Dato' Wira Othman bin Abdul was born on 7 July 1953 and is a Malaysian corporate and political figure.
17 Facts About Othman Abdul
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Othman Abdul was the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the constituency of Pendang, Kedah.
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Othman Abdul held the seat for three times; from 1986 to 1999, from 2002 to 2004, and again from 2013 to 2018.
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Othman Abdul is a member of the United Malays National Organisation in Malaysia's previous governing Barisan Nasional coalition.
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Othman Abdul is the Chairman of the Nominating and Remuneration Committee and he is appointed as one of the members of the Audit Committee.
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Othman Abdul was a former student from the National University of Malaysia.
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Othman Abdul was elected to Parliament in the 1986 election, for the seat of Pendang, Kedah, defeating Phahrolrazi Zawawi of the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party by 900 votes.
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Othman Abdul held the seat for three terms, before losing it at the 1999 election to PAS's leader Fadzil Noor.
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At the time of the 1999 election Othman Abdul was serving as a parliamentary secretary to Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad.
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When Fadzil Noor died in 2002, Othman Abdul stood as the Barisan Nasional candidate in the high-profile and closely fought by-election that followed.
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Othman Abdul won his seat back, defeating PAS's Mohd Hayati Othman by 283 votes.
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Othman Abdul returned as the Barisan Nasional candidate for Pendang at the 2013 election.
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Amid a swing to the Barisan Nasional across the state of Kedah, Othman Abdul won the seat by 2,638 votes, returning to Parliament for his third non-consecutive period in office.
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Othman Abdul failed to retain the Pendang seat in a 4-corners fight in the 2018 election losing to the PAS candidate.
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Othman Abdul was the KIMB Chairman for four consecutive years.
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Othman Abdul acted as the institution Audit Committee for KIMB up to June 2008.
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Othman Abdul is replaced with Dr Haji Ahmad Zainuddin Bin Abdullah.