Suhaimi Kamaruddin
Malaysian Parliament for Sepang | |
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In office 1974–1982 | |
Preceded by | Lee Siok Yew |
Succeeded by | Mohd. Sharif Jajang |
Constituency | Sepang |
Personal details | |
Born | [when?] |
Political party | United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) (until 1988; 1996–present) Semangat 46 (1988–1996) |
Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) (until 1988; 1996–present) Perikatan Nasional (PN) (2020–present) Muafakat Nasional (MN) (2019–present) Angkatan Perpaduan Ummah (APU) (1990–1996) Gagasan Rakyat (GR) (1990–1996) |
Spouse | Umi Khalsom Abdul Karim |
Relations | Dato' Kamaruddin Idris (father), Tan Sri Azmi Kamaruddin (brother), Dato' Seri Harun Idris (uncle) |
Children | 5 |
Occupation | Lawyer |
Suhaimi bin Kamaruddin (
He was also the former president of the Gerakan Belia 4B Malaysia youth association.
Early life and career
Suhaimi was born as the son of former Menteri Besar of
His entry into politics brought with him much acclaim as a politician, and he quickly rose up the ranks of UMNO to gain leadership of the UMNO Youth movement. His views were heavily pro-Malay, and he suggested many times in parliament for the NEP target of a 30% stake of the economic action be raised to 40%-50% to benefit the Malays. While he professed that his intentions were to support the Malays who were generally of a more impoverished background, his views were misconstrued as ultra-nationalism and his success was partially, if not intentionally, due to fulminating feelings regarding the Malay identity. In 1982, Suhaimi lost the leadership of UMNO Youth after the fledgling politician Anwar Ibrahim wrested the control of the movement from him by a slim 10-vote majority in a bitterly fought contest. Anwar received 183, compared to Suhaimi's 173, with Hang Tuah Arshad receiving only 3 votes. In 1984, the votes were more in Anwar's favour, 226 as opposed to Suhaimi's 137. However, seeing him as a very real threat to his political career, Anwar removed Suhaimi from the movement despite the ongoing media vilification of Anwar's motivations and accusations that Anwar participated in 'politik wang' (money politics).
Despite this set-back, Suhaimi still managed to become the Deputy Minister of Education. In 1981, he proposed the integration of the education system (at the time, split into national schools, Chinese schools and Tamil schools) so that the Malay, Chinese and Indian children would learn to integrate, resulting in racial harmony. He was lambasted for such a suggestion by Lim Kit Siang of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), who denouncing such a view as "extremist and chauvinistic." Suhaimi defended his views, maintaining that racial integration was more important than catering schools to a particular race, forewarning everyone of racial polarisation in the future. He was rebuked, and the Sedition Act was cited as a threat were he to continue with such a proposal.[1]
Later political career
In 1987, Tengku
Seven years later, Tengku Razaleigh disbanded Semangat 46 and rejoined UMNO, forcing Suhaimi and his other political companions to return to UMNO or retire permanently from politics. Suhaimi rejoined UMNO and he remains active in politics to this day.
Recent activity
In May 2008, German company GUNT, represented by Datuk Suhaimi Kamaruddin, Marisa Regina Mohd Aris Rizal and Saidatun Nasihah, won against the Cheras firm, MS Instruments Sdn Bhd. The case involved the latter supplying the Education Ministry with imitation products under the guise of the genuine German article.[2]
Election results
Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
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1974 | P083 Sepang, Selangor | Suhaimi Kamaruddin (UMNO) | Zainuddin Karim ( PEKEMAS )
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1978 | Suhaimi Kamaruddin (UMNO) | 11,404 | 54.81% | A. Kalai Chelvan (DAP) | 6,446 | 30.98% | 4,958 | |||||
Mohamed Long Said (PAS) | 2,955 | 14.20% | ||||||||||
1982 | Suhaimi Kamaruddin (UMNO) | 16,105 | 60.91% | Abdul Jabar Mohamad Yusof (IND) | 9,613 | 36.36% | 27,043 | 6,492 | 79.67% | |||
Mohamed Long Said (PAS) | 573 | 2.17% | ||||||||||
Thai Ah Ko (IND) | 148 | 0.56% | ||||||||||
1990 | P095 Sepang, Selangor | Suhaimi Kamaruddin ( S46 )
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13,492 | 37.12% | Mohd Sharif Jajang (UMNO) | 22,855 | 62.88% | 37,410 | 9,363 | 77.01% | ||
1995 | P102 Sepang, Selangor | Suhaimi Kamaruddin ( S46 )
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10,353 | 28.46% | Seripah Noli Syed Hussin (UMNO) | 26,022 | 71.54% | 38,182 | 15,669 | 73.33% |
Honours
- Malaysia :
- Member of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (AMN) (1972)[4]
- Selangor :
- Companion of the Order of the Crown of Selangor (SMS)
- Knight Commander of the Order of the Crown of Selangor (DPMS) – Dato' (1981)[5]
See also
Notes and references
- ^ Order Paper (21 October 1981). [1][permanent dead link]. Dewan Rakyat.
- ^ Bernama (17 May 2008). "The New Straits Times Online". Archived from the original on 21 May 2008. Retrieved 11 June 2008.. NST Online.
- ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 27 June 2010. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
- ^ "Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1972" (PDF). www.istiadat.gov.my.
- ^ "DPMS 1981". awards.selangor.gov.my.