Mohd Radzi Sheikh Ahmad | |
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محمد رضي شيخ احمد | |
Secretary-General of the UMNO | |
In office 1 June 2004 – 20 March 2008 | |
President | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi |
Preceded by | Mohd Khalil Yaakob |
Succeeded by | Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor |
Ministerial roles | |
1982–1983 | Parliamentary Secretary of National and Rural Development |
1983–1986 | Deputy Minister of Home Affairs |
1986–1987 | Deputy Minister of Primary Industries |
2004–2006 | Minister in the Prime Minister's Department |
2006–2008 | Minister of Home Affairs |
Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat | |
1982–1989 | Barisan Nasional |
1989–1990 | Parti Melayu Semangat 46 |
2004–2013 | Barisan Nasional |
Faction represented in Dewan Negara | |
2020 | Malaysian United Indigenous Party |
2020–2022 | Perikatan Nasional |
Personal details | |
Born | Mohd Radzi bin Sheikh Ahmad 24 February 1942 Kangar, Perlis, British Malaya (now Malaysia) |
Citizenship | Malaysian |
Political party | BERSATU (2018-present) UMNO (1982-1988; 1996–2018) S46 (1989-1996) |
Other political affiliations | PN (2020-present) PH (2018-2020) BN (1982-1988; 1996–2018) GR / APU (1989-1996) |
Spouse(s) | Ellisha Abdullah Mahani Abdul Hamid |
Education | Royal Military College |
Alma mater | Inns of Court Middle Temple |
Occupation | Politician |
Profession | Footballer, Lawyer |
Mohd Radzi bin Sheikh Ahmad (Jawi: محمد رضي بن شيخ احمد; born 24 February 1942) is a Malaysian former footballer, lawyer, and politician. He was the member of Parliament (MP) of Malaysia for the seat of Kangar in Perlis twice (1982-1990 and 2004–2013) and has served as a senator in Dewan Negara. He was also the Minister in the Prime Minister's Department for Legal Affairs (2004-2006) and for Home Affairs (2006-2008). Presently, he is a member of Malaysian United Indigenous Party or Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (BERSATU), a component of Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition, after his resignation from United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) of Barisan Nasional (BN) for the second time in 2018.