Wan Abdul Rahim Wan Abdullah

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Wan Abdullah is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Abdul Rahim. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Yang Berbahagia Datuk
Wan Abdul Rahim Wan Abdullah
DPSM
وان عبدالرحيم وان عبدﷲ‎
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Kota Bharu
In office
8 March 2008 – 5 May 2013
Preceded byZaid Ibrahim
(BN–UMNO)
Succeeded byTakiyuddin Hassan
(PR–PAS)
Majority11,288 (2008)
Personal details
Born
Wan Abdul Rahim bin Wan Abdullah

(1952-02-24) 24 February 1952 (age 72)
Kelantan, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Political party
Other political
affiliations
Spouse(s)Khadijah Abd Majid
Hassena Osman @ Sowan Rodi
OccupationPolitician

Wan Abdul Rahim bin Wan Abdullah (born 24 February 1952) is a Malaysian politician. He was a former member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Kota Bharu constituency in Kelantan from 2008 to 2013 representing the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) in the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) opposition coalition. However, since 2015, he has joined Parti Amanah Negara (AMANAH), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) new opposition coalition. Wan Abdul Rahim is also known popularly as Cikgu Rahim (literally means Teacher Rahim).

Wan Abdul Rahim was elected as a member of the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly (DUN) for Tanjong Mas constituency in 1995 and 1999 general elections,[1] and served as the Assembly's Speaker (1995-2008).[2]

In 2000, Wan Abdul Rahim urged PAS to accept female candidates for general elections, a position that was later adopted by the party in the 2004 general election.[3]

In 2004 general election, he contested the federal constituency of Kuala Krai but lost. But he was elected to the federal seat of parliament for the Kota Bharu constituency in 2008.[4] He initially sought to retire at the 2013 election, but instead contested the seat of Gua Musang, losing to its long-time incumbent Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO).[5]

  1. ^ Adib Zalkapli (5 November 2010). "Galas blow may speed up Kelantan succession plan". The Malaysian Insider. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
  2. ^ "PAS Government stands firm". New Straits Times. 30 April 1996. Retrieved 22 December 2009.
  3. ^ "Time to let woman members contest in general elections". New Straits Times. 2 June 2000. Retrieved 22 December 2009.
  4. ^ "Malaysia Decides 2008". The Star (Malaysia). Retrieved 20 December 2009.
  5. ^ McIntyre, Ian; Zyed Azhar (8 April 2013). "GE13: Big battle brewing in Gua Musang". The Star. Retrieved 9 October 2014.