Abdul Rahim Bakri
Datuk Haji Abdul Rahim bin Bakri (Jawi: عبدالرحيم بن بكري; born 11 April 1961) is a Malaysian politician who served as the Deputy Minister of Finance I in the Perikatan Nasional (PN) administration under former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin and former Minister Tengku Zafrul Aziz from March 2020 to August 2021, Deputy Minister of Defence, Deputy Minister of Transport, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Ministers Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and Najib Razak and former Ministers Rais Yatim, Ong Tee Keat, Kong Cho Ha and Hishammuddin Hussein from March 2008 to May 2013 and Member of Parliament (MP) for Kudat from March 2008 to November 2022.
He is a member of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), a component party of the PN coalition was a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the BN coalition. After the defeat of BN to PH in the 2018 general election, he resigned from UMNO in 2018 and joined BERSATU in 2019. was a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the BN coalition. After the defeat of BN to PH in the 2018 general election, he resigned from UMNO to be an independent in 2018 and joined BERSATU in 2019.
Abdul Rahim Bakri | |
|---|---|
| عبدالرحيم بن بكري | |
| Deputy Minister of Finance I | |
| In office 10 March 2020 – 16 August 2021 Serving with Mohd Shahar Abdullah (Deputy Minister of Finance II) | |
| Monarch | Abdullah |
| Prime Minister | Muhyiddin Yassin |
| Minister | Tengku Zafrul Aziz |
| Preceded by | Amiruddin Hamzah |
| Succeeded by | Mohd Shahar Abdullah |
| Constituency | Kudat |
| Deputy Minister of Defence | |
| In office 16 May 2013 – 29 July 2015 | |
| Monarch | Abdul Halim |
| Prime Minister | Najib Razak |
| Minister | Hishammuddin Hussein |
| Preceded by | Abdul Latiff Ahmad |
| Succeeded by | Mohd Johari Baharum |
| Constituency | Kudat |
| Deputy Minister of Transport | |
| In office 10 April 2009 – 15 May 2013 | |
| Monarchs | Mizan Zainal Abidin Abdul Halim |
| Prime Minister | Najib Razak |
| Minister | Ong Tee Keat (2009–2010) & Kong Cho Ha (2010–2013) |
| Preceded by | Lajim Ukin |
| Succeeded by | Aziz Kaprawi |
| Constituency | Kudat |
| Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 19 March 2008 – 9 April 2009 | |
| Monarchs | Mizan Zainal Abidin Abdul Halim |
| Prime Minister | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi |
| Minister | Rais Yatim |
| Preceded by | Joseph Salang Gandum |
| Succeeded by | A. Kohillan Pillay Lee Chee Leong |
| Constituency | Kudat |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Kudat | |
| In office 21 March 2004 – 19 November 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Amir Kahar (BN–UMNO) |
| Succeeded by | Verdon Bahanda (Independent) |
| Majority | 6,748 (2004) 9,895 (2008) 12,376 (2013) 1,359 (2018) |
| Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat | |
| 2004–2018 | Barisan Nasional |
| 2018–2019 | Independent |
| 2019–2020 | Pakatan Harapan |
| 2020 | Malaysian United Indigenous Party |
| 2020–2022 | Perikatan Nasional |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Abdul Rahim bin Bakri 11 April 1961 Crown Colony of North Borneo (now Sabah, Malaysia) |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) (–2018) Independent (2018–2019) Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU) (since 2019) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) (–2018, aligned:since 2020) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (2019–2020) Perikatan Nasional (PN) (since 2020) |
| Occupation | Politician |
Abdul Rahim was elected to federal Parliament in the 2004 general election. Since 2008 he had been a deputy minister in the former ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) government till 2018. In April 2008, he was appointed as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, and was appointed Deputy Minister of Transport in April 2009. He was again moved, this time being appointed as the Deputy Minister of Defence, after the 2013 election.
Election results
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots Cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | P167 Kudat, Sabah | Abdul Rahim Bakri (UMNO) | 13,236 | 56.61% | Abdul Rahman Sedik (IND) | 6,488 | 27.75% | 24,442 | 6,748 | 65.90% | ||
| Abdul Razak Abdul Salam (IND) | 2,375 | 10.16% | ||||||||||
| Asbiah Anggar (IND) | 1,282 | 5.48% | ||||||||||
| 2008 | Abdul Rahim Bakri (UMNO) | 17,634 | 69.50% | Yahya Othman (PKR) | 7,739 | 30.50% | 26,551 | 9,895 | 66.98% | |||
| 2013 | Abdul Rahim Bakri (UMNO) | 21,883 | 61.75% | Rahimah Majid (PKR) | 9,507 | 26.83% | 36,421 | 12,376 | 77.08% | |||
| Jutirim Galibai Galabi (STAR) | 3,083 | 8.70% | ||||||||||
| Mojurip Diyun (SAPP) | 963 | 2.72% | ||||||||||
| 2018 | Abdul Rahim Bakri (UMNO) | 18,503 | 49.90% | Shariff Azman Shariff Along (WARISAN) | 17,144 | 46.24% | 38,205 | 1,359 | 73.12% | |||
| Mohd Ashraf Chin Abdullah (PPRS) | 1,432 | 3.86% | ||||||||||
Honours
Malacca : 
Companion Class I of the Exalted Order of Malacca (DMSM) – Datuk (2002)
See also
References
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