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Abdul Rahim Thamby Chik
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Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Datuk Seri Abdul Rahim Thamby Chik PSM DGSM SSSA DA DPMJ AMN PJK
عبدالرحيم ثمبي چئ‎
6th Chief Minister of Malacca
	In office; 26 April 1982 – 13 October 1994
Governor	Syed Zahiruddin Syed Hassan ; (1982–1984) ; Syed Ahmad Syed Mahmud Shahabuddin ; (1982–1994)
Preceded by	Mohd Adib Mohamad Adam
Succeeded by	Mohd Zin Abdul Ghani
10th Youth Chief of the ; United Malays National Organisation
	In office; 1993–1994
President	Mahathir Mohamad
Preceded by	Najib Razak
Succeeded by	Ahmad Zahid Hamidi
Federal Ministerial Roles
1978–1980	Parliamentary Secretary of Primary Industries
1980–1981	Parliamentary Secretary of Trade and Industry
Division Chief of the ; Malaysian United Indigenous Party of ; Alor Gajah
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 3 November 2024
Deputy	Rozaini Salim
Preceded by	Zamzuri Ariffin
Faction represented in the ; Malacca State Legislative Assembly
1982–1999	Barisan Nasional
Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat
1978–1982	Barisan Nasional
Corporate Roles
2010–2015	Chairman of Rubber Industry Smallholders Development Authority (RISDA)
Personal details
Born	April 10, 1950 (age 74); Kampung Pangkalan Balak, Masjid Tanah, Malacca, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia).
Citizenship	Malaysian
Political party	UMNO (until 2018) ; Malaysian United Indigenous Party (since 2018)
Other political; affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN) ; (until 2018) ; Perikatan Nasional ; (since 2018)
Spouse	Zabedah Abdullah
Relations	Zahir Kelvin Ong Abdullah (Son-in-law)
Children	Zetty Juyanty, Tutty Rahiza, Petty Diyana, Rahimy
Parents	Thamby Chik Karim (father); Habsah Hassan (mother);
Residence(s)	Sri Pantai, Kampung Pengkalan Balak, Masjid Tanah, Melaka.; Taman Bukit Pantai, Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur.
Alma mater	University of Malaya
Occupation	Politician, ; Corporate member
Website	rahimthambychik.blogspot.my

Tan Sri Abdul Rahim bin Thamby Chik (Jawi: عبدالرحيم ثمبي چئ, Malay pronunciation: [abdul rahim]; born 10 April 1950) is a Malaysian politician. He was the 6th Chief Minister of Malacca from 1982 to 1994.^[1] He is a former Youth Chief of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a major component party of Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. He was aligned with Mahathir Mohamad during the 1987 UMNO General Assembly. Presently, he is a member and the Division Chief of Alor Gajah of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), a component party of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition.^[2]^[3]

He is also formerly the Chairman of the Rubber Industry Smallholders Development Authority (RISDA) from 2010 to 2015.

Background

Rahim married Zabedah Abdullah and the couple have 4 children; Zetty Juyanty, Tutty Rahiza, Petty Diyana and Rahimy. Their eldest daughter, Zetty married the former TV3 personality, Kelvin Ong née Zahir Kelvin Ong Abdullah.

Education

Rahim received his primary school education at Sekolah Kebangsaan Pengkalan Balak, Masjid Tanah. Then he studied at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Ghafar Baba, Malacca and Sekolah Menengah Datuk Seri Amar DiRaja, Muar, Johor. He continued his studies at University of Malaya (UM) and managed to graduate with bachelor's degree of Applied Economy (1969-1973).

Controversies

In 1994 Rahim was initially charged with statutory rape of an underaged girl; however, the public prosecutor later withdrew the charge citing lack of evidence.^[4] He resigned as chief minister of Malacca and youth chief of UMNO amid allegations he had sexual relations with the 15-year-old girl.^[5] In 1995, Democratic Action Party (DAP) leader, Lim Guan Eng, who in the past had accused Rahim of raping the minor and had criticised the then-government for not acting against Rahim; was charged and sentenced to 18 months’ jail by the Melaka High Court for maliciously printing false news instead under the Printing Presses and Publications Act 1984 and under the Sedition Act 1948, but Lim was eventually released after 12 months.^[6]

In 1999, Anwar Ibrahim in one of four police reports he made; Tun H.S. Lee report 22517/99 dated 20 August 1999 had accused that the then-Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamed, Attorney-General Mohtar Abdullah and Senior Deputy Public Prosecutor Abdul Gani Patail for abuse of power to cover-up the corruption case involving Rahim.^[7]^[8] A copy of the report was also sent to the Badan Pencegah Rasuah (BPR) then.^[9]^[10]

On 21 March 2011, Rahim was one of the 'Datuk T' trio; together with Datuk Shazryl Eskay Abdullah and Datuk Shuaib Lazim who screened a sex video at Bilik Seri Makmur, Hotel Carcosa Seri Negara; claiming it was of the opposition leader then Anwar Ibrahim allegedly engaging a prostitute to journalists which Anwar had denied the allegation.^[11] On 24 June 2011, they were charged and fined by Kuala Lumpur Magistrate Court for screening the sex video after they pleaded guilty.^[12]

Rahim was fined RM1,900 in default three months imprisonment by the Shah Alam Sessions Court on 20 September 2016, for making an offensive comment about Raja Muda of Selangor, Tengku Amir Shah on 25 September 2015. He also tendered a public apology to Selangor Ruler Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah and Tengku Amir, besides expressing remorse for his action. Rahim had earlier on 5 October 2015 claimed trial to an original charge of posting a seditious claim in his Facebook account that Tengku Amir was an apostate. However, the prosecution withdrew the charge after he pleaded guilty to the alternative charge.^[13]

Election results

**Parliament of Malaysia**^[14]
Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
1978	P095 Alor Gajah, Malacca		Abdul Rahim Thamby Chik (UMNO)	22,745	76.79%		Yaakop Abdul Hassan (PAS)	6,876	23.21%		15,869

**Malacca State Legislative Assembly**^[14]
Year	Constituency
1982	N04 Kelemak	Abdul Rahim Thamby Chik (UMNO)
1986	N03 Masjid Tanah	Abdul Rahim Thamby Chik (UMNO)
1990	N03 Masjid Tanah	Abdul Rahim Thamby Chik (UMNO)