Career
Radzi was first elected to Parliament in 1982. He has held various Ministries including Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister"s Department (1983–1984) and Deputy Minister for the Primary Industries Ministry (1984–1986). He was appointed Minister for Home Affairs in February 2006, but in March 2008 was dropped from the Cabinet.
He also resigned as the Secretary-General of Barisan Nasional and UMNO, saying he would not be able to work effectively without a Cabinet post.
He was dropped from UMNO"s list of candidates for the 2013 general election, replaced by Shaharuddin Ismail.
