Othman Abdul

Dato' Wira Othman bin Abdul (born 7 July 1963) is a Malaysian corporate and political figure. He was the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the constituency of Pendang, Kedah. He held the seat for three times; from 1986 to 1999, from 2002 to 2004, and again from 2013 to 2018. He is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) in Malaysia's previous governing Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.

Yang Berbahagia Dato' Wira Othman Abdul
Dato Wira Othman Bin Abdul is the Independent non-executive director of KSK (previously named Kurnia Asia Berhad).
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Pendang
In office 2013–2018
Preceded by	Mohd Hayati Othman (PAS)
Succeeded by	Awang Solahudin (PAS)
In office 2002–2004
Preceded by	Fadzil Noor (PAS)
Succeeded by	Mohd Hayati Othman (PAS)
In office 1986–1999
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Fadzil Noor (PAS)
Personal details
Born	Othman bin Abdul (1963-07-07) 7 July 1963
Citizenship	Malaysian
Political party	United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN) Perikatan Nasional (PN) Muafakat Nasional (MN)
Occupation	Politician

Othman was appointed as an Independent non-executive director for the KSK Group Berhad (previously known as Kurnia Asia Bhd) on 13 April 2004. He is also the Chairman of the Nominating and Remuneration Committee and he is also appointed as one of the members of the Audit Committee.[1]

Education

Othman Abdul was a former student from the National University of Malaysia. He studied science, majoring in sociology. After graduating in 1978, he worked as an officer in the Family Planning Board and the Kedah State Development Corporation. From 1980 to 1983, he was the Assistant District Officer of Pendang.

Political career

Othman was elected to Parliament in the 1986 election, for the seat of Pendang, Kedah, defeating Phahrolrazi Zawawi of the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) by 900 votes. He held the seat for three terms, before losing it at the 1999 election to PAS's leader Fadzil Noor.[2][3] At the time of the 1999 election Othman was serving as a parliamentary secretary to Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad.[4]

When Fadzil Noor died in 2002, Othman stood as the Barisan Nasional candidate in the high-profile and closely fought by-election that followed.[5] He won his seat back, defeating PAS's Mohd Hayati Othman by 283 votes.[6][7] However, he was replaced as the Barisan Nasional candidate for the 2004 general election, and the coalition lost the seat to PAS.[5]

Othman returned as the Barisan Nasional candidate for Pendang at the 2013 election. PAS had held the seat since 2004, but had decided to replace its incumbent member with the party's high-profile deputy president, Mohamad Sabu. Amid a swing to the Barisan Nasional across the state of Kedah, Othman won the seat by 2,638 votes, returning to Parliament for his third non-consecutive period in office.[2][8]

Othman failed to retain the Pendang seat in a 4-corners fight in the 2018 election losing to the PAS candidate.

Koperasi Islah Malaysia Berhad

Othman was also the KIMB (Koperasi Islah Malaysia Berhad) Chairman for four consecutive years. He also acted as the institution Audit Committee for KIMB up to June 2008. He is now replaced with Dr Haji Ahmad Zainuddin Bin Abdullah.[9]

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia: Pendang, Kedah[10][7][11][12][13][14][15][16]

Year	Government		Votes	Pct	Opposition		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
1986		Othman Abdul (UMNO)	16,886	51.37%		Phahrolrazi Zawawi (PAS)	15,986	48.63%	33,452	900	77.92%
1990		Othman Abdul (UMNO)	20,554	54.23%		Fadzil Noor (PAS)	17,349	45.77%	38,768	3,205	82.57%
1995		Othman Abdul (UMNO)	20,322	52.50%		Mohd Taulan Mat Rasul (PAS)	18,389	47.50%	39,881	1,933	77.51%
1999		Othman Abdul (UMNO)	19,474	46.49%		Fadzil Noor (PAS)	22,413	53.51%	43,292	2,939	81.08%
2002		Othman Abdul (UMNO)	22,825	50.31%		Mohd Hayati Othman (PAS)	22,542	49.69%	45,713	283	86.04%
2013		Othman Abdul (UMNO)	32,165	52.14%		Mohamad Sabu (PAS)	29,527	47.86%	62,578	2,638	89.23%
2018		Othman Abdul (UMNO)	20,728	33.30%		Awang Solahudin Hashim (PAS)	26,536	42.63%	63,371	5,808	84.64%
						Wan Saiful Wan Jan (PPBM)	14,901	23.94%
						Abdul Malik Manaf (IND)	81	0.13%

See also

• Pendang (federal constituency)

References

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2. "GE13: Is Pendang a safe seat for Mat Sabu?". ABN News. 13 April 2013. Archived from the original on 23 November 2014. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
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