69-511: Ahmed Said or Ahmad Said may refer to: Ahmad Said (politician) , Malay politician and member of the Legislative Assembly Ahmed Hassan Said , Egyptian businessman Ahmed Said (cricketer) , Pakistani cricketer Ahmed Said (footballer) , Egyptian football player Ahmed Said (swimmer) , Egyptian swimmer Ahmed Said (broadcaster) , director and announcer of Voice of
138-586: A state seat after the BN nominee was found to have been declared bankrupt, although this was later disproved. On 26 February 2008, independent contender Junak Jawek dropped out of the polls for the new Parliamentary seat of Igan . Wahab Dolah of BN was declared the winner. This brings the total number of uncontested wins by National Front to ten seats as of 27 February 2008: eight parliamentary and two state seats. Some PKR candidates have alleged fraud, claiming they received offers from BN not to contest. Rahamat Idil Latip,
207-606: A March election as an attempt by the Prime Minister to garner a fresh mandate before a slowdown in the global and Malaysian economies, and in an effort to bar Anwar Ibrahim from contesting, as he is permitted to re-enter politics on 14 April 2008. On 14 February, the Election Commission announced nominations would be held on 24 February, with general election set for 8 March. This will allow for 13 days of campaigning to take place. Anwar Ibrahim subsequently criticised
276-709: A bid to loosen the government's five-decade grip on power as reflected by their manifestos. The three parties highlighted Malaysia's rising crime rate, consumer-price inflation and government corruption throughout the election campaign. Civil Society groups unofficially merged five opposition parties under a banner called the Barisan Rakyat (People's Front) in which they agreed on certain policy matters, particularly two civil society documents: The People's Declaration, and The People's Voice; and agreed not to contest against each other in any seats. The five parties include DAP, PKR and PAS, as well as Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) and
345-465: A deputy minister heading UMNO's campaign in Kelantan said that if voted in they would repair or build 500 mosques , including a Grand Mosque, to woo Muslim voters. In Sabah , chief minister and Sabah BN chairman Musa Aman announced that the same formula used in the 2004 election would be used in this election with regard to the allocation of seats among BN's component parties of Sabah. Sabah BN has used
414-494: A free and fair election...To win another 30 seats (to form a majority in parliament) all [they] needed was just another 56,000 votes...Just because the opposition won big does not mean the election was free and fair. [They] are calling for a royal commission to investigate the electoral process. Citing 72,058 unreturned ballot papers – of which 41,564 were for parliamentary seats and 30,494 for state assembly seats – BERSIH alleged that many of these ballots had in reality been cast for
483-644: A group of NGOs and political parties under the Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections (BERSIH) , racial equality especially as highlighted by HINDRAF , Internal Security Act detainees, the case surrounding the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Lingam Video Clip and the eligibility of former Deputy Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim . Anger among ethnic Indians regarding issues such as restrictions on jobs, education, freedom of religion and rights, and
552-636: A major publicity campaign with a slogan promising "security, peace, prosperity" in advertisements that featured prominently in newspapers and on television. The main Malaysian opposition parties, which are the Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), Democratic Action Party (DAP) and the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), planned to deny the ruling coalition a two-thirds majority in Parliament in
621-591: A majority of 3758 votes to Razali Idris after retaining it since 1990. 2008 Malaysian general election Abdullah Ahmad Badawi BN Abdullah Ahmad Badawi BN General elections were held in Malaysia on Saturday, 8 March 2008. Voting took place in all 222 parliamentary constituencies of Malaysia, each electing one Member of Parliament to the Dewan Rakyat, the dominant house of Parliament. State elections also took place in 505 state constituencies in 12 of
690-406: A polling clerk to stop a voter from voting even if his or her finger was already marked with indelible ink. The Commission chair also claimed intelligence concerning possible conspiracies to undermine the electoral process by applying ink to the fingers of those who had not yet voted, and said it would be best to refrain from adopting the measure for the sake of public order and security. According to
759-615: A possible constitutional crisis , trouble began to precipitate after the Sultan of Terengganu , Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin , who was also the then- Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King) of Malaysia, refused to re-appoint and swear in Idris as Menteri Besar. Similar problems occurred in the state of Perlis where the PM's choice was also rejected and eventually the PM had to give in to the Raja of Perlis . On 22 March 2008,
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#1733094359254828-424: A result of his weak leadership, matters such as crime, corruption and racial and religious tensions have increased. On 4 March, campaigning in Malaysia's general election took on a personal tone as rivals slung accusations of nepotism, hypocrisy, boorish language and sexist tactics. It was also suggested Abdullah is grooming his son-in-law, Khairy Jamaluddin , as Malaysia's future leader. In terms of raising funds,
897-420: A televised debate similar to those held by US presidential candidates . However, government leaders stated there was no place for such debates in Malaysia, claiming the focus should be on debating with locals concerning local issues affecting them. The Opposition had also increased focus on Abdullah Badawi's performance in the last few years and being a poor leader who sleeps on the job. They mentioned that as
966-414: A widespread feeling of loss of dignity have played a part during the 2008 parliamentary elections in Malaysia. One of the other main issues brought up has been whether the election would be conducted fairly. The opposition has pointed out these issues are gerrymandering of electoral districts, uneven media access, outdated electoral systems, election fraud and vote buying. Besides, it was also alleged that
1035-519: A younger crop of candidates with fewer ties to former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad , the architect of the country's affirmative-action policies in the election. Abdullah said he needed "one or two more terms" to successfully complete various economic projects he has started. The government wished to retake the mandate of the opposition state of Kelantan from PAS, promising the Kelantanese people major development projects and jobs. Awang Adek Hussin,
1104-714: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Ahmad Said (politician) Dato' Seri Ahmad bin Said (born 15 February 1957) is a Malaysian politician who served as the 13th Menteri Besar of Terengganu from March 2008 to May 2013, Leader of the Opposition of Terengganu from March 2019 to August 2023, Member of the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Kijal from October 1990 to November 1999 and again from March 2004 to August 2023 and Member of
1173-482: Is expected to be clipped this time as it suffers a backlash from ethnic Chinese and Indians. Early vote counting showed the Barisan Nasional was already faring badly in early tallies across the country with the exception of Sabah, Sarawak and Johor, as claimed by Kelantan United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) state chief Annuar Musa. The opposition began claiming using their own estimates that they have denied
1242-513: The 2022 general election , this is the last time the Barisan Nasional won the overall popular vote. The Malaysian Parliament was dissolved on 13 February 2008 by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King) on the advice of Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi , from which a general election will be required to be held within the 60 days, between 13 February 2008 and 13 April 2008. The announcement of
1311-514: The Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) winning the remaining eight seats. In the formation of the new Terengganu state government, the federal government under the then- Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi put forth the reappointment of Datuk Seri Idris Jusoh to a second term as Menteri Besar . Abdullah claimed Idris received full support of 23 of the 24 Barisan Nasional state assemblymen elected. In what political analysts described as
1380-526: The National Fatwa Council declared the ink safe for use, after receiving a lab report from the Chemistry Department of Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia . On 4 March 2008, four days before polling, the commission announced it was cancelling the plan, citing concerns about the constitutionality of the measure – without a constitutional amendment permitting the practice, it could be illegal for
1449-744: The Terengganu State Executive Council (EXCO) from 1995 to his promotion to the Menteri Besarship in March 2008. He is a member and Division Chief of Kemaman of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. Concurrently, he is the State Chairman of Terengganu BN and UMNO. Ahmad Said is a political science graduate from Universiti Sains Malaysia and
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#17330943592541518-515: The United Pasok Nunukragang National Organisation (PASOK). Part of the opposition campaign took place in cyberspace and new media, utilising new technologies such as blogs , SMS and YouTube . Major newspapers and television stations, which were partly owned by parties in the government coalition, only mention the opposition in passing. On 2 March, PAS President Abdul Hadi Awang challenged Abdullah Badawi to hold
1587-459: The 13 states (excluding Sarawak ) on the same day. The 11th Parliament was dissolved on 13 February 2008, and the following day, the Election Commission announced nominations would be held on 24 February, with general polling set for 8 March. State assemblies of all states except Sarawak (due to election in 2006 ) also dissolved and their elections took place at the same time. Political parties were reported to have begun preparations for
1656-591: The Arabs, 1953-1967 Ahmed Hassan Said , Egyptian politician Ahmed Said Musa Patel , first Imam and Muslim cleric in New Zealand See also [ edit ] Ahmed Saad (disambiguation) Abdulkadir Ahmed Said , Somali film director, producer, screenwriter, cinematographer and editor Djaffar Ahmed Said , administrator in Comoros Mohammed Ahmed Said Haidel , citizen of Yemen, who
1725-544: The EC "implemented the system". Members of BN were more critical, with UMNO secretary-general Mohd Radzi Sheikh Ahmad , MCA secretary-general Ong Ka Chuan and Gerakan vice-president Teng Hock Nan proposing the use of other systems, such as a fingerprint-based biometrics system, as alternatives. An additional comment by BN against the use of the indelible ink was the lack of assurance the ink used will contain safe or halal ingredients, taking into account Muslim voters. On 9 August,
1794-563: The Election Commission, the decision to cancel the use of indelible ink was based on reports that certain parties tried to "sabotage" the election process in Kedah , Kelantan and Perlis . The police has arrested several persons that tried to smuggle the ink through neighbouring Thailand . Opposition parties widely condemned the move. PKR Deputy President Syed Husin Ali alleged that the commission
1863-596: The Malaysian Parliament required to pass amendments to the Malaysian Constitution . In addition, five of the twelve contested state legislatures were won by the opposition, compared with only one in the last election but Perak was retaken by Barisan Nasional after 11-month administration by Pakatan Rakyat coalition. This marked the end of Abdullah Ahmad Badawi 's tenure as Prime Minister before his handover to Najib Razak several months later. As of
1932-540: The Malaysian Voters Union asked the Attorney-General to officially charge four men who they alleged had been arrested for involvement in the supposed conspiracy. As of 24 March 2008, the men had not been remanded by a court, nor charged with a crime; their arrest was not publicised. In May, Home Minister Syed Hamid Albar told Parliament in his written response to a question from Fong Po Kuan that "there
2001-482: The National Front or Barisan Nasional an unfair advantage. It had been highlighted to the Election Commission of Malaysia that its electoral roll has been suspect, because of the discovery that it contains nearly 9,000 people aged more than 100. This raised suspicions that the books are contaminated with dead voters which leaves the election vulnerable to fraud. Further discoveries of people who have been born in
2070-454: The Opposition appealed to the public through websites and blogs for supporters to contribute funds through credit cards and bank transfers to help them print campaign posters and hold public forums. The Opposition had repeatedly pointed out that they are unable to match the ruling coalition's massive spending power. On the nomination day, 24 February 2008, BN secured seven parliamentary seats and two state assembly seats uncontested. PAS also won
2139-692: The PKR candidate for the Parliamentary seat of Santubong , claimed he was told he would receive RM300,000 if he withdrew his nomination. After jokingly asking for RM3 million, he was told that it would be considered. One of the parliamentary seats won unopposed by BN was in P.182 Pensiangan (Sabah), which was won by Joseph Kurup of Parti Bersatu Rakyat Sabah (PBRS). The two candidates who were supposed to contest in this seat were Danny Anthony Andipai ( PKR ) and Saineh Usau (independent). Both were disqualified after submitting their nomination forms after 10:00 am. It
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2208-421: The Prime Minister on the choice of date, calling the move a "dirty trick" and a sign of "Prime Minister Abdullah [...] getting personal." There were expectations that a Member of Parliament from Anwar's party, Parti Keadilan Rakyat , would resign after that date to pave the way for a by-election which Anwar could contest to attempt a comeback in Parliament. At the time these claims were unsubstantiated, however,
2277-503: The anti- Khairy Jamaluddin sentiment became another main factor in the National Front's heavy losses, as stated by Tun Dr Mahathir bin Mohamad . Khairy Jamaluddin is the son-in-law of the current Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and was accused of influencing the Prime Minister when making critical decisions. Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi 's ruling United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) party and their National Front partners ran
2346-474: The appointment of Idris Jusoh according to the then deputy prime minister Najib Tun Razak . In spite of threats to strip Ahmad Said of his UMNO membership "for disobeying the leadership", he went to the office in Wisma Darul Iman to begin the first day of his new appointment on 25 March 2008. Ahmad Said was subsequently stripped of his UMNO membership. This technically disqualified him from representing
2415-523: The contributions that he has done for the Terengganu people so far and to seek his advice. After the swearing-in ceremony, he also expressed hope in moving on to discharge his responsibility to the people and eradicate poverty within the state. He resigned as Menteri Besar on 12 May 2013, making way for Ahmad Razif Abdul Rahman , the Seberang Takir Assemblyman to take over his position. This
2484-496: The decision would only benefit the ruling coalition, and demanded an explanation for the claim of adverse effects on public security: "It is ridiculous that the use of indelible ink can put the whole country into chaos and ruination." Lim condemned the waste incurred over RM 2 million having been spent purchasing 47,000 bottles of indelible ink from India, as of 23 February, and said that the DAP would be investigating legal avenues to reverse
2553-430: The decision. Response from the ruling coalition was mixed. Deputy Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak , an UMNO leader, found the reversal "appropriate", citing concerns that people would be misled into applying similar-looking ink to their fingers, denying them the right to vote. In a statement, MCA described the measure as "disappointing", saying the late announcement meant opposition parties would unnecessarily politicise
2622-469: The dissolution was done a day after the Prime Minister publicly denied that Parliament would be dissolved on 13 February. Speculation on the exact polling date was rife, as political analysts expected polling to be held after the Chinese New Year on 7 February and during the week-long school holidays from 7 to 16 March, as schools will be available for use as polling stations . Political analysts saw
2691-571: The election laws, however, allow Kurup to appeal the decision at the Federal Court. The petition was filed by Andipai, and had named Kurup, returning officer Bubudan OT Majalu, and the Election Commission as respondents. On 13 March 2009, The Federal Court in Kota Kinabalu overturned an Election Court decision on 8 Sep to strip Pensiangan MP Joseph Kurup of the seat and declare it vacant. Federal Court Judge Nik Hashim Nik Abdul Rahman who delivered
2760-414: The electoral process because "they know the National Front will win". On 17 March, a week after the release of election results and one-third win by opposition parties, BERSIH claimed the Opposition would have obtained a parliamentary majority if not for fraud. Sivarasa Rasiah , BERSIH spokesperson and newly elected PKR MP for Subang , stated: [The opposition] would have had an outright win if this were
2829-427: The expectations were fulfilled when Anwar's wife vacated her seat. The Merdeka Centre ran a survey in 2008 to gauge public sentiment and the result was published soon after. There was a series of issues raised by all sides in the run-up to the election. Among the issues are inflation, shortage of goods, fuel subsidies, rising crime, majority government, mismanagement, corruption, the demand for free and fair elections by
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2898-558: The freedom to choose the candidate they want. Human Rights Watch , which had been monitoring the election process, stated that government restraints on expression, assembly and access to state media would deny Malaysians a fair vote. Calling the electoral process "grossly unfair", Human Rights Watch called on the government to address concerns with fraud in the electoral rolls, and to provide opposition parties access to state media. De facto Law Minister Nazri Aziz accused Human Rights Watch of bias, saying they were attempting to discredit
2967-467: The government its two-thirds majority in parliament. Political scientists called these elections "stunning elections". Barisan Nasional was able to return to power and form the next government, with a simple majority but without the crucial two-thirds majority in parliament. It is BN's worst performance in Malaysia's general election (until 2018 ) since independence in 1957, winning only 63.5% (140 out of 222) of parliamentary seats that were contested;
3036-478: The impasse. The Prime Minister reversed his stance and decided to accept the king's appointment of Ahmad Said as Menteri Besar of Terengganu. He also apologised to the king for the public spat over the appointment of the Menteri Besar, explaining that there was no intention to disparage or humiliate the royal household. The apparent backdown was due to a threat that the royal household would be prepared to dissolve
3105-500: The ink was to be sold, but had passed its expiry date. Polling day was uneventful except a serious incident in Rusila , in Marang constituency in the east coast state of Terengganu , where 300 supporters of the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) stopped several buses and cars they suspected carrying fraudulent voters ferried in by the coalition and confiscating Malaysian identity cards of
3174-566: The matter in Keningau . Joseph Kurup, on the other hand, claimed he was punched after being declared winner of the seat; he also lodged a police report on this matter. On 8 September 2008, Kota Kinabalu High Court judge Justice David Wong Dak Wah declared that the Pensiangan parliamentary seat which was won uncontested by Kurup invalid and Kurup's seat be left vacant, paving the way for a possible by-election for this constituency. Recent amendments to
3243-652: The new MB. He then too attempted a no-confidence motion against his successor during a 2015 Terengganu state assembly meeting but failed. He remained in the Kijal state seat at the 14th general election and won against PAS and PH candidates with a majority of 1265 votes. He won the Kemaman UMNO division chief in the 2018 party elections but lost in his UMNO vice-presidency. He was re-appointed Terengganu UMNO liaison chairman to replace Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid on 11 January 2019. He lost his seat in 2023 Terengganu state election by
3312-482: The office of the Sultan of Terengganu announced the appointment of the Kijal assemblyman Ahmad Said instead of Idris Jusoh. The prime minister responded by saying that the appointment of Ahmad Said was "unconstitutional" as it went against the wishes of the assemblymen and the prime Minister's office who have supported Idris Jusoh's candidacy for Menteri Besar . The 22 other assemblymen had also pledged their support toward
3381-448: The opposition or spoilt but were discarded, further pointing to the fact that most of them were postal ballots. BERSIH spokespeople did not rule out further street demonstrations. On 2 June 2007, the Election Commission made public the proposed use of indelible ink to mark participating voters at polling stations, and its use officially confirmed by the commission's chairman Abdul Rashid Abdul Rahman on 13 August 2007. Its introduction
3450-414: The polling process from within polling stations. Abdul Malek added that Mafrel strongly protested the decision as contrary to its own recommendations, and compared the measure to withdrawing all currency from circulation because of the presence of counterfeit notes. He further questioned the legal reasoning behind the decision, arguing that as Parliament had speedily passed a constitutional amendment to extend
3519-425: The polls as early as January 2008. As in 2004, the incumbent Barisan Nasional coalition, the ruling political alliance since independence, as well as opposition parties represented primarily by Democratic Action Party (DAP), the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), and People's Justice Party (PKR) contested the election. As with all preceding general elections following independence, the parliamentary election
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#17330943592543588-512: The same allocation formula for both the parliamentary election as well as for the state election . In this election, UMNO would contest in 13 parliamentary seats, Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) would contest in four, United Pasokmomogun Kadazandusun Murut Organisation (UPKO) in four, Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) in two, Parti Bersatu Rakyat Sabah (PBRS) in one, and the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in one. BN coalition rolled out
3657-430: The same year possessing different identity cards (IC) and living in many different localities, were uncovered by Malaysians for Free and Fair Elections ( Mafrel ). These people are registered to vote in various places throughout the country. These issues led to questions regarding the fairness of the elections. It was also highlighted by the Opposition that certain postal voters were issued with two ballot sheets. This
3726-561: The situation. In response, several leaders of the Malaysians for Free and Fair Elections (Mafrel), including Mafrel chair Abdul Malek Hussin and deputy chair Syed Ibrahim Syed Noh, have refused to accept EC accrediting as official observers, saying they refused to legitimise the decision. Officially, they said, any EC-accredited Mafrel member could observe the polling process, and they would themselves carry out all other duties as observers, except those requiring EC accreditation such as observing
3795-523: The state UMNO and therefore commanding the majority in the legislative assembly to be appointed as Menteri Besar in the first place. The ruling party also planned to vote down the Sultan's choice through a motion of no-confidence by 22 UMNO state assemblymen. The opposition party Parti Islam SeMalaysia in the meantime promised that its assemblymen would support Ahmad Said as Menteri Besar. On 26 March 2008, Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin met at Istana Negara to resolve
3864-543: The state assembly if the motion of no-confidence was initiated against Ahmad Said, which would trigger another election in what was already a climate of discontent towards the ruling party and the possibility of dissenting assemblymen defecting to the opposition. The UMNO Supreme Council proceeded to endorse Ahmad Said as the new Menteri Besar of Terengganu. With the resolution of the impasse, Ahmad Said expressed his gratitude over his appointment and paid tribute to Idris an old friend he has known since their university days, for
3933-468: The state to have a minority ruling government Barisan Nasional (14 state assemblymen) and a majority opposition Pakatan Rakyat (15 state assemblymen) with three independent assemblymen for the first time in Malaysia's history. This is because he felt slighted when Najib Razak rejected his proposal to resign after his daughter's wedding reception. However, all three then revoked their decision and returned to UMNO. He later pledged to give his full support to
4002-477: The tenure of the EC chairperson, any necessary constitutional amendments could have been introduced and passed well in advance. After the election, Anwar Ibrahim claimed that the failure to use indelible ink had cost the PKR-DAP-PAS coalition 15 seats in Parliament, adding that "It is not unrealistic to imagine that we could actually have won a majority right then." Two weeks after the polls, several NGOs including
4071-511: The verdict held that Kurup was duly elected to the parliamentary constituency of P182 Pensiangan. Nik Hashim held that there had not been any failure on the part of the Returning Officer (RO) to comply with the election laws. Previous elections in the country had fuelled complaints that an allegedly subservient Election Commission , gerrymandering , vote fraud , compliant media, misuse of government resources and massive vote buying gave
4140-837: The voters. When the police arrived to bring order, the PAS supporters were reported to have beaten up the police and destroyed police vehicles, including several Federal Reserve Unit ( Malaysian riot police ) vehicles. A helicopter from the Royal Malaysian Army had to be called in. To break up the rioters, police fired tear gas, and the son of PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang was among those arrested. As polls opened in Malaysia on 8 March from 8:00 to 17:00, voters cast ballots for 222 parliamentary seats and 12 state legislatures, with voter turnout among Malaysia's 10.9 million eligible voters estimated to be 70 percent. Barisan Nasional won 91 percent of parliamentary seats in 2004 election, but its majority
4209-448: Was "colluding with BN to allow cheating in the coming general elections," and claimed that this was proof the government felt the Opposition would perform well on polling day. Dzulkifli Ahmad, a PAS and BERSIH leader, said that both organisations opposed the move, and that "We want to make it clear that we are entering this election under protest". Dzulkifli added that BERSIH would file a complaint after polling day. Lim Guan Eng declared that
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#17330943592544278-438: Was a measure precluding electoral fraud by preventing duplicate votes, and would mark the first time indelible ink was to be used in a Malaysian general election. Early reaction to the proposal was mixed. Both DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng and PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang welcomed the move, with Abdul Hadi's party voicing interest in the type of ink used. PKR vice-president Tian Chua initially remained sceptical unless
4347-449: Was alleged by both rejected candidates that they were blocked from going to the nomination centre, resulting in both candidates submitting their candidacies late, at 10:25 am and 10:30 am, respectively. During the one-hour objection period from 11:00 am, Kurup raised objections to the late submissions and they were accepted by the returning officer; he then disqualified the two candidates from contesting. Police reports were later lodged on
4416-459: Was discovered during checks with the Election Commission when they were preparing postal voting kits. Activists from BERSIH say each ballot was also attached to a letter identifying the voter along with the voting slip serial number, so it would be easy to trace who voted for the opposition. Electoral reform activists said that a number of seats that the opposition could win could be decided by postal votes and that those casting postal votes do not have
4485-457: Was firstly elected as an assemblyman in 1990, at the young age of only 33 years old, succeeding Mohamad Md Amin, who died during the campaigning period. He has eight children as a result of his polygamous marriage with two women and each of his two wives live one kilometer apart from his own residence. Following the 2008 Malaysian general election , Barisan Nasional won a majority in the Terengganu state election with 24 out of 32 state seats, with
4554-729: Was held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba Said Ahmed Said , Ghanaian-Italian football player [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ahmed_Said&oldid=934247008 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
4623-415: Was made as an agreement with the Prime Minister, Najib Razak that he would step down during second term in order to give way to a younger politician or a capable leader. He, however, did not step down without another controversy (or crisis during his appointment). He and Ajil Assemblyman, Ghazali Taib followed by Bukit Besi Assemblyman, Roslee Daud , left UMNO, the ruling party in Terengganu and caused
4692-451: Was no evidence at all to show the ink was smuggled in from Thailand... From the witness statements, no individual, syndicate or any particular party was identified to be involved in this (ink smuggling). The complainant and witness' statement were based on hearsay and no individual was identified positively." Unused, the ink remained in storage until 25 November 2009, when it was burnt in accordance to government procedures. Prior to disposal,
4761-411: Was won by BN, but this election also yielded the worst results in the coalition's history until the election ten years later . Opposition parties won 82 seats in the 222-seat Dewan Rakyat and 47.79% of the vote, while BN only managed to secure the remaining 140 seats and 51.39% of the vote. It marked the first time since the 1969 election that the coalition did not win a two-thirds supermajority in
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