Norhizam Hassan Baktee

Norhizam bin Hassan Baktee is a Malaysian politician who served as Member of the Melaka State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Barisan Nasional (BN) state administration under former Chief Minister Sulaiman Md Ali from March 2020 to his resignation in October 2021 for the second term and in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) state administration under former Chief Minister Adly Zahari from May 2018 to the collapse of the PH state administration in March 2020 for the first term.[1][2] as well as a Member of the Melaka State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Pengkalan Batu from May 2018 to November 2021. He is an independent and was a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition. He is also informally known by his nicknames such as Hulk or Gangster , for his temperamental mood and fondness of wearing body-fit shirts.[3][4]

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Hassan Baktee is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Norhizam.
Yang Berbahagia Datuk
Norhizam Hassan Baktee
DMSM
نورهيزام بن حسن بقتي
Member of the
Melaka State Executive Council
(Agriculture, Agro-based Industry and Entrepreneur Development)
In office
13 March 2020 – 4 October 2021
GovernorMohd Khalil Yaakob
(2020)
Mohd Ali Rustam
(2020–2021)
Chief MinisterSulaiman Md Ali
Preceded byHimself
Succeeded byAb Rauf Yusoh
(Senior Member, Entrepreneur Development)
Abdul Razak Abdul Rahman
(Agriculture, Agro-based Industry and Entrepreneur Development)
ConstituencyPengkalan Batu
In office
16 May 2018 – 2 March 2020
GovernorMohd Khalil Yaakob
Chief MinisterAdly Zahari
Preceded byHassan Abdul Rahman
Succeeded byHimself
ConstituencyPengkalan Batu
Member of the Melaka State Legislative Assembly
for Pengkalan Batu
In office
9 May 2018 – 20 November 2021
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byKalsom Noordin
(BN–UMNO)
Majority2,756 (2018)
Faction represented in Malacca State Legislative Assembly
2018–2020Pakatan Harapan
2020–2021Independent
Personal details
Born
Norhizam bin Hassan Baktee

(1966-05-23) 23 May 1966
Malacca, Malaysia
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO) (before 2006)
Democratic Action Party (DAP) (2006–2020)
Independent (2020–present)
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Nasional (BN) (before 2006, aligned: 2020–2021)
Pakatan Harapan (PH) (2015–2020)
Perikatan Nasional (PN) (aligned: 2020–2021)
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionLorry driver
Other namesHulk, Gangster
Norhizam Hassan Baktee on Facebook

Political career

Norhizam an ex-lorry driver, was a United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) of Pantai Peringgit branch before he quit in 2006 to join DAP as he felt that the UMNO is not a trustworthy and transparent party anymore and in following the footstep of his father; who contested twice in the 1980s elections as DAP candidate but had failed to win the seat known as Peringgit then[5] which Norhizam himself redeemed and represented later after he was elected to Malacca State Legislative Assembly as a MLA for Pengkalan Batu constituency picked by DAP to contest in the 2018 Malacca state election and appointed as EXCO member after PH came into power as administration under Melaka PH Chairman Adly Zahari as Chief Minister in May 2018.[6] He also been conferred the Malacca state "Datukship" title and award in 2019.[7]

After the collapsed of PH state government following the so-called 'Sheraton Move' in 2020 Malaysian political crisis, Norhizam somehow withdrew support for PH and left DAP to be independent and defected to support BN-PN to form a new state government instead, allowing BN came into power again under Chief Minister Sulaiman Md Ali and he was reappointed EXCO member.[8]

In October 2021, he and three other MLAs withdrew support for the BN government and it has again collapsed, triggering the snap 2021 Malacca state election.[9][10] Norhizam after being rejected by PH to contest under its banner,[11] decided to defend the seat as an independent candidate in the November state election.[12][13][14] Failing to keep his seat, he only managed to garner 1,218 votes in the five-cornered fight won by BN's Kalsom Nordin.[15][16][17]

Controversies

In October 2018, Norhizam's rude manner and heated shouting argument including his arrogant outburst, "Siapa YB? Awak YB kah saya YB?" (Who's the assemblyman? You or me?) when he was engaging his constituents and villagers of Kampung Pulai Nibong who had brought up the issue about a road being closed was widely circulated online and caught social media attention.[3] His remarks had caused netizens to criticise Norhizam as an unfit lawmaker and should be sacked.[6]

Norhizam as the Agriculture, Agro-Based, Entrepreneur Development and Cooperative Committee EXCO had in September 2019 made an unproven assumption that the state was being invaded with Indonesian wild boars swam across the narrow Strait of Malacca from Sumatera which was refuted by Malaysian Nature Society (MNS).[18][19] His in-doubt claims had caused infuriation from the neighbouring country[20] and his obsession with the endangered animal even led him to set-up a task force to eradicate them which had earned him the 'Pig Shooting Champ' title in jest.[21][22]

He called Low Chee Leong, MLA for Kota Laksamana "babi" (pig), "bodoh" (stupid) and "bangang" (idiot) in the state assembly sitting in May 2020.[23][24] Both of them were formerly MLAs from DAP before Norhizam turn independent supporting the opposing political coalition.[4][25]

On 13 October 2021, Malacca police seized his official car after his refusal to return it following his termination as EXCO member due to the dissolution of the state assembly on 4 October 2021.[26]

Personal life

He has been married with Norlishah Ibrahim and has two children.[27]

Election results
Malacca State Legislative Assembly[28][29][30]
Year Constituency Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2018 N15 Pengkalan Batu,
P137 Hang Tuah Jaya		 Norhizam Hassan Baktee (DAP) 9,227 51.47% Chua Lian Chye (Gerakan) 6,471 36.09% 18,272 2,756 86.26%
Ramli Dalip (PAS) 2,230 12.44%
2021 Norhizam Hassan Baktee (IND) 1,218 9.06% Kalsom Noordin (UMNO) 4,839 35.99% 13,446 131 64.59%
Muhamad Danish Zainudin (DAP) 4,708 35.01%
Mohd Azrudin Md Idris (BERSATU) 2,681 19.94%
Mohd Aluwi Sari (PUTRA) 82 0.61%

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

References
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  2. "Melaka CM announces state exco line-up". Bernama (in Malay). Astro Awani. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  3. Ahmad A Talib (14 October 2018). "'Awak YB kah saya YB?'". New Straits Times. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
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