This article is about the Malaysian politician. For the Moroccan footballer, see Mohamed Aziz (footballer). For the Indian playback singer, see Mohammed Aziz.
In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Aziz is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Mohamad. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Mohamad was a member of the Executive Council (akin to a State Cabinet) of Johor from 1990 to 1995 and the Johor State Government Information Chief from 1995 to 1999. In 1999 he was elected to Parliament for the Sri Gading constituency.[2]
Mohamad caused controversy in 2009 when he called for two ministers in his Barisan Nasional government to resign.[3] In June 2012, he called in Parliament for the execution for treason of the electoral reform activist Ambiga Sreenevasan.[4]
His parliamentary career ended in 2013, when UMNO selected another candidate to contest the Sri Gading constituency.[5] After the 2013 election, he was appointed as the Speaker of the Johor State Legislative Assembly.
He was also Umno Malaysia Deputy Permanent Chairman since 2008.[6]
Death
Mohamad Aziz died on 24 December 2020 at the age of 80.[7][8][9] He was laid to rest in the burial grounds at Bukit Aliff Muslim cemetery, Johor Bahru.[10][11]
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