Mohd Redzuan Md Yusof

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Mohd Redzuan Md Yusof
محمد رضوان مد يوسف
Ministerial roles
2018–2020Minister of Entrepreneur Development
2020–2021Minister in the Prime Minister's Department
Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat
2018–2020Pakatan Harapan
2020Malaysian United Indigenous Party
2020–2022Perikatan Nasional
Other roles
2021–Chairman of TERAJU
Personal details
Born
Mohd Redzuan bin Md Yusof

(1957-04-14) 14 April 1957 (age 67)
Masjid Tanah, Malacca, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyMalaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU) (since 2017)
Other political
affiliations
Pakatan Harapan (PH) (2017–2020)
Perikatan Nasional (PN) (since 2020)
Spouse(s)
Hamidah Osman
(m. 1981)

Nurshid'la Ahmad Kamaruddin
(m. 2011)
Alma materUniversity of Leeds (BEng)
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionBusinessman
Mohd Redzuan Md Yusof on Facebook
Mohd Redzuan Md Yusof on Parliament of Malaysia

Datuk Seri Mohd Redzuan bin Md Yusof (Jawi: محمد رضوان بن مد يوسف) is a Malaysian politician who served as Minister in the Prime Minister's Department for Special Functions in the Perikatan Nasional (PN) administration under former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin from March 2020 to August 2021 and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Alor Gajah since May 2018. He served as the Minister of Entrepreneur Development in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) administration under former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad from July 2018 to the collapse of the PH administration in February 2020. He is a member of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), a component party of the ruling PN coalition and formerly PH coalition.[1]

Early life and education

Mohd Redzuan was born in Masjid Tanah, Malacca, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia). He graduated with Bachelor of Civil Engineering from University of Leeds.

Early career

Mohd Redzuan worked for an American company based in Malaysia for eight years. He joined Petronas in 1999 and worked there for three years. After that, he started his own business.[2]

Political career

Mohd Redzuan contested and succeeded in winning the Alor Gajah parliamentary seat as a BERSATU candidate in the 2018 general election. Following this, he was appointed as the Minister of Entrepreneur Development in the seventh Mahathir Mohamed's cabinet on 2 July 2018 in the presence of the Yang di Pertuan Agong.[3] After political crisis took place in 2020, he was appointed back as Minister in the Prime Minister's Department for Special Functions in Muhyiddin cabinet.

Personal life

Mohd Redzuan was married with two women (with Hamidah Osman in 1981 and with Nurshid'la Ahmad Kamaruddin in 2011) and blessed with 4 children.

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia[4][5][6]
Year Constituency Government Votes Pct Opposition(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2018 P135 Alor Gajah, Melaka. Mohd Redzuan Md Yusof (BERSATU) 29,330 50.73% Wong Nai Chee (MCA) 22,350 38.66% 59,000 6,980 83.85%
Mohd Nazree Mohd Aris (PAS) 6,135 10.61%
2022 Mohd Redzuan Md Yusof (BERSATU) Shahril Sufian Hamdan (UMNO)
Adly Zahari (AMANAH)
Muhammad Nazriq Abdul Rahman (PEJUANG)

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

References

  1. ^ "Pribumi announces supreme council line-up, Mukhriz made deputy president – Nation | The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Tuah Mohd Redzuan, kali pertama jadi wakil rakyat terus jadi menteri". Utusan Online. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  3. ^ "New Cabinet all sworn-in before King (Full List) – Nation | The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2018. Results only available from the 2004 election.
  5. ^ "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE – 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  6. ^ "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  7. ^ "Husam kembali bergelar 'datuk', Mujahid Dr Dzul Ahmad Awang 'datuk seri'". MALAYSIADATELINE (in Malay). 13 October 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2018.

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