# Raja Ahmad Zainuddin Raja Omar

Raja Ahmad Zainuddin bin Raja Omar was a Malaysian politician from UMNO. He was the Member of Parliament for Larut from 1999 to 2008 and Member of Perak State Legislative Assembly for Kubu Gajah from 2008 to 2013.

## Early career

He was a blogger for Berita Harian, the Chief editor of Berita Harian Perak from 1988 to 1999 and Advisor for Mingguan Watan. He was also the Director of Ken Holdings Berhad, Muhibbah Engineering (M) Bhd and others. He was also the manager of Perak FC and Vice President of Football Association of Malaysia. He was suspended from 1991 to 1994, 2001 to 2005 and in 2006 due to criticism towards FAM.

## Politics

He was a member of the Perak Public Accounting Committee, Barisan Nasional Supporters Club, Chairman of Commercial Vehicle Licensing Board and Director of Tabung Haji Management Board.

### UMNO Larut Crisis

He was the incumbent Chief of UMNO Larut branch and rejected Hamzah Zainuddin as a candidate for the Larut branch chief election as Hamzah joined the branch after 31 December 2007, which is a breach of UMNO's constitution. At the end, the Secretary-general of UMNO, Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor had allowed Hamzah to participate in the election.

## Election results

Perak State Legislative Assembly :
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct. | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct. | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout |
| 1990 | N04 Batu Kurau | Raja Ahmad Zainuddin Raja Omar (UMNO) | 8,307 | 70.82% | Kamarudin Awang Basir (PAS) | 3,422 | 29.18% | 12,192 | 4,885 | 72.74% |
| 1995 | N05 Batu Kurau | Raja Ahmad Zainuddin Raja Omar (UMNO) | 8,245 | 68.49% | Kamarudin Awang Basir (PAS) | 3,437 | 28.55% | 12,328 | 4,808 | 67.97% |
| 1995 | N05 Batu Kurau | Raja Ahmad Zainuddin Raja Omar (UMNO) | 8,245 | 68.49% | Mohamed Shohor Mohd Nasir (IND) | 357 | 2.97% | 12,328 | 4,808 | 67.97% |
| 2008 | N06 Kubu Gajah | Raja Ahmad Zainuddin Raja Omar (UMNO) | 4,114 | 49.28% | Mohd Nazri Din (PAS) | 4,048 | 48.48% | 8,349 | 66 | 76.00% |
Parliament of Malaysia :
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | Pct. | Opponent(s) | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct. | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout |
| 1999 | P053 Larut | | Raja Ahmad Zainuddin Raja Omar (UMNO) | 14,334 | 56.21% | | Mohd Nor Monutty (keADILan) | 10,325 | 40.49% | 25,500 | 4,009 | 71.76% |
| 2004 | P056 Larut | | Raja Ahmad Zainuddin Raja Omar (UMNO) | 19,064 | 60.88% | | Kamarudin Awang Basir (PAS) | 11,456 | 36.58% | 31,315 | 7,608 | 78.00% |

## Honours

* Malaysia :
** Commander of the Order of Meritorious Service (PJN) – Datuk (2007)
* Perak :
** Recipient of the Distinguished Conduct Medal (PPT) (1983)
** Member of the Order of the Perak State Crown (AMP) (1988)
** Commander of the Order of the Perak State Crown (PMP) (1992)
** Justice of the Peace (JP) (1994)
** Knight Commander of the Order of the Perak State Crown (DPMP) – Dato' (1997)
* Pahang :
** Knight Companion of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (DSAP) – Dato' (2001)
** Grand Knight of the Order of the Crown of Pahang (SIMP) – formerly Dato', now Dato' Indera (2006)
** Grand Knight of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (SSAP) – Dato' Sri (2007)
* Malacca :
** Companion Class I of the Exalted Order of Malacca (DMSM) – Datuk (2003)

## Health

He had passed away on 9 June 2017 in Hospital KPJ Ipoh.