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1988 Malaysian constitutional crisis

The 1988 Malaysian constitutional crisis (also known as the 1988 judicial crisis) was a series of events that began with United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) party elections in 1987 and ended with the suspension and the eventual removal of the Lord President of the Supreme Court, Tun Salleh Abas, from his seat.

Bandar Tun Razak

Y.B Datuk Tan Chai Ho (2000–2008): previous Deputy Minister for the Ministry of Internal Affairs

Bukit Mertajam

BM High School is the alma mater of figures like the fifth Prime Minister Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and former Deputy Prime Minister Dato' Seri Anwar bin Ibrahim.

Censorship in Malaysia

In 2003, Tan Sri Abdullah Ahmad, the former editor-in-chief of the New Straits Times, wrote an article criticizing Saudi Arabian policies that aided the United States invasion of Iraq among other things.

Endon Mahmood

She was posthumously conferred the Seri Setia Mahkota Malaysia (SSM) which carries the title 'Tun' on 6 June 2009 in conjunction with the birthday of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin.

January Low Wye San

She also appeared in Malaysian musician Pete Teo’s national unity music video Here in My Home last in 2008, starring alongside 49 other personalities, including football pundit Shebby Singh, Air Asia chief executive officer Datuk Seri Tony Fernandes, model Amber Chia, comedian Harith Iskander and actors Maya Karin.

Julian Tan Kok Ping

He is the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Stampin constituency in Sarawak, representing the Democratic Action Party (DAP) after winning the seat for the opposition party for the first time after the Malaysian general election, 2013, wresting the seat from long time MP Datuk Yong Khoon Seng.

Machap by-election, 2007

Three days later, on April 2, 2007, the BN deputy chairman and incumbent Deputy Prime Minister Dato' Sri Najib Tun Razak named a local MCA politician, 56-year old Lai Meng Chong as the coalition's candidate for the by-election.

In the 2004 election, the late Datuk Wira Poh Ah Tiam of the MCA, a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition, garnered 5,847 votes, defeating Liou Chen Kuang of the Democratic Action Party (DAP) (1,285 votes) by a majority of 4,562 votes.

Mohammad Jan bin Abdul Ghani

Y.A.M. Dato' Haji Mohammad Jan bin Abdul Ghani (born 10 August 1940 at Kampung Rokan, Johol), Dato' Johan Pahlawan Lela Perkasa Setiawan, is the 14th and current Undang of Luak Johol, one of the traditional states of Negeri Sembilan in Malaysia.

Mubarak Dohak

Y.T.M. Dato' Haji Mubarak bin Dohak, formally known as Dato' Shah Bandar, DTNS (born 11 November 1961 at Pantai, Seremban), is the 16th and current Dato' Klana Petra Sri Jaya (or Undang) of Luak Sungai Ujong, one of the traditional states of Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia.

Musa bin Wahab

Y.T.M. Dato' Mendika Menteri Akhir ul-Zaman Dato' Haji Musa bin Wahab, DTNS, PJK (born 4 September 1937 in Kuala Klawang, Jelebu) is the 15th and current Undang of Luak Jelebu, one of the traditional states of Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia.

Razman al-Qadri

Yang Teramat Mulia Tunku Syed Razman ibni al-Marhum Tunku Syed 'Idrus al-Qadri (born 14 December 1962 in Seremban) is a Malaysian royal and the current hereditary ruler, titled Tunku Besar, of Tampin, in Negeri Sembilan.


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