Mohamad Tajol Rosli bin Mohamed Ghazali[1] (Jawi: محمد تاج الرسلي بن محمد غزالي; born 6 November 1946) was the 9th Menteri Besar of Perak from 1999 to 2008. He is also the Member of ParliamentofGerik from 1978 to 1999, the Member of Perak State Legislative Assembly for Kenering from 1977 to 1978, 1999 to 2004 and for Pengkalan Hulu from 2004 to 2013.
In 1964, he furthered his studies at the University of Melbourne, Australia and graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce.
Tajol gave up his positions as Perak Barisan Nasional chief and member of the state Umno liaison committee to then Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak on 30 January 2009. Then minister in the Prime Minister's department, Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi became Najib's deputy in Perak.[2]
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | P044 Gerik, Perak | Tajol Rosli Mohd Ghazali (UMNO) | 9,441 | 58.94% | Mohamad Junid (PAS) | 3,599 | 22.47% | Unknown | 5,842 | Unknown | ||
| Fong Cheng Wee (DAP) | 2,977 | 18.59% | ||||||||||
| 1982 | Tajol Rosli Mohd Ghazali (UMNO) | 13,355 | 71.97% | Hassan bin Hussein (PAS) | 5,202 | 28.03% | 19,298 | 8,153 | 75.65% | |||
| 1986 | P049 Gerik, Perak | Tajol Rosli Mohd Ghazali (UMNO) | 12,039 | 62.41% | Mohd Rus Jaafar (PAS) | 4,054 | 21.02% | 19,920 | 7,985 | 69.43% | ||
| Choo Sing Chye (DAP) | 3,197 | 16.57% | ||||||||||
| 1990 | Tajol Rosli Mohd Ghazali (UMNO) | 15,578 | 64.52% | Roslan Mohd Latif (S46) | 8,565 | 35.48% | 24,957 | 7,013 | 72.33% | |||
| 1995 | P052 Gerik, Perak | Tajol Rosli Mohd Ghazali (UMNO) | 17,170 | 71.90% | Roslan Mohd Latif (S46) | 6,712 | 28.10% | 25,655 | 10,458 | 69.94% | ||
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct. | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct. | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | N02 Kenering | Tajol Rosli Mohd Ghazali (UMNO) | % | % | % | |||||||
| 1999 | N03 Kenering | Tajol Rosli Mohd Ghazali (UMNO) | 4,612 | 58.51% | Azman Pandak (PAS) | 3,086 | 39.15% | 7,882 | 1,526 | 66.18% | ||
| 2004 | N01 Pengkalan Hulu | Tajol Rosli Mohd Ghazali (UMNO) | 6,402 | 72.22% | Junid Mat Ghodzali (PAS) | 1,909 | 21.53% | 8,864 | 4,493 | 77.63% | ||
| 2008 | Tajol Rosli Mohd Ghazali (UMNO) | 6,769 | 73.15% | Lee Sing Long (PKR) | 2,124 | 22.95% | 9,254 | 4,645 | 78.54% | |||
Tajol received the Panglima Setia Mahkota (P.S.M.) award which carries the title 'Tan Sri' from Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin, the Sultan of Terengganu in conjunction with His Majesty's 48th official birthday on 5 June 2010.[4]
Malaysia :
Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (PSM) – Tan Sri (2010)[5]
Perak :
Member of the Order of the Perak State Crown (AMP) (1979)[6] Knight Commander of the Order of the Perak State Crown (DPMP) – Dato' (1986) Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Perak State Crown (SPMP) – Dato' Seri (1999)
Ordinary Class of the Perak Family Order of Sultan Azlan Shah (SPSA) – Dato' Seri DiRaja (2000)[7]
Malacca :
Grand Commander of the Exalted Order of Malacca (DGSM) – Datuk Seri (2003)[8]| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by | Chief Minister of Perak 1999 – 2008 |
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