Raja Kamarul Bahrin

Dato' Raja Kamarul Bahrin Shah bin Raja Ahmad (Jawi: راج قمر البحرين شاه بن راج احمد born 14 January 1955) is a Malaysian politician who served as the Deputy Minister of Housing and Local Government in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) administration under former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin from July 2018 to the collapse of the PH administration in February 2020. He has served as Senator since July 2018. He also served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kuala Terengganu from May 2013 to May 2018. He is a member and State Chairman of Terengganu of the National Trust Party (AMANAH) and its coalition PH which is in opposition.[1][2] He also served as Chairman of the Hotel Association (MAH) and member of the Badan Warisan Malaysia. He is the Chairman of the Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) of the Angkatan Amanah Merdeka led by Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah. He was born on 14 January 1955 at Istana Maziah, Kuala Terengganu. He was picked as the party candidate for the Kuala Terengganu federal seat for the 2013 general election on 9 April 2013 and subsequently won. According to various sources, after being inaugurated by Abdul Hadi Awang and the Malaysian Islamic Party Commissioner (PAS) he agreed to join the party over his patriarchal plea. He is popularly known as the architect of the Tengku Tengah Zaharah Mosque or better known as the Floating Mosque, the Terengganu State Museum (Museum recognised as the largest museum in Asia), Istana Melawati (Putrajaya) and several others. Around the 1990s was linked in Malaysia when bringing his son back from Australia with a boat, as well as about the collapse of the roof of the Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium designed by his company Senibahri Arkitek. On 21 August 2015, he was declared the chairman of the Terengganu Gerakan Harapan Baru. He said he accepted the offer to lead the Harapan Baru in Terengganu because he believed in the future of the movement.


Raja Kamarul Bahrin

Deputy Minister of Housing and Local Government
In office
17 July 2018  24 February 2020
MonarchMuhammad V
(2018–2019)
Abdullah
(2019–2020)
Prime MinisterMahathir Mohamad
MinisterZuraida Kamaruddin
Preceded byHalimah Mohamed Sadique
(Deputy Minister of Housing, Local Government and Urban Wellbeing)
Succeeded byIsmail Abdul Muttalib
ConstituencySenator
Senator
Assumed office
17 July 2018
MonarchMuhammad V
(2018–2019)
Abdullah
(since 2019)
Prime MinisterMahathir Mohamad
(2018–2020)
Muhyiddin Yassin (since 2020)
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Kuala Terengganu
In office
6 May 2013  9 May 2018
Preceded byMohd Abdul Wahid Endut
(PRPAS)
Succeeded byAhmad Amzad Hashim
(PAS)
Personal details
Born
Raja Kamarul Bahrin Shah bin Raja Ahmad

(1955-01-14) 14 January 1955
Istana Maziah, Kuala Terengganu, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyMalaysian Islamic Party (PAS)
(2013–2015)
National Trust Party (AMANAH)
(since 2015)
Other political
affiliations
Pakatan Rakyat (PR)
(2013–2015)
Pakatan Harapan (PH)
(since 2015)
Alma materUniversity of Melbourne
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionArchitect

Education

After getting an early education at Saint John Institute, he returned to Terengganu and attended Sultan Sulaiman Secondary School (appointed as Head of Student in 1974), pursuing his Education at The University of Melbourne.

He met his wife Jacqueline Pascarl Gillespie. When it was (1981) Jacqueline was 17 years old.

Family

In 1981 he married Jacqueline Pascarl, an Australian citizen book writer. They had two children. Raja Kamarul Bahrin Shah married Singapore artist and had four children.

Around 2009–2010 was later married to Malaysian jazz singer Noryn Aziz or his real name Norazmahwati binti Abdul Aziz, a UiTM graduate.

Controversies and issues

Child dispute with ex-wife

In 1985, two children of Raja Kamarul Bahrin were raised by his ex-wife, Jacqueline Pascarl an Australian citizen. They divorced in 1986. He tried to seek custody of his children for 7 years through the Australian Family Court in 1992. Even Australian judges forbid bringing his children to the Mosque or anywhere 100 meters from the mosque. Jacqueline married another TV journalist, Iain Gillespie in 1990. Jacqueline has produced two books titled 'Once I was a Princess' and 'Since I Was a Princess' (2007).

Finally, Raja Kamarul Bahrin abducted his daughter & son with a fishing boat through Cape York Peninsula, Merauke, Irian Jaya, Sulawesi, Sabah and returned to Kuala Terengganu with the help of Bryan Wickham. Bryan Wickham had planned the land and sea escape route for a year and was consequently charged & sentenced to an Australian jail for a year for his part. The events are all recorded and have been recorded with the title 'Raja Bahrin Story' (1997)

In 2006, Shah visited his mother Jacqueline in Melbourne. Iddin also met his mother in 2006 after 14 years apart.

Leading architects

He is an architect who is well known for his traditional Malay-based architecture. And getting more attention by Media and the public when the collapse of the Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium. Many parties involved include architects from wholesalers and engineers from the government. The roof of the stadium is very large and 30 meters high and is fitted with air conditioning by a South Korean company. The construction cost is RM292 million and is still in the contractor's warranty.

Terengganu stadium built by Raja Bahrin collapsed

Raja Kamarul Bahrin is a prominent architect in Malaysia. However, after his stadium collapsed he was attacked by various parties, especially the opposition. Among their allegations, Raja Bahrin was negligent in designing. Raja Kamarul Bahrin Shah Raja Ahmad, as the main architect of the stadium, later appeared to explain that the design and construction of the roof was by a foreign company and he was not involved with it. He had suggested that the authorities issue a full report on the incident so that the people would not wonder who actually was responsible for the incident. A report was made by the Malaysian government, regarding the roof collapse of the stadium.

PAS candidates in Kuala Terengganu

On 9 April 2013, he and other PAS candidates were elected to contest in the Kuala Terengganu seat. He was committed to representing the voices of professionals who were ignored by the administration of the BN government and hoped his participation in politics would force the authorities to respect the views and professional society opinions more seriously. On 16 September 2015, he left the party and entered the National Trust Party after the party was set up.

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia[3][4][5][6]
Year Constituency Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2013 P36 Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu. Raja Kamarul Bahrin Shah (PAS) 45,828 55.80% Mohd Zubir Embong (UMNO) 35,043 42.67% 82,122 10,785 87.00%
Maimun Yusuf (IND) 182 0.22%
2018 Raja Kamarul Bahrin Shah (AMANAH) 15,380 17.76% Wan Nawawi Wan Ismail (UMNO) 28,215 32.59% 87,786 14,773 84.73%
Ahmad Amzad Mohamed @ Hashim (PAS) 42,988 49.65%

Honours

References

  1. "Raja Bahrin pengerusi Harapan Baru Terengganu – Nasional". Sinar Harian. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  2. "Five senators appointed as one minister and four deputy ministers". The Star. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  3. "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
  4. "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 5 May 2013. Results only available for the 2013 election.
  5. "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE – 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  6. "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
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