Raja Petra Kamarudin
Raja Petra Raja Kamarudin | |
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| راج ڤيترا راج كامرودين | |
Raja Petra in 2007 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Raja Petra bin Raja Kamarudin 27 September 1950 Surrey, England |
| Died | 9 September 2024 (aged 73) Manchester, England |
| Resting place | Near Khizra Mosque, Cheetham Hill, Manchester, England |
| Citizenship | United Kingdom Malaysia |
| Political party | People's Justice Party (KeADILan) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Alternatif (BA) |
| Spouse |
Marina Lee Abdullah (m. 1973) |
| Children | 5 |
| Parents |
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| Relatives | Daeng Chelak |
| Education | Malay College Kuala Kangsar Victoria Institution |
| Occupation | Blogger, politician |
| Known for | Founder and owner of Malaysia Today |
Raja Petra bin Raja Kamarudin (Jawi: راج ڤيترا بن راج كامرودين; 27 September 1950 – 9 September 2024), sometimes referred to by the initials RPK, was a Malaysian blogger and politician known for running the Malaysia Today website and publishing a series of controversial commentaries and articles on Malaysian politics in the website.
Kamarudin was detained for a second time under the Internal Security Act, at 1.10pm on 12 September 2008. On 7 November 2008, Raja Petra, 58, was freed from detention after Shah Alam city High Court Justice Syed Ahmad Helmy Syed Ahmad granted his habeas corpus petition and ruled that his detention was illegal. The court noted that "the grounds for the detention order by Home Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar for the blogger did not fall under the scope of Section 8(1) of the ISA."
In May 2010, Cheras UMNO Division chairman, Syed Ali Alhabshee called on the government to strip Raja Petra of his citizenship on the grounds that his activities could affect the peace of the country. He resided in Manchester, England.