Muhamad Radhi Mat Din

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Mat Din is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Muhamad Radhi. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.

Yang Berhormat Tuan
Muhamad Radhi Mat Din
MLA
محمد راضي مت دين‎
Member of the
Kedah State Executive Council
Incumbent
Assumed office
21 August 2023
(Consumerism, Living Costs, Youth and Sports)
MonarchSallehuddin
Menteri BesarMuhammad Sanusi Md Nor
Preceded byMohd Firdaus Ahmad
(Youth & Sports)
Portfolio established
(Consumerism & Living Costs)
ConstituencyAlor Mengkudu
Member of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly
for Alor Mengkudu
Incumbent
Assumed office
12 August 2023
Preceded byPhahrolrazi Zawawi
(PH–PKR)
Majority10,104 (2023)
Personal details
Born
Muhamad Radhi bin Mat Din

(1965-07-17) 17 July 1965 (age 59)[1]
Pokok Sena, Kedah, Malaysia
Political party Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS)
Other political
affiliations		 Perikatan Nasional (PN)
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionFootball Coach,
Retired Footballer
Muhamad Radhi Mat Din
Personal information
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Kedah FA (assistant coach)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986–1992 Kedah PKNK ? (?)
1986–2000 Kedah FA ? (?)
International career
1987–1991 Malaysia 14 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Yang Berhormat Muhamad Radhi bin Mat Din (born 17 July 1965) is a Malaysian politician, football coach and retired footballer who has served as a Member of the Kedah State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Perikatan Nasional (PN) state administration under Menteri Besar Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor and Member of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Alor Mengkudu since August 2023.

Football career

He spent his entire career by playing in midfield for Kedah FA, where he was also the longest serving captain in club history starting from 1991 to 2000.[2] Radhi made his debut in 1986 and cemented his place in the first team in the 1987 season, succeeding Lee Kin Hong as Kedah team captain in 1991.

Radhi was an integral part in the golden era of the Darul Aman based club during the 1980s and 1990s where Kedah reached the Malaysia Cup final matches for seven times from 1987 to 1993. He collected two Malaysia Cup winners medal in 1990 and 1993; Division 1 title in 1993; and FA Cup in 1996.[2] After Kedah won the League and FA Cup championship in 1993, Radhi was honoured with the Malaysian Best Player.[3]

Radhi had a good goal-scoring record, tackle, corner-kick taker and pass well. He represented Malaysia for about four years from 1989 to 1993. Radhi also known by the nickname "Captain Marvel" among Kedah fans during his playing careers with his similar characters of English former footballer Bryan Robson.

Radhi played for the Malaysia national football team at the 1989 Sea Games and won gold medal.[4]

After his playing career ended, he was employed by Kedah, serving as their second tactician behind Mohd Azraai Khor Abdullah alongside his former teammate and Kedah legendary goalkeeper Ahmad Sabri Ismail which three of them generated Kedah to clinched the double treble titles in 2006/07 and 2007/08 M.League seasons.[5]

Political career

On 14 April 2018, Radhi was announced as a candidate of Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) for the federal constituency of Pokok Sena, Kedah in the 2018 Malaysia general election.[6] In the election, Radhi garnered 23,401 votes and was defeated by the incumbent Mahfuz Omar from Parti Amanah Negara (AMANAH) of Pakatan Harapan (PH) by majority of 5558 votes.[7] He was later elected as a member of Kedah state assemblyman for Alor Mengkudu after defeated Mahfuz Omar in 2023.

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia[8][9][10]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2018 P008 Pokok Sena Muhamad Radhi Mat Din (PAS) 23,401 33.08% Mahfuz Omar (AMANAH) 28,959 40.93% 71,910 5,558 82.76%
Said Ali Said Rastan (UMNO) 18,390 25.99%
Kedah State Legislative Assembly
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2023 N14 Alor Mengkudu Muhamad Radhi Mat Din (PAS) 18,936 68.19% Mahfuz Omar (AMANAH) 8,832 31.81% 27,885 10,104 72.70%

References

  1. ^ Radhi Mat Din - National football teams
  2. ^ a b "Kapten 'Marvel' pulang ke gagang". Wan Fai (in Malay). Malaysia Post. 24 July 2020. Archived from the original on 4 November 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ "6 Pemain Bola Sepak Yang Melibatkan Diri Dengan Politik Negara Masing-Masing". Namri Sidek (in Malay). Iluminasi. 13 June 2018. Archived from the original on 20 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ Courtney, Barrie (2 February 2005). "International Matches 1989 - Asian". RSSSF.
  5. ^ Noh, Dasheer (26 August 2008). "Radhi: Difficult to win double treble again". The Star. Archived from the original on 12 February 2009. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
  6. ^ Shagar, Loshana K (15 April 2018). "'Captain Marvel' Radhi Mat Din to take on Mahfuz". TheStarOnline. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  7. ^ Noorazura Abdul Rahman (10 May 2018). "Mahfuz pertahan Pokok Sena" (in Malay). Berita Harian. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  8. ^ "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
  9. ^ "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  10. ^ "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.