Md Sirat Abu

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Abu is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Md Sirat. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Yang Berbahagia Datuk
Md Sirat Abu
DMSM KMN
مد صِرَاط أبو
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Bukit Katil
In office
8 March 2008 – 5 May 2013
Preceded byRuddin Ab Ghani
(BN–UMNO)
Succeeded byShamsul Iskandar Md Akin
(PR–PKR)
Majority1,758 (2008)
Personal details
Born (1959-04-11) 11 April 1959 (age 65)
Malacca, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Political partyUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Nasional (BN)
Perikatan Nasional (PN)
Muafakat Nasional (MN)
SpouseDewi Murni Ibrahim
Children4
OccupationPolitician
Websitep137bukitkatil.blogspot.com

Datuk Md Sirat bin Abu (born 11 April 1959) is a Malaysian politician and a former Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Bukit Katil constituency in the state of Melaka. He is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) party in the governing Barisan Nasional coalition.

Md Sirat was elected to federal Parliament in the 2008 election, having been nominated by UMNO to contest the seat ahead of its incumbent member Ruddin Ab Ghani.[1][2] He had earlier served as President of the Melaka Municipal Council[3] and political secretary to the Chief Minister of Melaka, Mohd Ali Rustam.[4] He was dropped from UMNO's list of candidates for the 2013 Malaysian general election in favour of Mohd Ali, who was seeking to move to the federal parliament. Mohd Ali's move failed when the seat fell to the People's Justice Party's Shamsul Iskandar Md. Akin.[5]

  1. ^ "Malaysia Decides 2008". The Star (Malaysia). Archived from the original on 9 April 2008. Retrieved 25 January 2010. Percentage figures are calculated based on total turnout.
  2. ^ Carvalho, Martin (20 February 2008). "BN to field four women candidates in Malacca". The Star. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
  3. ^ Tan, Thomas (1 January 2003). "Council wants ministry to pay for flower pots". The Star. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
  4. ^ "BN in Straight Fights For All Seats in Melaka". Berita Wilayah. 24 February 2008. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
  5. ^ "Ali Rustam moves to Bukit Katil parliamentary seat". New Straits Times. 16 April 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2014.