{{Short description|Malaysian politician}} {{Malay name|Md Isa|Sabu|note=on}} {{Use British English|date=October 2014}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2026}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = [[Malay styles and titles#Honorary styles|Yang Berbahagia]] [[Malay styles and titles#State titles|Dato' Seri]] | name = Md Isa Sabu | native_name = مد عيسى سابو | native_name_lang = | honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|country=MYS|size=100%|SPMP (Perlis)|DPMP (Perlis)}}<br /> [[File:MY-PERL Order of the Crown of Perlis - Knight Grand Commander - SPMP.svg|50px]][[File:MY-PERL Order of the Crown of Perlis - Knight Commander - DPMP.svg|50px]] | image = | image size = | caption = | order = 8th | office = Menteri Besar of Perlis | monarch = [[Sirajuddin of Perlis|Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin]] | term_start = 17 March 2008 | term_end = 7 May 2013 | predecessor = [[Shahidan Kassim]] | successor = [[Azlan Man]] | constituency = [[Bintong (state constituency)|Bintong]] | constituency_AM2 = [[Bintong (state constituency)|Bintong]] | assembly2 = Perlis State Legislative | term_start2 = 8 March 2008 | term_end2 = 5 May 2013 | predecessor2 = Rusli Mat Husin <br /> ([[Barisan Nasional|BN]]–[[United Malays National Organisation|UMNO]]) | successor2 = Rela Ahmad <br /> ([[Barisan Nasional|BN]]–[[United Malays National Organisation|UMNO]]) | majority2 = 2,110 (2008) | term_start3 = 1999 | term_end3 = 2004 | predecessor3 = Sopiah Ahmad <br /> ([[Barisan Nasional|BN]]–[[United Malays National Organisation|UMNO]]) | successor3 = Rusli Mat Husin <br /> ([[Barisan Nasional|BN]]–[[United Malays National Organisation|UMNO]]) | majority3 = 306 (1999) | term_start4 = 1986 | term_end4 = 25 April 1995 | predecessor4 = Shuib Mohamad <br /> ([[Malaysian Islamic Party|PAS]]) | successor4 = Sopiah Ahmad <br /> ([[Barisan Nasional|BN]]–[[United Malays National Organisation|UMNO]]) | majority4 = 1,784 (1986) <br /> 3,060 (1990) | constituency_MP5 = [[Kangar (federal constituency)|Kangar]] | parliament5 = Malaysian | term_start5 = 25 April 1995 | term_end5 = 29 November 1999 | predecessor5 = Ishak Arshad <br /> ([[Barisan Nasional|BN]]–[[United Malays National Organisation|UMNO]]) | successor5 = [[Abdul Hamid Pawanteh]] <br /> ([[Barisan Nasional|BN]]–[[United Malays National Organisation|UMNO]]) | majority5 = 4,000 (1995) | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1946|08|24|df=y}} | birth_place = Kampung Kechor, [[Kangar]], [[Perlis]], [[Malayan Union]] (now [[Malaysia]]) | death_date = | death_place = | party = [[United Malays National Organisation]] (UMNO) | other_party = [[Barisan Nasional]] (BN)<br />[[Perikatan Nasional]] (PN)<br />[[Muafakat Nasional]] (MN) | occupation = Politician | relations = | spouse = | alma_mater = [[Universiti Sains Malaysia]] | children = 7 | website = | footnotes = }}
'''Md Isa bin Sabu''' (born 24 August 1946) is a [[Malaysia]]n politician who served as the seventh [[Chief Ministers of Malaysia|Chief Minister]] of the Malaysian state of [[Perlis]], in office from 2008 to 2013. He is a member of the [[United Malays National Organisation]] (UMNO). He held the state assembly seat of Bintong, in the Perlis capital of [[Kangar]], until his retirement from politics in 2013.
Md Isa was sworn in as Chief Minister of Perlis on 17 March 2008 following the [[2008 Malaysian general election|2008 Malaysian election]]. The [[Raja of Perlis]] appointed Md Isa despite Perlis UMNO leader [[Shahidan Kassim]] having a letter of appointment from [[Prime Minister of Malaysia|Prime Minister]] [[Abdullah Ahmad Badawi]]. Md Isa claimed the support of eight of his fellow UMNO assemblymen, satisfying the Raja that he could command the support of a majority of the 15-member Perlis state assembly.<ref>[http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/3/18/nation/20676879&sec=nation Isa sworn in as Perlis MB, Shahidan absent]</ref> He did not re-contest his seat in the [[2013 Malaysian general election|2013 election]], citing his age (67).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nst.com.my/latest/perlis-mb-opts-out-shahidan-takes-arau-1.256605|title=Perlis MB opts out, Shahidan takes Arau|date=16 April 2013|work=New Straits Times|accessdate=11 May 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130520004144/http://www.nst.com.my/latest/perlis-mb-opts-out-shahidan-takes-arau-1.256605|archivedate=20 May 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref> He was replaced as Chief Minister by [[Azlan Man]].
Md Isa is married with seven children.<ref>[http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Tuesday/Frontpage/20080318083738/Article/index_html Finally: Md Isa and Nizar sworn in as Menteris Besar] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080321210028/http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Tuesday/Frontpage/20080318083738/Article/index_html |date=21 March 2008 }}</ref> He was member of the [[Parliament of Malaysia|federal parliament]] for [[Kangar]] from 1995 to 1999.
==Election results== {| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em ; font-size:95%" |+ [[Perlis State Legislative Assembly]]<ref name="election results"/> !|Year !|Constituency ! colspan=2|Candidate !|Votes !|Pct ! colspan=2|Opponent(s) !|Votes !|Pct !|Ballots cast !|Majority !|Turnout |- |[[1986 Malaysian state elections|1986]] | rowspan=2|'''N05 [[Bintong (state constituency)|Bintong]]''' |{{party shading/Barisan Nasional}} | |'''Md Isa Sabu''' ([[United Malays National Organisation|'''UMNO''']]) | align=right|'''3,151''' |'''69.74%''' |{{party shading/PAS}} | |Mohd Abidin Halifah ([[Malaysian Islamic Party|PAS]]) | align=right|1,367 |30.26% |4,748 |1,784 |74.06% |- |[[1990 Malaysian state elections|1990]] |{{party shading/Barisan Nasional}} | |'''Md Isa Sabu''' ([[United Malays National Organisation|'''UMNO''']]) | align=right|'''4,100''' |'''79.77%''' |{{party shading/PAS}} | |Murshid Mohamad ([[Malaysian Islamic Party|PAS]]) | align=right|1,040 |20.23% |5,344 |3,060 |75.53% |- |[[1999 Malaysian state elections|1999]] | rowspan=2|'''N06 [[Bintong (state constituency)|Bintong]]''' |{{party shading/Barisan Nasional}} | |'''Md Isa Sabu''' ([[United Malays National Organisation|'''UMNO''']]) | align=right|'''3,285''' |'''52.44%''' |{{party shading/PAS}} | |Abdul Zakaria ([[Malaysian Islamic Party|PAS]]) | align=right|2,979 |47.56% |6,399 |306 |82.56% |- |[[2008 Malaysian state elections|2008]] |{{party shading/Barisan Nasional}} | |'''Md Isa Sabu''' ([[United Malays National Organisation|'''UMNO''']]) | align=right|'''4,882''' |'''63.78%''' |{{party shading/PAS}} | |[[Mohd Anuar Mohd Tahir]] ([[Malaysian Islamic Party|PAS]]) | align=right|2,772 |36.22% |7,864 |2,110 |83.78% |}
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em ; font-size:95%" |+ [[Dewan Rakyat|Parliament of Malaysia]]<ref name="election results">{{cite web|url=http://semak.spr.gov.my/spr/laporan/5_KedudukanAkhir.php|title=Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri|publisher=[[Election Commission of Malaysia]]|access-date=2 February 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110906083741/http://semak.spr.gov.my/spr/laporan/5_KedudukanAkhir.php|archive-date=6 September 2011|url-status=live}} Percentage figures based on total turnout.</ref> !|Year !|Constituency ! colspan=2|Candidate !|Votes !|Pct ! colspan=2|Opponent(s) !|Votes !|Pct !|Ballots cast !|Majority !|Turnout |- |[[1995 Malaysian general election|1995]] |'''P002 [[Kangar (federal constituency)|Kangar]]''' |{{party shading/Barisan Nasional}} | |'''Md Isa Sabu''' ([[United Malays National Organisation|'''UMNO''']]) | align=right|'''20,000''' |'''55.56%''' |{{party shading/PAS}} | |Aziz Shariff ([[Malaysian Islamic Party|PAS]]) | align=right|16,000 |44.44% |36,200 |4,000 | |}
==Honours== * {{Flag|Perlis}} ** [[File:MY-PERL Order of the Crown of Perlis - Knight Grand Commander - SPMP.svg|50px]] Knight Grand Commander of the [[Orders, decorations, and medals of Perlis|Order of the Crown of Perlis]] (SPMP) – '''Dato' Seri''' (2008)<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{cite web|date=17 May 2008|accessdate=29 January 2020|work=[[The Star (Malaysia)|The Star Online]]|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2008/05/17/datuk-seri-title-for-perlis-mb/|title= Datuk Seri title for Perlis MB}}</ref> ** [[File:MY-PERL Order of the Crown of Perlis - Knight Commander - DPMP.svg|50px]] Knight Commander of the [[Orders, decorations, and medals of Perlis|Order of the Crown of Perlis]] (DPMP) – '''Dato'''' (2002)<ref name=":1">{{cite web|url=http://www.istiadat.gov.my/index.php/component/semakanlantikanskp/|title=SEMAKAN PENERIMA DARJAH KEBESARAN, BINTANG DAN PINGAT|publisher=[[Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia)]]|accessdate=29 January 2020}}</ref>
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