Mohd Radzi Sheikh Ahmad


Mohd Radzi bin Sheikh Ahmad is a former Malaysian footballer, lawyer and politician. He was the Member of Parliament of Malaysia for the seat of Kangar in Perlis twice, currently served as a senator in Dewan Negara. He was also the Minister in the Prime Minister's Department for Legal Affairs and Minister of Home Affairs. Presently he is a member of Malaysian United Indigenous Party or Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia, a component of Perikatan Nasional coalition, after his resignation from United Malays National Organisation of Barisan Nasional for the second time in 2018.

Politics

Radzi was first elected to Parliament in 1982. He has held various Ministries including Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department and Deputy Minister for the Primary Industries Ministry.
Radzi joined the Parti Melayu Semangat 46 in 1989 before rejoining back UMNO in 1996 after S46 was dissolved.
Radzi was picked as UMNO secretary-general on 1 June 2004 by the then President Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. He was appointed Minister for Home Affairs in February 2006, but in March 2008 was dropped from the Cabinet. He also resigned as the Secretary-General of UMNO and BN on 20 March 2008, saying he would not be able to work effectively without a Cabinet post. He was dropped from UMNO's list of candidates for the 2013 general election, replaced by Shaharuddin Ismail.

Family

Radzi married first Ellisha Abdullah, an Irish who died in an accident in 1984 and the couple has five children. He is married second time to Mahani Abdul Hamid and they has three children.

Education

Radzi received his early education at Sekolah Melayu Kangar in 1948. he then continued his secondary education at Derma English School in 1952 before entering Royal Military College, Port Dickson in 1957. In 1961 he took Barrister-at-Law, Inns of Court in Middle Temple, London.

Career

Radzi had served in the Jurisdiction Department as a Deputy Public Prosecutor in Selangor and later as the President of Session Court in Klang before he left to open his own legal firm.

Sports

Radzi was also a former footballer of Perlis state before. He even represented the nation in the 1960 AFC Youth Championship and was a goal scorer then.

Election results

Honours

Honours of Malaysia