Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Tan Sri Dato' Seri Abdul Hamid Pawanteh (born 27 July 1944) is a former Malaysian politician. He was the President of the Malaysian Senate from 2003 to 2009, and was the Chief Minister of the State of Perlis from 1986 to 1995.He is married to Puan Sri Datin Seri Dato' Elham Hamid Abdullah (née Elsie Sarstedt McCarthy.He received his higher education in Pakistan(back then it was still in India). He received government scholarship after he got good grades in local examination. While studying in Pakistan, he met his wife, Puan Sri Elham. They got married there.[citation needed]Abdul Hamid was elected to the Malaysian House of Representatives in the 1982 election for the seat of Arau in Perlis. In 1986, he moved to the Perlis State Assembly and became the State's Menteri Besar. In 1995, he was replaced as Menteri Besar by fellow UMNO member Shahidan Kassim, and returned to the House of Representatives in 1999 for the seat of Kangar in Perlis. In July 2003, Abdul Hamid stepped down as the MP for Kangar to be appointed as President of the Senate, serving as President until 2009.Between 1995 and 1999 where he was relatively inactive in politics, he was very much immersed in building a business empire. He was actively seeking government approval to build a power plant in Perlis. Despite the fact that there was a strong demand for electricity in Perlis due to robust industrial growth in Perlis, the government does not want to help Tan Sri to acquire the necessary funding. This is so because Tan Sri refused to be involved in Perlis political scene even though the high leadership of UMNO desperately wants him back.[citation needed]Currently, Dr. Hamid is supervising the building of a resort in Timah Tasoh. He hopes that resort would be able to cater to various types of market.[citation needed]Abdul Hamid was born on 27 July 1944 in Penang.. }
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- Abdul_Hamid_Pawanteh abstract "Tan Sri Dato' Seri Abdul Hamid Pawanteh (born 27 July 1944) is a former Malaysian politician. He was the President of the Malaysian Senate from 2003 to 2009, and was the Chief Minister of the State of Perlis from 1986 to 1995.He is married to Puan Sri Datin Seri Dato' Elham Hamid Abdullah (née Elsie Sarstedt McCarthy.He received his higher education in Pakistan(back then it was still in India). He received government scholarship after he got good grades in local examination. While studying in Pakistan, he met his wife, Puan Sri Elham. They got married there.[citation needed]Abdul Hamid was elected to the Malaysian House of Representatives in the 1982 election for the seat of Arau in Perlis. In 1986, he moved to the Perlis State Assembly and became the State's Menteri Besar. In 1995, he was replaced as Menteri Besar by fellow UMNO member Shahidan Kassim, and returned to the House of Representatives in 1999 for the seat of Kangar in Perlis. In July 2003, Abdul Hamid stepped down as the MP for Kangar to be appointed as President of the Senate, serving as President until 2009.Between 1995 and 1999 where he was relatively inactive in politics, he was very much immersed in building a business empire. He was actively seeking government approval to build a power plant in Perlis. Despite the fact that there was a strong demand for electricity in Perlis due to robust industrial growth in Perlis, the government does not want to help Tan Sri to acquire the necessary funding. This is so because Tan Sri refused to be involved in Perlis political scene even though the high leadership of UMNO desperately wants him back.[citation needed]Currently, Dr. Hamid is supervising the building of a resort in Timah Tasoh. He hopes that resort would be able to cater to various types of market.[citation needed]Abdul Hamid was born on 27 July 1944 in Penang.".