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61 unusual facts about Kedah


2010 north Malaysian floods

The 2010 north Malaysian floods were a series of floods concentrated in the Malaysian states of Kedah and Perlis in November 2010.

Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim

Azeez was chosen as Barisan Nasional(BN)candidate for Pilihan raya umum 2008 against a candidate from the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party(PAS), Uztaz Taib Azamudden Md Taib for the parliament Baling, Kedah but lost with 7613 votes.

In the grassroot level, he is an UMNO High Council Member, chief of UMNO Baling Division and the branch leader for UMNO Kg Charok Sikin, Kupang, Baling, Kedah.

He is also the vice chairman for the UMNO Malaysia Youth Disaster Relief Unit, for the big flood in Kedah 2005.

Abdul Hadi Abdul Hamid

Abdul Hadi Abdul Hamid (born 25 February 1987, Kuala Kedah, Kedah) is a Malaysian football goalkeeper currently playing for Kedah FA.

Ahmad Shakir Mohd Ali

Shakir started his football career as a striker for Kedah President Cup Team.

Alycaeus balingensis

The distribution of A. balingensis is limited to the limestone karst at Bukit Baling, Kedah, Peninsular Malaysia.

Badruddin Amiruldin

Badruddin was also, until his defeat in the March 2008 General Elections, the Member of Parliament for the constituency of Jerai, Kedah in the lower house of Parliament, the Dewan Rakyat.

Badruddin was not a very well known politician in the early 1990s, and was a backbencher in Parliament as Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency of Yan in Kedah until his defeat in the 1999 general election to Nasharudin bin Mat Isa from PAS, losing by 182 votes.

Bandar Abbas

In the year 630 CE, Maharaja Derbar Raja of Gemeron was defeated in battle and escaped to Ceylon, and he was later blown off course by a storm to the remote shores of Kuala Sungai Qilah, Kedah (now Malaysia).

Bandar Baharu

Serdang is major and the administrative town of Bandar Baharu district.

Bannang Sata District

Neighboring districts are (from the northwest clockwise) Yaha, Krong Pinang, Raman of Yala province, Rueso, Si Sakhon of Narathiwat province, Than To of Yala province again and the state Kedah of Malaysia.

Daniella Sya

Daniella Sya (born Daniella Sya Yeng Yeng on 8 August 1988 in Kedah), Raised in Kuala Lumpur is a Malaysian actress, television presenter, model and radio announcer on Singapore's Lush 99.5FM.

Kabang District

Neighboring districts are (from the northwest clockwise) Saba Yoi of Songkhla Province, Yaha of Yala province and the state Kedah of Malaysia.

Kedah danio

Originating from Southeast Asia in southern Thailand, Kedah, and Sumatra, this fish is rarely found in the fish-keeping hobby, usually accidentally mixed with the pearl danio.

Kedah-class offshore patrol vessel

All ships of the class so far named were named after states in Peninsular Malaysia (Kedah, Pahang, Perak, Terengganu, Kelantan, and Selangor).

Khir Johari

When the Japanese surrendered to the Allied Forces in 1945, the Communists in Kedah, then known as the “Bintang Tiga” or “The Three Stars,” tried to take over the state as their flagship before the arrival of the British Occupation Forces.

Koh Lay Huan

Koh had been involved with pepper cultivation already long before his arrival at Penang, having had experience in this field both in Phuket and in Kedah.

Koh's eldest son, Koh Kok Chye, was from his Penang wife and was promoted to be the governor of Kuala Kedah (1821–1841).

Kolej Universiti Insaniah

The Kolej Universiti Insaniah (KUIN) is a private university operating from two campuses in Kedah.

Kulim District FA

Kulim District FA, (official name Persatuan Bola Sepak Daerah Kulim or Kulim District FA) is a Malaysian football club based in Kulim, Kedah.

The club represents Majlis Perbandaran Kulim in Malaysia football.This association was striving to join the Malaysian League or Malaysia FAM League,the third division.Their home ground is Keladi Mini Stadium in Kulim, Kedah, Malaysia.

Kuntao

Some traditional styles include both words in their name, such as Kedah's 500-year-old silat kuntau tekpi which is categorized as silat.

Latt Shariman Abdullah

Latt is active in the sport of rugby and frequently organize rugby matches especially in the state of Kedah.

Lyndel Soon

She was asked to fill in the state level position as a favor, due to a fact that a delegate of (Kedah state, Malaysia) had quit 2 weeks before the Miss Malaysia Tourism pageant.

Mahdzir Khalid

He was the ninth Menteri Besar (Chief Minister) of the State of Kedah, from 2005 to 2008, and represented the seat of Pedu in the Kedah State Legislative Assembly from 2004 to 2013.

He is the member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the seat of Padang Terap, Kedah, having been elected in the 2013 general election.

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Mohamad Sheriff Osman

The Menteri Besar is appointed by the Sultan of Kedah, from the State Legislative Assembly.

As the Menteri Besar of Kedah, he was the head of the executive branch of the government in the Malaysian state of Kedah.

Mohd Fauzi Nan

In the 2009 pre-season he was supposed to sign a contract with his former team, Kedah but later changed his mind and played for their neighbouring team and rivals Perlis instead.

Mohd Hayati Othman

In January 2010, Mohd Hayati was conferred the honorific title of Datuk by Sultan Abdul Halim of Kedah.

Mohd Helmi Remeli

Mohammad Helmi Remeli (born 24 March 1985 in Kedah) is a Malaysian footballer currently playing for PKNS FC in Malaysia Super League.

Mohd Khyril Muhymeen Zambri

Mohammad Khyril Muhymeen Zambri (born May 9, 1987 in Alor Star, Kedah) is a Malaysian footballer who plays as a striker for Kedah FA.

Mohd Rafdi Abdul Rashid

He was considered a hero for Kedah and Perak fans, after getting their team to final match of Malaysia Cup and eventually becomes a hot prospect.

The Kedah-born striker has been playing for several team in his career such Kedah, Perlis and Perak.

Mohd Syamim Alif Mohd Sobri

Mohd Syamim Alif (Born in 5 August 1993 at Kulim, Kedah), simply known as Syamim Alif, is a Malaysian footballer currently playing for Kedah FA in Malaysia Super League.Syamim Alif is a product of the Bukit Jalil Sports School youth academy.

Mohd Yusof Bin Din

Mohd Yusof was the Alma mater of Maktab Mahmoud, Alor Setar, Kedah and later he continued his study in Kolej Islam Sultan Alam Shah, Selangor.

Mohd Zulkifli Affendi Mohd Zakri

He played as a Kuala Lumpur youth and senior player before moving to Kedah before loaned to Perlis at middle of the 2006 season.

Muhamad Radhi Mat Din

Muhamad Radhi Mat Din (born 17 July 1965 in Pokok Sena, Kedah) is a Malaysian football assistant coach and former footballer.

Muhammad Akram Mahinan

Muhammad Akram Mahinan (born 19 January 1993 in Kulim, Kedah, Malaysia), is a Malaysian footballer who is currently playing for Johor Darul Takzim as a midfielder.

Muhammad Al-Hafiz Hamzah

Muhammad Al-Hafiz Hamzah (born March 15, 1984 in Pendang, Kedah) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Johor Darul Takzim FC in the Malaysia Super League.

He was a product of Kedah's youth system (President Cup team), and started in the junior squad during the 2002 season, but it was not until 2004 that he debuted in the senior side, replacing Megat Amir Faisal Al Khalidi Ibrahim.

Padang Terap

Padang Terap is a district and also a parliamentary constituency in Kedah, Malaysia.

Paula Malai Ali

In 2002, Paula married the Malaysian film producer Tunku Azudinshah Tunku Anuar (also known as "Kudin") – a member of the Kedah Royal Family and nephew of the Sultan of Kedah.

Perlis-Langkawi Bridge

The Perlis-Langkawi Bridge (Malay: Jambatan Perlis-Langkawi) is a new bridge in Malaysia under proposal that would connect Kuala Perlis, in Perlis state in mainland Peninsula Malaysia to Langkawi Island in Kedah state.

Phahrolrazi Zawawi

Datuk Haji Phahrolrazi bin Haji Zawawi is a member of the Executive Council of the Malaysian state of Kedah, chairing the Committee for Rural Development, Entrepreneur and Public Works.

Presbyterian Church in Malaysia

Pastoral responsibility of Penang's St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church eventually extended beyond Penang to Province Wellesley, Kedah, northern Perak, southern Thailand and North Sumatera.

Pulau Bunting

Pulau Bunting is the northernmost in a row of islands off Yan district in Kedah.

Pulau Bunting Bridge

Pulau Bunting Bridge is a new bridge that connects Pulau Bunting to mainland Kedah, Malaysia.

Rashid Din

In January 2010, Din was conferred the honorific title of Dato' by Sultan Abdul Halim of Kedah.

Regency

Currently there are only two ruling Regencies in the world, sovereign Liechtenstein and the Malaysian constitutive state of Kedah.

Rendang

# Rendang Utara: chicken and beef rendang, speciality of Kedah

Sadao District

Historically Sadao is part of Kedah in the district of Changlun, means 'the falling of an elephant' in Thai.

Schwa

The dialect of Kedah in northern Malaysia, however, pronounces final -a as /a/ also.

Sir Hugh Barrett-Lennard, 6th Baronet

Barrett-Lennard's father, Sir Fiennes Cecil Arthur Barrett-Lennard (1880–1963), was a British soldier, who fought in the Boer War and in East Africa in the First World War, and became a judge in Malaya, then Johore and Kedah, and finally Chief Justice of Jamaica.

Sunita Godara

She became the national marathon champion first time in 1984 by winning Delhi Marathon She won medals in the Penang and Kedah marathons.

Than To District

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Bannang Sata of Yala province, Si Sakhon of Narathiwat Province, Betong of Yala province again and the state Kedah of Malaysia.

Yaha District

Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise) Kabang of Yala province, Saba Yoi of Songkhla Province, Mueang Yala, Krong Pinang, Bannang Sata of Yala province again and the state Kedah of Malaysia.

Zainon Ismail C.N. Afghani

Zainon Ismail or fondly known as Cikgu Non was a primary school teacher in Kedah, Malaysia.

Zulkiflee Anwar Haque

Zunar was born on May 15, 1962, at Bukit Junun, Gurun, Kedah.


Abdul Halim of Kedah

Sultan Abdul Halim Highway and Sekolah Rendah Tunku Abdul Halim in Alor Star, the Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal in Penang, Sultan Abdul Halim Hospital and Sultan Abdul Halim Teachers' Trainee Institute in Sungai Petani and Sekolah Menengah Sultan Abdul Halim in Jitra, Kedah are all; named after him.

Adriano Pellegrino

Adriano Pellegrino (born 9 June 1984 in Australia) is an Australian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Kedah.

Baddrol Bakhtiar

On April 6, 2008, Gifted Group chairman Jonathan Price fulfilled his promise to let Baddrol and his former Kedah teammate Mohd Bunyamin Umar train for two weeks with Chelsea FC at Stamford Bridge alongside their youngsters and their more senior players such as Shaun Wright-Phillips, Tal Ben Haim, Steve Sidwell and Nicolas Anelka.

Beris Dam

Located within Sik district in Kedah, the dam is a concrete-faced rockfill dam located in a narrow valley along Beris River, 1.6km upstream from the river's confluence with Muda River.

Chio Min Secondary School

At that time, the school was located in the Klang Sago, Kulim, Kedah.

Durian Burung

This border crossing is the second border crossing from Kedah state to Songkhla province.

Malaysia–Thailand border

Known as the Anglo-Siamese Treaty of 1909, the agreement ceded the states of Kedah, Kelantan and Terengganu to Great Britain while Pattani remained in Siamese hands.

Muhamad Radhi Mat Din

Radhi also known by the nickname Captain Marvel among Kedah fans during his playing careers with his similar characters of former English footballer Bryan Robson.

Radhi was an integral part in the golden era of the Darul Aman based club during the 1980s and 1990s where Kedah reached the Malaysia Cup final matches for seven times from 1987 to 1993.

Nelson San Martín

Upon his contributions to Kedah FA, he was awarded the Ahli Cemerlang Semangat Jerai (ASK) medal from the Sultan of Kedah.

Petronas Fertilizer Kedah

Located near the town of Gurun in the northern state of Kedah Darul Aman in Malaysia, the company is involved in petrochemical manufacturing, mainly producing granular urea for use in local and foreign agricultural industries.

Samransak Kram

Born as a Siamese native, nicknamed 'Sam', Samransak started his football career with Sultan Abdul Hamid College schoolboy and promoted to the Kedah FA President Cup before Mohd Azraai Khor Abdullah brought him into the senior squad starting from 2005.

Shafizan Hashim

Shafizan was promoted as a regular left-side defender of the team after Shariman Che Omar departed from Kedah squad.

Sharifah Rodziah Syed Alwi Barakbah

She died due to pneumonia, in Penang, on March 12, 2000 at the age of 80 and was buried next to her husband grave, Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj at Kedah Royal Mausoleum in Langgar, Kedah.

SMK Ibrahim

Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Ibrahim or Ibrahim Secondary School is a secondary school in the town of Sungai Petani in the northern Malaysian state of Kedah.

Tuhfat al-Nafis

The conflict occurred both in the provinces of Riau and in Kedah, Selangor, Siak and Kalimantan.