Nazri Abdul Aziz
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Yang Berhormat Dato' Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz MP |
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Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz interviewed during a press conference.
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| Minister of Tourism and Culture | |
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Assumed office 16 May 2013 |
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| Preceded by |
Ng Yen Yen (Tourism portfolio) Rais Yatim (Culture portfolio) |
| Member of Parliament for Padang Rengas, Perak | |
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Assumed office 2004 |
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| Preceded by | New constituency |
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Minister in the Prime Minister Department Law & Parliamentary Affairs |
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In office 27 March 2004 – 15 May 2013 |
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| Succeeded by | Nancy Shukri |
| Malaysian Minister of Entrepreneur Development | |
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In office 15 December 1999 – 26 March 2004 |
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| Preceded by | Mustapa Mohamed |
| Succeeded by | Mohamed Khaled Nordin (as Minister of Entrepreneur and Co-operative Development) |
| Personal details | |
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Mohamed Nazri bin Abdul Aziz 15 May 1954 Perak, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | United Malays National Organisation |
| Other political affiliations |
Barisan Nasional |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
Dato' Seri Mohamed Nazri bin Abdul Aziz (born 15 May 1954) is a Malaysian politician from the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) in the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. Nazri presently is the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Padang Rengas constituency in Perak, representing UMNO. He is also the incumbent Minister of Tourism and Culture.
Nazri was originally the Minister in the Prime Minister's Department in charge of legal affairs and judicial reform since 2004. 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 but only lasted for 6 months when Zaid resigned in September 2008. He was the Minister in the Prime Minister's Department in charge of law and parliamentary affairs as of 2008[update].
Nazri is an alumnus of Malay College Kuala Kangsar.
In June 2005, Nazri caused controversy when he shouted the phrase "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. 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. Former Prime Minister Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad also refuted Nazri's suggestion saying Tun Salleh Abas 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 Salleh Abas was sacked as Lord President but obtained a pension on grounds of compassion.
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