Mohd Anuar Mohd Tahir
Mohd Anuar Mohd Tahir | |
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| محمد انوار بن محمد طاهر | |
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| Ministerial roles | |
| 2018–2020 | Deputy Minister of Works |
| Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat | |
| 2018– | Pakatan Harapan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mohd Anuar bin Mohd Tahir 1952 (age 72–73) Beseri, Perlis, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia). |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Nationality | Malaysian |
| Political party | AMANAH (2015–present) PAS (2003–2015) KeADILan (1999–2003) UMNO (until 1998) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (until 1998) Barisan Alternatif (1999–2004) Pakatan Rakyat (2008–2015) Pakatan Harapan (2015–present) |
| Alma mater | MARA Institute of Technology Morehead State University |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Website | Official website |
Datuk Wira Mohd Anuar bin Mohd Tahir (Jawi: محمد انوار بن محمد طاهر) is a Malaysian politician. He is a member and the secretary-general of the National Trust Party (AMANAH), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) opposition coalition. He was Deputy Minister of Works in the PH administration under former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad and former minister Baru Bian from July 2018 to the collapse of the administration in February 2020. He has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Temerloh since May 2018.[1]
EducationsEdit
Mohd Anuar was born in 1952 at Beseri, Perlis, received his early education at Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Beseri. He studied and graduated his bachelor's degree in Business Administration at MARA Institute of Technology (ITM). He later obtained his master's degree in Sociology at Morehead State University, United States (1985–1986).[2]
During his time as a student at ITM, Mohd Anuar started involving in youth Non-governmental organizations (NGO) like Muslim Youth Movement of Malaysia (ABIM) and others.[2]
PoliticsEdit
Mohd Anuar was a United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) before quits following dismissal of Anwar Ibrahim from the party in 1998. He was then appointed as the first secretary general of People's Justice Party (KeADILan) in 1999, but somehow he shifted by joining Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) in 2003 and was selected as a Central Working Committee member of PAS.[2]
However Mohd Anuar was one of the moderate and progressive PAS leaders referred to as G18 who were ousted at the 2015 PAS leadership election[3][4][5] that led them to launch the new splinter party, AMANAH with Mohd Anuar as its first secretary general.[6][7][8][9]
ElectionsEdit
Mohd Anuar made his debut contesting in the 1999 general election as a KeADILan candidate the parliamentary seat of Padang Besar, Perlis. He also contested before the Perlis State Legislative Assembly seats of Beseri in the 2004 general election, Bintong in the 2008 general election and Santan in the 2013 general election representing PAS. But he lost in all his attempts until he contested and won in the 2018 general election the parliamentary seat of Temerloh in Pahang as an AMANAH candidate.[2]
Election resultsEdit
| Year | Constituency | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | N2 Beseri, P1 Padang Besar. | Template:Party shading/PAS | | Mohd Anuar Mohd Tahir (PAS) | 1,621 | 31.04% | Template:Party shading/Barisan Nasional | | Zahidi Zainul Abidin (UMNO) | 3,492 | 66.87% | 5,222 | 1,871 | 78.59% |
| 2008 | N6 Bintong, P2 Kangar. | Template:Party shading/PAS | | Mohd Anuar Mohd Tahir (PAS) | 2,772 | 36.22% | Template:Party shading/Barisan Nasional | | Md Isa Sabu (UMNO) | 4,882 | 63.78% | 7,864 | 2,110 | 83.78% |
| 2013 | N5 Santan, P1 Padang Besar. | Template:Party shading/PAS | | Mohd Anuar Mohd Tahir (PAS) | 3,125 | 42.61% | Template:Party shading/Barisan Nasional | | Sabry Ahmad (UMNO) | 4,209 | 57.39% | 7,449 | 1,084 | 88.63% |
| Year | Constituency | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | P1 Padang Besar, Perlis. | Template:Party shading/Keadilan | | Mohd Anuar Mohd Tahir (KeADILan) | 9,867 | 40.68% | Template:Party shading/Barisan Nasional | | Azmi Khalid (UMNO) | 14,386 | 59.32% | 25,347 | 4,519 | 78.04% |
| 2018 | P88 Temerloh, Pahang. | rowspan="4" Template:Party shading/Keadilan | | Mohd Anuar Mohd Tahir (AMANAH) | 23,998 | 39.31% | Template:Party shading/Barisan Nasional | | Mohd Sharkar Shamsudin (UMNO) | 22,094 | 36.19% | 62,204 | 1,904 | 82.85% |
| Template:Party shading/PAS | | Md Jusoh Darus (PAS) | 14,734 | 24.13% | |||||||||
| Template:Party shading/Independent | | Mohd Khaidir Ahmad (IND) | 178 | 0.29% | |||||||||
| Template:Party shading/Independent | | Muhd Fakhrudin Abu Hanipah (IND) | 46 | 0.08% | |||||||||
HonoursEdit
- Template:Country data Malacca :
Knight Commander of the Order of Malacca (DCSM) – Datuk Wira (2019)[15]
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "Anuar Tahir:behind setting up Pkr,Amanah". Bernama. 2 July 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Anuar Tahir, tulang belakang di sebalik penubuhan PKR dan Amanah" (in Bahasa Melayu). Bernama. 2 July 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- ↑ FMT Reporters (31 August 2015). "Seven rebel MPs ditch PAS for breakaway GHB". Free Malaysia Today. Archived from the original on 2 September 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
- ↑ Rahmah Ghazali (31 August 2015). "GHB announces setting up of Parti Amanah Negara". The Star Online. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
- ↑ Adrian Lai (31 August 2015). "GHB to form new Islamic party under existing political vehicle". New Straits Times. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
- ↑ Jennifer Gomez (13 July 2015). "'Purged' PAS leaders launch splinter movement". The Malaysian Insider. Archived from the original on 13 July 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
- ↑ Ram Anand (31 August 2015). "GHB to take over dormant Workers Party". The Malaysian Insider. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
- ↑ Khairunnisa Kasnoon (31 August 2015). "Parti Amanah Negara jadi wadah politik GHB". Astro Awani. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
- ↑ "GHB ambil alih Parti Pekerja Malaysia". Berita Harian. 31 August 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Bahasa Melayu). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
- ↑ "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum (in Bahasa Melayu). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
- ↑ "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE – 14" (in Bahasa Melayu). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
- ↑ "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
- ↑ "65 terima Darjah, Bintang dan Pingat Kebesaran Negeri Melaka" (in Bahasa Melayu). Bernama. 12 October 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
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