Abdul Rahim Thamby Chik | |
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عبدالرحيم تمبي چئ | |
10th Youth Chief of the United Malays National Organisation | |
In office 1993–1994 | |
President | Mahathir Mohamad |
Preceded by | Najib Razak |
Succeeded by | Ahmad Zahid Hamidi |
6th Chief Minister of Malacca | |
In office 26 April 1982 – 13 October 1994 | |
Governor | Syed Zahiruddin Syed Hassan Syed Ahmad Syed Mahmud Shahabuddin |
Preceded by | Mohd Adib Mohamad Adam |
Succeeded by | Mohd Zin Abdul Ghani |
Ministerial roles | |
1978–1980 | Parliamentary Secretary of Primary Industries |
1980–1981 | Parliamentary Secretary of Trade and Industry |
Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat | |
1978–1982 | Barisan Nasional |
Faction represented in Selangor State Legislative Assembly | |
1982–1999 | Barisan Nasional |
Other roles | |
2010–2015 | Chairman of Rubber Industry Smallholders Development Authority (RISDA) |
Personal details | |
Born | Kampung Pangkalan Balak, Masjid Tanah, Malacca, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia). | April 10, 1950
Citizenship | Malaysian |
Political party | Independent (2018-present) UMNO (until 2018) |
Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) (until 2018) |
Spouse | Zabedah Abdullah |
Children | Zetty Juyanty, Tutty Rahiza, Petty Diyana, Rahimy |
Parents |
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Residence(s) | Sri Pantai, Kampung Pengkalan Balak, Masjid Tanah, Melaka. Taman Bukit Pantai, Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur. |
Alma mater | University of Malaya |
Occupation | Politician, Corporate member |
Website | rahimthambychik |
Abdul Rahim bin Thamby Chik (Jawi: عبدالرحيم تمبي چئ, Malay pronunciation: [abdul rahim]; born 10 April 1950) is a Malaysian politician. He was the 6th Chief Minister of Malacca from 1982 to 1994.[1] He is a former youth chief of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a major component party of Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. He was aligned with Mahathir Mohamad during the 1987 UMNO General Assembly. Presently he is an Independent politician due to his resignation from UMNO in 2018 and pending his application to join the Malaysian United Indigenous Party or Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (BERSATU), a component of the new Pakatan Harapan (PH) government coalition.[2]
He is also the former chairman of the Rubber Industry Smallholders Development Authority (RISDA) from 2010 to 2015.