (S46)	3,924	N/A	14,938	6,320	74.53%
1995			Mohamad Aziz (UMNO)	15,713	N/A		Mohd Said Jamhari (S46)	2,348	N/A	18,709	13,365	73.27%

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

•  Malaysia :
  • Medallist of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (PPN) (1976)^[14]
  • Member of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (AMN) (1979)^[15]
  • Officer of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (KMN) (1989)^[16]
  • Commander of the Order of Meritorious Service (PJN) – Datuk (1996)^[17]
  • Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (PSM) – Tan Sri (2014)^[18]
•  Johor :
  • Second Class of the Sultan Ibrahim Medal (PIS II)
  • Second Class of the Star of Sultan Ismail (BSI II)
  • Companion of the Order of the Crown of Johor (SMJ) (1992)^[19]

References

1. "Malaysia Decides 2008". The Star (Malaysia). Star Publications (Malaysia). Retrieved 28 January 2010. Percentage figures are calculated based on total turnout. Includes results from the 2004 election. Results from earlier elections are not available.
2. "Tan Sri Datuk Haji Mohamad Aziz". Tabung Haji. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
3. Abd Rahman, Zulkifli (2 November 2009). "DPM meets Umno backbenchers who asked ministers to quit". The Star. Star Publications (Malaysia). Retrieved 29 January 2010.
4. Teoh, Shannon (26 June 2012). "Hang Ambiga, says Umno MP". The Malaysian Insider. Archived from the original on 28 June 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
5. Tan, Christina (26 April 2013). "GE13: Dropped candidate still faithful to party as wife is named as contestant". The Star. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
6. "MT UMNO 2014". www.umno-online.my. Archived from the original on 14 May 2015.
7. "Former Johor speaker Mohamad Aziz dies". The Star Online. 25 December 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
8. "Ex-Johor State Assembly Speaker Mohamad Aziz dies". New Straits Times. 25 December 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
9. "Mohamad Aziz kembali ke rahmatullah". Utusan Malaysia (in Malay). 24 December 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
10. "Former Johor speaker Mohamad Aziz laid to rest". The Star Online. 25 December 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
11. "Jenazah bekas Ahli Parlimen Sri Gading selamat dikebumi" (in Malay). Berita Harian. 25 December 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
12. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Percentage figures based on total turnout, including votes for third parties. Results before 1986 election unavailable.
13. "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
14. "Senarai Penuh Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1976" (PDF).
15. "Senarai Penuh Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1979" (PDF).
16. "Senarai Penuh Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1989" (PDF).
17. "Senarai Penuh Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1996" (PDF).
18. "IGP leads King's honours list". The Star. 7 June 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
19. Syed Hamid Tops Ruler's Honours List. New Straits Times. 7 April 1992. p. 4.