Mokhtar Hashim
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Ministerial roles | |
1973–1974 | Parliamentary Secretary of Culture, Youth and Sports |
1974–1975 | Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development |
1975–1980 | Deputy Minister of Defence |
1979–1983 | Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs |
1980–1983 | Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports |
Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat | |
1972–1974 | Alliance Party |
1974–1983 | Barisan Nasional |
Personal details | |
Born | (1942-05-01)1 May 1942 Japanese Malaysia |
Died | 18 November 2020(2020-11-18) (aged 78) Ampang Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
Resting place | Bukit Kiara Muslim Cemetery, Kuala Lumpur |
Citizenship | Malaysian |
Political party | United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) |
Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional Alliance |
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Mokhtar bin Hashim (1 May 1942[1] – 18 November 2020) was a Malaysian politician who served as the Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports (1980–1983).[2] He was convicted for the 1982 murder of a rival politician, Negeri Sembilan Assembly Speaker Taha Talib, but the sentence was commuted to life imprisonment. He was ultimately granted a royal pardon in 1991.[3]
Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout% | ||
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1972 | P081 Rembau-Tampin, Negeri Sembilan | Mokhtar Hashim (UMNO) | 13,228 | 63.81% | Tengku Jaril Tengku Sulaiman (PAS) | 4,018 | 19.38% | 21,101 | 9,210 | N/A | ||
Muhamed Sharif Harun (DAP) | 3,483 | 16.80% | ||||||||||
1974 | P094 Tampin, Negeri Sembilan | Mokhtar Hashim (UMNO) | None | None |
Unopposed
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1978 | Mokhtar Hashim (UMNO) | 23,968 | 81.13% | Mohd Ali Napiah Ismail (PAS) | 5,575 | 18.87% | N/A | 18,393 | N/A | |||
1982 | Mokhtar Hashim (UMNO) | 27,587 | 74.05% | Loo Ah Man @ Loo Ming Chai (DAP) | 6,603 | 17.72% | 38,381 | 20,981 | 77.93% | |||
Azahari Hamzah (PAS) | 3,065 | 8.23% |
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