Othman Aziz

Dato' Othman bin Aziz (born 15 May 1959) is a Malaysian politician. He was the member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the seat of Jerlun, Kedah, from 5 May 2013 to 10 May 2018. He previously served one term in the Kedah State Legislative Assembly from 21 March 2004 to 8 March 2008) and was the chairman of the Kedah Tourism Action Council.[1] He is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) in the previous ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Aziz is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Othman.
Yang Berhormat Senator Dato'

Othman Aziz

DGMK
عثمان عزيز
Deputy Minister of Finance
In office
27 June 2016 – 10 May 2018
Serving with Lee Chee Leong
Prime MinisterNajib Razak
MinisterNajib Razak
Johari Abdul Ghani
Preceded byJohari Abdul Ghani
Succeeded byAmiruddin Hamzah
ConstituencyJerlun
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Jerlun, Kedah
In office
5 May 2013 – 9 May 2018
Preceded byMukhriz Mahathir
Succeeded byMukhriz Mahathir
Majority3,270 (2013)
Member of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly for Ayer Hitam
In office
21 March 2004 – 8 March 2008
Preceded byAbdul Ghani Ahmad (PAS)
Succeeded byAbdul Ghani Ahmad (PAS)
Majority860 (2008)
Personal details
Born
Othman bin Aziz

(1959-05-15) 15 May 1959
Alor Setar, Kedah, Federation of Malaya
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Nasional (BN)
Perikatan Nasional (PN)
Muafakat Nasional (MN)
Spouse(s)Soliha Hisham
OccupationPolitician

Background

Othman was born in Alor Setar, Kedah. He received his primary education at the Sekolah Kebangsaan Ayer Hitam, Kedah. He continued his secondary education in Kolej Sultan Abdul Hamid and later went to University Technology MARA to study a Diploma in Business Administration. After completing his diploma he went to the National University of Malaysia and graduated with Bachelor of Marketing Studies.[2] He subsequently held a number of positions in corporate enterprises.[3]

Political career

In the 2004 general election, Othman was elected to the state assembly of Kedah, defeating the incumbent Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) assemblyman Abdul Ghani Ahmad by 860 votes in the seat of Ayer Hitam.[4] In 2005 he was appointed to the Executive Council of the Kedah state government by the incoming Chief Minister Mahdzir Khalid.[3] During this time he also managed the Kedah Football Association.[5] He was a casualty of the Barisan Nasional state government's defeat in the 2008 election, as he lost his seat by 506 votes to his predecessor, Abdul Ghani.[4]

In the 2013 election, Othman ran for the UMNO-held federal seat of Jerlun. Jerlun was being vacated by Mukhriz Mahathir, who was seeking to move to state politics to become Kedah's Chief Minister. Othman defeated Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS)'s Ismail Salleh by 3,270 votes, winning election to the federal parliament.[4]

In the 2018 election, Othman lost to Mukhriz Mahathir, who was back contesting but under the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (PPBM) ticket, in a three-corner fight with Abdul Ghani Ahmad of PAS for the Jerlun parliamentary seat.

Honours

He has been awarded :

Honours of Kedah

Election results
Kedah State Legislative Assembly: Ayer Hitam[4][7]
Year Government Votes Pct Opposition Votes Pct
2004 Othman Aziz (UMNO) 10,759 52% Abdul Ghani Ahmad (PAS) 9,899 48%
2008 Abdul Ghani Ahmad (PAS) 10,652 51% Othman Aziz (UMNO) 10,146 49%
Parliament of Malaysia: Jerlun, Kedah[7][8][9][10]
Year Government Votes Pct Opposition Votes Pct
2013 Othman Aziz (UMNO) 24,161 54% Ismail Salleh (PAS) 20,891 46%
2018 Mukhriz Mahathir (PPBM) 18,695 42% Othman Aziz (UMNO) 12,413 28%
Abdul Ghani Ahmad (PAS) 12,829 29%

References
  1. News."Kedah upbeat on projects", The Star, 28 October 2008. Retrieved on 23 April 2013.
  2. Exco Profile. "YB Dato' Othman Bin Haji Aziz" Archived 18 January 2018 at the Wayback Machine, MyKedah.com"
  3. "Othman Aziz Made New Kedah Exco". Bernama. 26 December 2005. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  4. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 11 May 2013. Percentage figures based on total turnout, excluding informal votes.
  5. News."Ceremony honours people who promote sports in Kedah", 20 December 2011. Retrieved on 23 April 2013.
  6. "Raja Muda of Kedah heads state awards list". The Star Online. 15 January 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  7. "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
  8. "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  9. "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  10. "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
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