Abdul Rahim Bakri

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Bakri is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Abdul Rahim. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.

Yang Berbahagia Datuk Haji Abdul Rahim Bakri DMSM
عبدالرحيم بكري‎
Deputy Minister of Finance I
In office 10 March 2020 – 16 August 2021 Serving with Mohd Shahar Abdullah (Deputy Minister of Finance II)
Monarch	Abdullah
Prime Minister	Muhyiddin Yassin
Minister	Tengku Zafrul Aziz
Preceded by	Amiruddin Hamzah
Succeeded by	Mohd Shahar Abdullah
Constituency	Kudat
Deputy Minister of Defence
In office 16 May 2013 – 29 July 2015
Monarch	Abdul Halim
Prime Minister	Najib Razak
Minister	Hishammuddin Hussein
Preceded by	Abdul Latiff Ahmad
Succeeded by	Mohd Johari Baharum
Constituency	Kudat
Deputy Minister of Transport
In office 10 April 2009 – 15 May 2013 Serving with Robert Lau Hoi Chew (2009–2010) Jelaing Mersat (2010–2013)
Monarchs	Mizan Zainal Abidin Abdul Halim
Prime Minister	Najib Razak
Minister	Ong Tee Keat (2009–2010) & Kong Cho Ha (2010–2013)
Preceded by	Lajim Ukin
Succeeded by	Aziz Kaprawi
Constituency	Kudat
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 19 March 2008 – 9 April 2009
Monarchs	Mizan Zainal Abidin Abdul Halim
Prime Minister	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Minister	Rais Yatim
Preceded by	Joseph Salang Gandum
Succeeded by	Kohilan Pillay Lee Chee Leong
Constituency	Kudat
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Kudat
In office 21 March 2004 – 19 November 2022
Preceded by	Amir Kahar (BN–UMNO)
Succeeded by	Verdon Bahanda (Independent)
Majority	6,748 (2004) 9,895 (2008) 12,376 (2013) 1,359 (2018)
Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat
2004–2018	Barisan Nasional
2018–2019	Independent
2019–2020	Pakatan Harapan
2020	Malaysian United Indigenous Party
2020–2022	Perikatan Nasional
Personal details
Born	Abdul Rahim bin Bakri (1961-04-11) 11 April 1961 (age 63) Crown Colony of North Borneo (now Sabah, Malaysia)
Citizenship	Malaysian
Political party	United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) (until 2018) Independent (2018–2019) Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU) (since 2019)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN) (until 2018 Pakatan Harapan (PH) (2019–2020) Perikatan Nasional (PN) (since 2020)
Spouse	Faridah Mohd Wasli
Children	3
Alma mater	Universiti Sains Malaysia
Occupation	Politician

Datuk Haji Abdul Rahim bin Bakri (Jawi: عبدالرحيم بن بكري; born 11 April 1961) is a Malaysian politician who served as the Deputy Minister of Finance I in the Perikatan Nasional (PN) administration under former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin and former Minister Tengku Zafrul Aziz from March 2020 to August 2021, Deputy Minister of Defence, Deputy Minister of Transport, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Ministers Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and Najib Razak and former Ministers Rais Yatim, Ong Tee Keat, Kong Cho Ha and Hishammuddin Hussein from March 2008 to May 2013 and Member of Parliament (MP) for Kudat from March 2008 to November 2022. He is a member of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), a component party of the PN coalition was a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the BN coalition. After the defeat of BN to PH in the 2018 general election, he resigned from UMNO in 2018 and joined BERSATU in 2019.^[1][2]

Abdul Rahim was elected to federal Parliament in the 2004 general election.^[3] Since 2008 he had been a deputy minister in the former ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) government till 2018.^[4] In April 2008, he was appointed as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs,^[5] and was appointed Deputy Minister of Transport in April 2009.^[6] He was again moved, this time being appointed as the Deputy Minister of Defence, after the 2013 election.^[7]

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia^[3]^[8]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots Cast	Majority	Turnout
2004	P167 Kudat, Sabah		Abdul Rahim Bakri (UMNO)	13,236	56.61%		Abdul Rahman Sedik (IND)	6,488	27.75%	24,442	6,748	65.90%
							Abdul Razak Abdul Salam (IND)	2,375	10.16%
							Asbiah Anggar (IND)	1,282	5.48%
2008			Abdul Rahim Bakri (UMNO)	17,634	69.50%		Yahya Othman (PKR)	7,739	30.50%	26,551	9,895	66.98%
2013			Abdul Rahim Bakri (UMNO)	21,883	61.75%		Rahimah Majid (PKR)	9,507	26.83%	36,421	12,376	77.08%
							Jutirim Galibai Galabi (STAR)	3,083	8.70%
							Mojurip Diyun (SAPP)	963	2.72%
2018			Abdul Rahim Bakri (UMNO)	18,503	49.90%		Shariff Azman Shariff Along (WARISAN)	17,144	46.24%	38,205	1,359	73.12%
							Mohd Ashraf Chin Abdullah (PPRS)	1,432	3.86%

Honours

•  Malacca :
  • Companion Class I of the Exalted Order of Malacca (DMSM) – Datuk (2002)^[9][10]

See also

• Kudat (federal constituency)

References

1. Mazwin Nik Anis and Joseph Kaos Jr (15 March 2019). "Six Sabah reps who jumped from Umno get Bersatu cards". The Star. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
2. Muguntan Vanar, Stephanie Lee and Natasha Joibi (12 December 2018). "Sabah Umno exodus sees nine of 10 Aduns, five of six MPs leave". The Star. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
3. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout (including votes for candidates not listed).
4. "Abdul Rahim bin Bakri, Y.B. Datuk Haji". Parliament of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 29 January 2011. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
5. "Deputy ministers chosen". The Star. 19 April 2008. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
6. "Najib Announces 28-member Cabinet". Bernama. 9 April 2008. Archived from the original on 22 June 2011. Retrieved 11 March 2010. (subscription required)
7. "The complete list of Ministers and Deputy Ministers in Najib's new Cabinet". ABN News. 15 May 2013. Archived from the original on 2 November 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
8. "Sabah [Parliament Results]". The Star. Archived from the original on 17 May 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
9. "SEMAKAN PENERIMA DARJAH KEBESARAN, BINTANG DAN PINGAT". Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia). Retrieved 25 October 2018.
10. "Pengurniaan Darjah Kebesaran Bergelar Bagi Tahun 2002 Mengikut Negeri" (PDF). Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2013. Retrieved 29 February 2024.