Deputy Education Minister Datuk Razali Ismail died at the Aminuddin Baki Institute in Genting Highlands at about 6.30pm Friday. It is believed that Razali, 59, who is the Member of Parliment for Kuala Terengganu, collapsed while playing badminton at the institute.
Razali, from Kuala Berang, Hulu Terengganu, obtained his Bachelor’s degree in history from Universiti Malaya and then did his Masters in education at the University of Birmingham, United Kingdom. He started his career as a teacher at Sekolah Menengah Tengku Ampuan Intan, Kuala Berang in 1974 and three years later was a lecturer at the Pasir Panjang Teachers’ College here.
Prior to being appointed as Terengganu Education Director in 2001 and then promoted to head the Teachers’ Education Division at the Education Ministry two year later, Razali had also served as principal of the Kuala Terengganu Teachers’ College and also at the Batu Rakit Teachers’ College.
He left government service when selected to become the Barisan Nasional candidate for the Kuala Terengganu parliamentary seat and won by a 1,933 vote-majority against PAS’ Dr Syed Azman Syed Ahmad Nawawi in the 2004 general election. In the last general election, he defeated Mohamed Sabu, from PAS, by a 628 vote-majority to retain the parliamentary seat.
Razali, who had a black belt in judo, was active in sports and was the vice-president of the Terengganu Men’s Hockey Association and a committee member of the Terengganu Football Association.
(Source : BERNAMA,Malaysiakini, The Star and Harakah)
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