Raja Kamarul Bahrin

Raja Kamarul was appointed as a Senator in the upper house (Dewan Negara) of Parliament of Malaysia and also the Deputy Minister of Housing and Local Government in July 2018.

On August 21, 2015, he was declared the chairman of the Terengganu Gerakan Harapan Baru. He said he accepted the offer to lead the Harapan Baru in Terengganu because he believed in the future of the movement.

He is officially listed as the party's candidate at the Kuala Terengganu parliament on 9 April 2013, the 13th general election. According to various sources, after being inaugurated by Abdul Hadi Awang and the Malaysian Islamic Party Commissioner (PAS) he agreed to join the party over his patriarchal plea.

On 9 April 2013, he and other PAS candidates were elected to contest in the Kuala Terengganu seat. He was committed to representing the voices of professionals who were ignored by the administration of the BN government and hoped his participation in politics would force the authorities to respect the views and professional society opinions more seriously. On 16 September 2015, he left the party and entered the National Trust Party after the party was set up.

Around 2009-2010 was later married to Malaysian jazz singer Noryn Aziz or his real name Norazmahwati binti Abdul Aziz, a UiTM graduate.

In 2006, Shah visited his mother Jacqueline in Melbourne. Iddin also met his mother in 2006 after 14 years apart.

Finally, Raja Kamarul Bahrin abducted his daughter & son with a fishing boat through Cape York Peninsula, Merauke, Irian Jaya, Sulawesi, Sabah and returned to Kuala Terengganu with the help of Bryan Wickham. Bryan Wickham had planned the land and sea escape route for a year and was consequently charged & sentenced to an Australian jail for a year for his part. The events are all recorded and have been recorded with the title 'Raja Bahrin Story' (1997)

He is popularly known as the architect of the Tengku Tengah Zaharah Mosque or better known as the Floating Mosque, the Terengganu State Museum (Museum recognized as the largest museum in Asia), Istana Melawati (Putrajaya) and several others. Around the 1990s was linked in Malaysia when bringing his son back from Australia with a boat, as well as about the collapse of the roof of the Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium designed by his company Senibahri Arkitek.

Raja Kamarul Bahrin Shah married Singapore artist and sister of Malaysia's famous Composer, Dato 'Johari Salleh-Toh Puan Norilah Salleh or formerly known as Elmi Salleh. Empowered by 4 children, Raja Badruddin Hakim Shah (1987), Raja Bahiuddin Ansari Shah (1989), Raja Nur Aryani Munirah (1991) and King Nur Saliha Nazirah (1993).

In 1985, two children of Raja Kamarul Bahrin were raised by his ex-wife, Jacqueline Pascarl an Australian citizen. They divorced in 1986. He tried to seek custody of his children for 7 years through the Australian Family Court in 1992. Even Australian judges forbid bringing his children to the Mosque or anywhere 100 meters from the mosque. Jacqueline married another TV journalist, Iain Gillespie in 1990. Jacqueline has produced two books titled 'Once I was a Princess' and 'Since I Was a Princess' (2007).

He met his wife Jacqueline Pascarl Gillespie. When it was (1981) Jacqueline was 17 years old.

In 1981 he married Jacqueline Pascarl, an Australian citizen book writer. They were given two children, Ki Raja Mohamad Baharuddin (Iddin) and Raja Shahirah Aishah (Aishah). Raja Shahirah is married to the vocalist of Love Me Butch group, Syarul Reza Abdul Aziz at the Floating Mosque of Tengku Tengah Zaharah Mosque, Kuala Ibai. His son graduated from Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Shah Alam. Their competition was held at Aryani Resort in Merang, Setiu. His son attended six years at the National School of Chabang Tiga Center, Kuala Terengganu with a tight control of the General Operations Force (PGA).

After getting an early education at Saint John Institute, he returned to Terengganu and attended Sultan Sulaiman Secondary School (appointed as Head of Student in 1974), pursuing his Education at The University of Melbourne.

Dato' Raja Kamarul Bahrin Shah bin Raja Ahmad (Jawi: راج كامرول بهرين شاه بن راج احمد; born 14 January 1955) is a Malaysian politician. He is the Terengganu state chairman of the National Trust Party (AMANAH) and state chief of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition. He was the former one-term Member of Parliament for Kuala Terengganu (2013-2018).

Raja Kamarul Bahrin was appointed as the chairman of the Hotel Association (MAH) and one of the members of the Badan Warisan Malaysia. He is the chairman of the Independent Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) of the Angkatan Amanah Merdeka led by Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah. He was born on 14 January 1955 at Istana Maziah, Kuala Terengganu.