Profiles
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Nasarudin Hashim,
69
10 years ago
- Umno Bota assemblyperson. Defects to PKR on Jan 25. In less than two weeks, he goes back to Umno, helping BN to seize power in Perak.
- Ex-Felcra chairperson.
- First elected as Parit MP in 2004. In 2008, he contests the Bota state seat and wins.
- Two months before his defection to PKR, he loses his bid to become the Parit Umno chief.
After the coup
- In 2013, he defends the Bota state seat and wins. BN captures Perak and he is elected as the Perak assembly deputy speaker.
- In 2018, he is dropped from the Umno candidate list but still campaigns for BN's Parit candidate.
- After the 2018 election, BN nominates him as the Perak assembly speaker but he loses the post to Harapan candidate Ngeh Koo Ham.
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Mohd Osman Mohd Jailu,
67
10 years ago
- PKR's Changkat Jering assemblyperson. One of the Pakatan trio who defects.
- In August 2008, he and Jamaluddin Mohd Radzi allegedly solicit a bribe and are arrested by the Anti-Corruption Agency.
- In January 2009, he goes missing. A week later, he, together with Jamaluddin and Hee Yit Foong attend deputy prime minister Najib Abdul Razak's press conference. He quits PKR and supports BN, causing the collapse of the Pakatan Rakyat Perak government.
After the coup
- Never contests an election again.
- Is not charged with corruption.
- Three days before the 2018 general election, he calls for a press conference to claim Nizar Jamaluddin is a DAP puppet. He urges voters not to support Pakatan Harapan to prevent another Perak crisis.
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Jamaluddin Mohd Radzi,
63
10 years ago
- PKR's Behrang assemblyperson. One of the Pakatan trio who defects.
- In August 2008, he and Mohd Osman Mohd Jailu allegedly solicit a bribe and are arrested by the Anti- Corruption Agency.
- In January 2009, he goes missing. A week later, he, together with Osman and Hee Yit Foong attend deputy prime minister Najib Abdul Razak's press conference. He quits PKR and supports BN, causing the collapse of the Pakatan Rakyat Perak government.
After the coup
- Never contests an election again.
- Is not charged with corruption.
- Harapan wins federal power and Perak among other states in the May 9, 2018 polls. A week later, Jamaluddin applies to join Bersatu but is rejected by Perak MB Ahmad Faizal Azumu.
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Hee Yit Foong,
56
10 years ago
- DAP's Jelapang assemblyperson. One of the Pakatan trio who defects.
- Has been with DAP for more than 20 years. Elected Jelapang assemblyperson twice. She was also elected as Perak assembly deputy speaker.
- Goes missing on Feb 1. Despite DAP claiming to be able to contact her, she quits the party three days later.
- The same afternoon, she, together with Osman and Jamaludin attend deputy prime minister Najib Abdul Razak's press conference. The trio declare support for BN causing the collapse of the Pakatan Rakyat Perak government.
- On May 7, a major scuffle breaks out in the Perak assembly. Hee is accused of using pepper spray on DAP's Aulong assemblyperson Yew Tian Hoe.
- Yew files an assault suit against Hee in 2010. The High Court rules in favour of Yew. Subsequently, the Court of Appeal upholds the decision.
After the coup
- Never contests an election again.
- Awarded a ‘Datukship’ in 2010 by the late Sultan Azlan Shah of Perak. Accompanied by husband Quay Chin Teik, she receives the award at the Kuala Kangsar palace.
- She leaves the political arena. However, a day before the 2018 polls, she is quoted by Utusan Malaysia as claiming she is being discriminated against by DAP due to her disability.
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Najib Abdul Razak,
66
10 years ago
- The then deputy prime minister and deputy Umno chief who is going to succeed Abdullah Ahmad Badawi as prime minister. He is considered the main engineer of the Perak coup.
- On Jan 30, he suddenly takes over the Perak Umno chief’s post from former Perak menteri besar Tajol Rosli.
- Five days later, he announces that the Pakatan Rakyat trio now support BN thus allowing the coalition to recapture Perak.
- On April 3, he is sworn in as Malaysia's sixth prime minister.
After the coup
- His premiership lasts for nine years until the 2018 polls when BN loses federal power for the first time in the nation's history.
- In 2015, the 1MDB scandal comes to light, and he was eventually slapped with multiple charges in relation to the scandal.
- After the 2018 election, he faces multiple court cases in relation to 42 1MDB-connected charges filed against him.
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Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin,
62
10 years ago
- Perak PAS secretary and Pasir Panjang assemblyperson. Sworn-in as Perak MB after the 2008 general election.
- After the Perak coup, the Perak sultan rejects his request to dissolve the state assembly. He files legal action but he fails to reverse the coup.
- In April 2009, he represents Pakatan Rakyat in the Bukit Gantang by-election, seen as a referendum for the Perak coup. He wins by a majority of 2,789 votes.
- Two months later, he shouts in Parliament, “Dissolve the Perak assembly!” and “Hidup Rakyat” after being sworn-in as an MP. Five minutes later, Dewan Rakyat speaker Pandikar Amin Mulia evicts him.
After the coup
- In the 2013 election, he does not defend his Bukit Gantang parliamentary seat. Instead, he moves from Pasir Panjang to the Changkat Jering state seat and wins with a 1,170 majority.
- In 2015, PAS splinters. Nizar and Mohamad Sabu leave the party and set up Amanah. Currently, he is an Amanah central committee member.
- In the 2018 election, he again changes his state seat to Sungai Rapat and wins. Although said to be an MB candidate, he is instead appointed state exco for investment and corridor development.
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V Sivakumar,
49
10 years ago
- In the 2008 election, he is elected as Tronoh assemblyperson. He is later appointed the Perak assembly speaker.
- In January 2009 as Pakatan Rakyat representatives are rumoured to defect, he submits Osman and Jamaluddin's resignation letters and declares the Changkat Jering and Behrang state seats vacant for by-elections.
- After Najib declares that BN has won the Perak government, he files a suit seeking for the three seats to be declared vacant. The court rules against him.
- After BN's Zambry Abdul Kadir is sworn-in as MB, Sivakumar bars Zambry and six BN exco members from the state assembly. The Federal Court declares his order null and void.
- On March 3, he chairs a state assembly sitting under a tree outside the assembly building.
- On May 7, he refuses to give up his speaker's seat and is dragged out from the House by security personnel.
- On Oct 28, the incident reoccurs. His speaker's songkok and robe are confiscated.
After the coup
- In the 2013 election, he leaves the Tronoh state seat and wins the Batu Gajah parliamentary seat. He successfully defends it in the 2018 election. Currently, he is a member of the parliamentary special privileges committee.
- He is DAP national deputy secretary-general and Perak Pakatan Harapan secretary.
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Wong Chin Huat,
46
10 years ago
- Bersih spokesperson.
- Launches the Black Shirt movement to protest the BN-engineered Perak coup.
- Use the ‘1BlackMalaysia’ tag to mock Najib's ‘1Malaysia’ slogan.
- Detained for three days under the Sedition Act but no charges are laid against him.
After the coup
- Still wears a black shirt. Says that while an elected government has been restored in Perak, he still wears it because he now wants to abolish Malaysia’s ‘first-past-the-post’ electoral system.
- A Penang Institute fellow.
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Bad Latif Mansor,
52
10 years ago
- Selangorian. One of the “Perak democracy fighters”.
- An ex-PAS member. A political and social activist who joins the anti-ISA movement.
- On Feb 6, he and other Pakatan Rakyat supporters protest against Zambry being sworn in as the Perak MB.
- He is charged under Section 145 of the Penal Code in relation to unlawful assembly.
After the coup
- In 2013, the Sessions Court finds him guilty of unlawful assembly. Sentences him to two years' jail and a RM5,000 fine.
- A GLC sacks him from a senior management position.
- In June 2015, the Perak sultan grants him a royal pardon. However, he still has a criminal record causing him difficulties in finding employment.
- He continues with political and social activism with his wife Nashita Md Noor and is seen at several rallies including the 2015 Bersih rally, the 2016 Support Anwar rally and the 2017 Sayangi Malaysia Hapus Kleptokrasi rally.
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Sultan Azlan Muhibbudin Shah, (1928-2014)
10 years ago
- The youngest ever Lord President of the Supreme Court (1982-1984).
- The Yang Di-Pertuan Agong from 1989 to 1994.
- Refuses to consent to Nizar's request to dissolve the Perak state assembly. He tells the Pakatan Rakyat state cabinet to resign.
- On Feb 6, he accepts Zambry being sworn-in as the Perak MB.
After the coup
- The Perak sultan for 30 years (1984-2014). He passes away on May 28, 2014.