Mohd Shariff Omar | |
|---|---|
| Permanent Chairman of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party | |
| In office 30 December 2017 – 23 August 2020 | |
| Deputy | Azimi Daim |
| Succeeded by | Mohd Suhaimi Abdullah |
| Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry I | |
| In office 27 March 2004 – 18 March 2008 Serving with Kerk Choo Ting (2004–2006) Mah Siew Keong (2006–2008)(Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry II) | |
| Prime Minister | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi |
| Minister | Muhyiddin Yassin |
| Preceded by | Himself |
| Succeeded by | Rohani Abdul Karim |
| Deputy Minister of Agriculture | |
| In office 15 December 1999 – 27 March 2004 | |
| Prime Minister | Mahathir Mohamad Abdullah Ahmad Badawi |
| Minister | Mohd Effendi Norwawi |
| Preceded by | Tengku Mahmud Tengku Mansor |
| Succeeded by | Himself |
| Member of theMalaysian Parliament forTasek Gelugor | |
| In office 1999–2008 | |
| Preceded by | Ibrahim Saad |
| Succeeded by | Nor Mohamed Yakcop |
| In office 1990–1995 | |
| Preceded by | Mohammed Yusoff Abdul Latib |
| Succeeded by | Ibrahim Saad |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) (until 2008) People's Justice Party (PKR) (2014–2016) Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU) (since 2016) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (until 2008) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (2014–2020) Perikatan Nasional (PN) (since 2020) |
| Relations | Mohsein Md Shariff (Son) |
Mohd Shariff bin Omar is aMalaysian politician. He had served Member of Parliament of Tasek Gelugor from 1990 to 1995 and 1999 to 2004. He was a member of UMNO, a component party ofBarisan Nasional (BN). He currently is a member of BERSATU, a component party of Perikatan Nasional (PN).
Mohd Shariff Omar political career started when he won the State Seat of Sungai Dua of Penang in the 1982 General Election. Prior to this, he had served as Assistant District Officer of Pekan, Pahang in 1972 and continued to serve the State of Perak and Penang until 1982. He then served as a member of the Penang State Legislative EXCO from 1982 until 1990. He was subsequently won the Parliamentary seat of Tasek Gelugor, Penang and appointed as the Parliamentary Secretary of Agriculture in 1990 until 1995. In 1995, he was appointed as Deputy Chief Minister of Penang following won the newly created state seat of Permatang Berangan. He returned as a Member of Parliament for another 2 terms from 1999 until 2008 and during that period, he was appointed as Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry I.[1] Mohd Shariff was dismissed from UMNO after submitting nomination forms in the 2013 Malaysian general election as an independent candidate for running Parliamentary seat of Tasek Gelugor. Then, he joined the People's Justice Party in 2014.[2] During the establishment of BERSATU in 2016, he was the party's coordinator in Penang. In 2017,[3] he was elected as the permanent chairman of the Bersatu General Assembly until 2020.
Mohd Shariff Omar currently served as Independent Non-Executive Director of Serba Dinamik Holding Berhads appointed on 9 June 2022.[1][4]
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | N07Sungai Dua | Mohd Shariff Omar (UMNO) | 5,379 | 70.62% | Zabidi Ali (PAS) | 2,238 | 29.38% | 7,764 | 3,599 | 75.27% | ||
| 1986 | N05Sungai Dua | Mohd Shariff Omar (UMNO) | 5,922 | 71.83% | Mohd Salleh (PAS) | 2,323 | 28.17% | 8,494 | 3,599 | 76.45% | ||
| 1995 | N04Permatang Berangan | Mohd Shariff Omar (UMNO) | 7,526 | 77.99% | Mohd Salleh Man (PAS) | 1,855 | 19.22% | 9,650 | 5,671 | 79.10% | ||
| 2018 | Mohd Shariff Omar (BERSATU) | 5,021 | 26.96% | Nor Hafizah Othman (UMNO) | 6,870 | 36.89% | 18,622 | 646 | 88.17% | |||
| Mohd Sobri Saleh (PAS) | 6,224 | 33.42% | ||||||||||
| Azman Shah Othman (PRM) | 24 | 0.13% | ||||||||||
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | P039Tasek Gelugor | Mohd Shariff Omar (UMNO) | 20,379 | 75.32% | Shuaib Jaafar (PAS) | 6,679 | 24.68% | 27,881 | 13,700 | 79.15% | ||
| 1999 | P042Tasek Gelugor | Mohd Shariff Omar (UMNO) | 16,936 | 57.15% | Ahmad Rosli Ayob (keADILan) | 12,700 | 42.85% | 30,968 | 4,236 | 80.02% | ||
| 2004 | Mohd Shariff Omar (UMNO) | 22,011 | 65.05% | Mujahid Yusof Rawa (PAS) | 11,828 | 34.95% | 34,551 | 10,183 | 83.03% | |||
| 2013 | Mohd Shariff Omar (IND) | 1,590 | 3.36% | Shabudin Yahaya (UMNO) | 24,393 | 51.53% | 48,121 | 3,042 | 89.04% | |||
| Abdul Rahman Maidin (PAS) | 21,351 | 45.11% | ||||||||||
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Medal of theOrder of the Defender of the Realm (PPN) (1982)[9]
Commander of theOrder of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (PSM) –Tan Sri (2021)[10]
Penang :
Companion of theOrder of the Defender of State (DMPN) –Dato' (1994)[11]
Commander of theOrder of the Defender of State (DGPN) –Dato' Seri (1999)
Kelantan :
Knight Commander of theOrder of the Crown of Kelantan (DPMK) –Dato' (2002)
Knight Grand Commander of theOrder of Loyalty to the Crown of Kelantan (SPSK) –Dato' (2009)
Pahang :
Grand Knight of theOrder of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (SSAP) –Dato' Sri (2006)