Dato' Seri Mohamed Nazri bin Tan Sri Abdul Aziz is a Malaysian politician from the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), and is as of 2008^[update] a Minister in the Prime Minister's Department in charge of parliamentary affairs.^[1] In June 2005 Nazri caused controversy when he shouted the phrase "bloody racist" (or variants of it) 28 times in Parliament. A request by opposition Democratic Action Party (DAP) lawmaker Fong Po Kuan for Nazri to take back his comments went unheeded. The incident occurred during a debate on the Malaysian Medical Council's derecognition of Crimea State Medical University (CSMU) medical degrees; most Malaysian students sent to study there were of Indian extraction. Nazri has since used the phrase "bloody racist" on Tun Dr. Mahathir because the latter supports a controversial government programme that allegedly indoctrinates racist sentiments in civil servants and public university students.^[2]

Nazri was originally also the Minister in the Prime Minister's Department in charge of legal affairs and judicial reform. After the 2008 general election, which saw the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition's majority in Parliament significantly reduced, the then Prime Minister Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi reshuffled his Cabinet and gave Nazri's legal affairs portfolio to Zaid Ibrahim.^[3]

He has also recently (2006) been called the hatchetman of Abdullah, then Prime Minister of Malaysia, by Former Prime Minister Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, for defending Abdullah in Mahathir's ongoing criticisms against the government.

In September 2010 he came out openly in the defence of Prime Minister Najib's 1Malaysia policy, saying that he is a Malaysian first and a Malay next. This is in complete opposition to that expressed by the Deputy Prime Minister, Muhyiddin bin Mohd. Yassin, who has time and again reiterated that he is Malay first and Malaysian second.

He is an alumnus of Malay College Kuala Kangsar.

Criticisms[link]

Opposition Member of Parliament Karpal Singh said Nazri had misled Parliament when he said judges involved in the 1988 Judicial crisis were not sacked but were asked to take early retirement.^[4] Former Prime Minister Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad also refuted Nazri's suggestion saying Salleh and two of the five other judges involved in the 1988 judicial crisis had not been dismissed but were asked to retire early. He said Tun Salleh Abas was sacked as lord president but obtained a pension on grounds of compassion.^[5]

In 2009 photos surfaced of a woman and a man rumoured to be Nazri in a compromising position but several politicians who were close to him said the man in the pictures is not him.^[6]

Election results[link]

Notes and references[link]

External links[link]

• Video of Nazri's "bloody racist" remarks.

Yang Amat Berhomat Datuk Seri Panglima Musa Aman MLA, SPDK, PGDK, DGSM, DA, JMN, JP
File:Musa Aman.png
14th Chief Minister of Sabah
Incumbent
Assumed office 27 March 2003
Governor	Juhar Mahiruddin
Deputy	Joseph Pairin Kitingan Yee Moh Chai Yahya Hussin
Preceded by	Tan Sri Chong Kah Kiat
Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly for Sungai Sibuga
Incumbent
Assumed office 1994
Personal details
Born	(1951-03-30) 30 March 1951 (age 61) Beaufort, British North Borneo
Political party	UMNO - Barisan Nasional
Spouse(s)	Datin Seri Hajjah Faridah binti Haji Tussin
Children	3 sons and 1 daughter
Religion	Islam
Website	http://www.sabah.gov.my/cm/index.php

Datuk Seri Panglima Haji Musa bin Haji Aman (born 30 March 1951), is the 14th and current Chief Minister of the state of Sabah in Malaysia. He is also the Sabah finance minister, the chairman of United Malays National Organization (UMNO) for Sabah and also the older brother of Dato' Seri Anifah Aman, Malaysia's Foreign Minister. Musa Aman is of Kadazan-Dusun descent.

Early life and education[link]

Musa Aman received his primary education in St. Paul primary school, Beaufort, Sabah. He attended Sabah College in Kota Kinabalu and All Saints secondary school^[1] for his secondary education. He pursue his tertiary education and received Masters of Business Administration (MBA) from Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia.^[2]

Business[link]

He was interested in the world of business since his primary school days. In 1973, he pursue his business interests in Sandakan. He later put Syarikat Musman Holdings Sdn Bhd under his stewardship.^[1] He was the chairman for City Finance Berhad from 1983 until 1995. He later became the chief executive of Innoprise Corporation in 1995 and also the chairman for Sabah Softwood Berhad (under Innoprise Corporation) in the same year.^[2]

Early political career[link]

Datuk Musa's political career started on March 8, 1992, when he contested and won the Jambongan UMNO division chief's post (now known as Libaran division) and was appointed as Sabah Barisan Nasional (BN) treasurer eight days later.

On March 7, 1995, a year after BN came to power in Sabah, Musa became the director of Sabah Foundation (Yayasan Sabah), a Sabah statutory body.

In March 1999 he resigned as the Sabah Foundation Director to contest in the state elections and defend the Sungai Sibuga State Legislative Assembly seat, defeating Ramli Noordin of Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) by 4034 majority votes, the highest majority among the 24 seats contested by UMNO.^[1]

He moved up further in his political career when he was appointed Minister in the Chief Minister's Department under Datuk Osu Sukam in 1999.

On March 27, 2001, he became the Finance Minister in Tan Sri Chong Kah Kiat's cabinet. On September 28, 2001, Musa replaced Osu Sukam as the Sabah UMNO Liaison Committee Chairman, which paved the way for him to be the Chief Minister.^[1]

Appointment as chief minister[link]

He took over the post of chief minister from Chong Kah Kiat on March 27, 2003. His appointment as Chief Minister marks the end of the rotation system used in Sabah whereby the Chief Minister post is rotated every two years among the three main racial groups in Sabah: Christian Bumiputras, Muslim Bumiputras, and the ethnic Chinese.^[3]

Economic policy[link]

Soon after taking his oath of office as Chief Minister, Datuk Musa outlined his agenda for the state. He had set his priorities on agriculture, tourism and manufacturing, putting them in what he calls the state's 'Halatuju' development framework, and supporting them by placing human resource development high on his agenda.^[4]

To support the first pillar of his 'Halatuju' campaign, tourism, a commitment of RM1.4 billion in federal funds was secured towards the building of a new Kota Kinabalu airport terminal, which was completed in 2008, ahead of schedule. A part of the old Kota Kinabalu port with warehouse facilities dating back to the early 1900s was transformed into Jesselton Point, a modern port with a high-class ferry terminal and other facilities. Under Datuk Musa tourism registered significant growth; Tourist arrivals to Sabah grew from 1.25 million arrivals in 2003 to nearly 2.1 million arrivals in 2006. The growth justified a further capital input into the tourism sector, with over RM1 billion made available via Special Tourism Fund of RM400 million for small projects and RM700 million for larger projects.

To support the second pillar—agriculture—the state government broke new ground in combining agriculture and manufacturing sectors into one by promoting bio-agriculture. The establishment of Palm Oil Industrial Clusters (POIC) is an example of bio-agriculture that promises to move the state's agricultural products up the value chain in the commodity markets.

To support the third pillar, manufacturing, in 2006 a total of 92 manufacturing projects were granted approval in the state with a projected total investment value of RM4.9 billion.

Controversy[link]

In April 2012, Musa Aman was linked to a timber corruption scandal as per the leaked Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) documents published by the website Sarawak Report. Musa was accused for having close relationship with Sabah timber trader Michael Chia, where the latter was detained in Hong Kong in 2008 for trying to smuggle 16 million Singapore dollars to Musa.^[5] Sarawak Report further revealed that Michael Chia was responsible for Musa's sons expenses in Australia. Dato' Seri Anifah Aman, brother of Musa Aman, was also accused for being a secret beneficiary of lucrative timber licenses. Abdul Gani Patail, the Malaysian Attorney-General who is close to Musa family, was alleged to have blocked the MACC investigation into this case.^[6] However, Musa Aman denied his link with Michael Chia, while accusing Sarawak Report for defaming him.^[7]

Reference[link]

External link[link]

• Musa Aman official facebook profile

Dato' Paduka Haji Husam Musa (born October 14, 1959) is one of the current three PAS Vice Presidents. He was born at Kampung Kota, Kota Bharu, in the state of Kelantan, Malaysia. Husam is a state assemblyman for electorate of N.17 Salor. Husam Musa is a prominent politician in Malaysia and he has received an accolade "Newsmaker of the Year 2003" (malaysiakini.com).

Education[link]

Husam Musa went to Sek. Rendah Kota, Kota Bharu (1965–1971),Sek. Men. Sultan Ismail, Kota Bharu (1972–1975), Maktab Sultan Ismail (1976–1979). Later, He gained his degree in Economics at Universiti Malaya (1980–1983).

External links[link]

• Official site

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