Taib Azamudden Md Taib
DSDK JP JBS AMN
طيب عزم الدين محمد طيب
Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat
1999–2004Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party
2008–2013Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party
Personal details
Born (1951-10-19) 19 October 1951
Kedah, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Political partyPan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS)
Other political
affiliations
Perikatan Nasional (PN)
Muafakat Nasional (MN)
Pakatan Rakyat (PR)
Barisan Alternatif (BA)
ChildrenAfnan Hamimi Taib Azamudden
Akram Ikrami Taib Azamudden
OccupationPolitician, imam

Dato' Haji Taib Azamudden bin Md Taib (born 19 October 1951) is a Malaysian politician of Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS). Taib was the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Baling constituency in Kedah for two separate terms; from 1999 to 2004 and from 2008 to 2013. He sat in Parliament as a member of the opposition PAS.[1]

Prior to joining PAS in politic, Taib was the imam of the National Mosque of Malaysia from 1993 to 1999.[2]

Taib entered Parliament in the 1999 general election, winning the Baling constituency in Kedah. In the 2004 general election, he was one of many PAS parliamentarians to lost their seat, being defeated by Mashitah Ibrahim of the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition.[3] He regained the Baling seat in the 2008 general election, defeating the Barisan Nasional's Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim.

Taib suffered a stroke in 2013 and did not re-contest his seat in the general election later that year.[4][5]

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia[6][7]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
1999 P016 Baling, Kedah Taib Azamudden Md Taib (PAS) 21,468 51.68% Bahador Shah Md Isa (UMNO) 20,074 48.32% 42,534 1,394 78.93%
2004 Taib Azamudden Md Taib (PAS) 28,432 46.54% Mashitah Ibrahim (UMNO) 32,661 53.46% 62,202 4,229 83.27%
2008 Taib Azamudden Md Taib (PAS) 36,074 55.90% Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim (UMNO) 28,461 44.10% 65,764 7,613 83.47%

Honours

See also

References

  1. "Taib Azamudden bin Md Taib, Y.B. Tuan" (in Malay). Parliament of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 14 April 2010. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
  2. Habibu, Sira. "Good mix of candidates in Kedah". The Star (Malaysia). Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
  3. Chandrasekaran, V. (26 March 2004). "Imam banned after daughter's win". The Star (Malaysia). Retrieved 21 December 2009.
  4. Syajaratulhuda Mohamad Rosli (27 January 2013). "Ahli Parlimen Baling diserang angin ahmar". Sinar Harian (in Malay). Retrieved 28 November 2014.
  5. "Malaysia Decides 2008". The Star (Malaysia). Retrieved 20 December 2009.
  6. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 22 May 2010. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  7. "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
  8. "Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1993" (PDF). www.istiadat.gov.my.
  9. Sarawak Honours Siti Hasmah, Chong Eu. New Straits Times. 9 September 1996.
  10. 1 2 "Carian Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat". eservices.kedah.gov.my.
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