Abdullah Sani Abdul Hamid
Abdullah Sani Abdul Hamid | |
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| Born | February 15, 1962 Perak, Malaysia |
| Occupation(s) | Politician, trade union leader |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Known for | Member of Parliament for Kuala Langat (2008–2018) and Kapar (2018–2022); Deputy president of Malaysian Trades Union Congress |
Abdullah Sani bin Abdul Hamid (Jawi: عبدالله ثاني بن عبدالحميد; born 15 February 1962) is a Malaysian politician and trade union leader who held the position of Member of Parliament (MP) for Kapar from May 2018 until November 2022 and previously represented Kuala Langat from March 2008 to May 2018. He is affiliated with the People's Justice Party (PKR), which is part of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition, having formerly been involved with Pakatan Rakyat (PR) and Barisan Alternatif (BA). Earlier in his career, he was a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of Barisan Nasional (BN).
Originating from Perak and possessing a background in trade unionism, Abdullah Sani first secured a parliamentary seat in the 2008 general election by narrowly defeating the BN candidate in Kuala Langat. He expanded his winning margin in the 2013 polls and was appointed deputy president of the Malaysian Trades Union Congress that same year. Abdullah Sani was instrumental in executing the 2014 Kajang Move, an internal PKR initiative aimed at replacing Selangor's Chief Minister Khalid Ibrahim. He currently serves on PKR’s Central Leadership Council.
In the 2018 general election, Abdullah Sani successfully contested the Kapar constituency under the PKR banner. Nevertheless, he was defeated in the 2022 election by Halimah Ali of Perikatan Nasional (PN), who had previously served as a Selangor state Executive Councilor during PR’s administration.
Election results
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
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| 1999 | N20 Pandan | Template:Party shading/Keadilan | | Abdullah Sani Abdul Hamid (keADILan) | 12,333 | 46.19% | Template:Party shading/Barisan Nasional | | Mad Aris Mad Yusof (UMNO) | 14,367 | 53.81% | 26,700 | 2,034 | 75.36% |
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
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| 2008 | P112 Kuala Langat | Template:Party shading/Keadilan | | Abdullah Sani Abdul Hamid (PKR) | 26,687 | 50.94% | Template:Party shading/Barisan Nasional | | Sulaiman Mohd Karli (UMNO) | 25,698 | 49.06% | 52,792 | 989 | 79.37% |
| 2013 | Template:Party shading/Keadilan | | Abdullah Sani Abdul Hamid (PKR) | 40,983 | 53.09% | Template:Party shading/Barisan Nasional | | Sharuddin Omar (UMNO) | 35,625 | 46.15% | 78,718 | 5,358 | 88.97% | |
| 2018 | P109 Kapar | rowspan=3 Template:Party shading/Keadilan | | Abdullah Sani Abdul Hamid (PKR) | 47,731 | 44.99% | Template:Party shading/PAS | | Abd Rani Osman (Malaysian Islamic Party) | 31,425 | 29.62% | 107,829 | 16,306 | 86.27% |
| Template:Party shading/Barisan Nasional | | Mohana Muniandy Raman (Malaysian Indian Congress) | 26,412 | 24.90% | |||||||||
| (Manikavasagam Sundaram) (Parti Rakyat Malaysia) | (525) | (0.49%) | ||||||||||
Honours
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- Knight Companion of the Order of Loyalty to Negeri Sembilan (DSNS) – awarded the title Dato (2005)
- Knight Commander of the Order of Tuanku Jaafar (DPTJ) – conferred the title Dato (2001)
- Member of the Order of Loyalty to Negeri Sembilan (ANS) (1991)
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- Officer of the Order of the Defender of State (DSPN) – received the title Dato (2016)