Radzi Jidin
Mohd. Radzi Md. Jidin PMW | |
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محمد ردزي مد جيدين | |
Vice-President of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party | |
Assumed office 23 August 2020 | |
President | Muhyiddin Yassin |
Preceded by | Abdul Rashid Asari |
Information Chief of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party | |
In office 27 September 2018 – 8 September 2020 | |
President | Muhyiddin Yassin |
Chairman | Mahathir Mohamad (2018–2020) Muhyiddin Yassin (Acting) (2020) |
Preceded by | Kamaruddin Mohd Nor |
Succeeded by | Wan Saiful Wan Jan |
Ministerial roles | |
2018–2020 | Deputy Minister of Economic Affairs |
2020– | Senior Minister |
2020– | Minister of Education |
Faction represented in Dewan Negara | |
2018–2020 | Pakatan Harapan |
2020 | Malaysian United Indigenous Party |
2020– | Perikatan Nasional |
Personal details | |
Born | Mohd. Radzi bin Md. Jidin 4 September 1977 Ketereh, Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia |
Political party | Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU) (since 2018) United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) (before 2018) |
Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) (before 2018) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (2018–2020) Perikatan Nasional (PN) (since 2020) |
Education | Royal Military College |
Alma mater | La Trobe University Universiti Utara Malaysia Australian National University |
Profession | Forensic accountant, lecturer |
Website | Dr Radzi Jidin on Facebook |
Datuk Dr. Mohd. Radzi bin Md. Jidin (Jawi: محمد ردزي بن مد جيدين; born 4 September 1977) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Senior Minister in charge of Education and Minister of Education for the second term in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob since August 2021 and Senator since July 2018. He served his first term in Perikatan Nasional (PN) administration under former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin from March 2020 to August 2021. He also served as Senior Minister in charge of Education and Society in the PN adminitration under Muhyiddin from March 2020 to August 2021. He is a member of and has served as Vice-President of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), a component party of the ruling PN coalition, since August 2020.
Early life[]
Radzi was born on 4 September 1977 to a former headmaster in Ketereh, Kota Bharu, Kelantan. Before joining politics, he was a lecturer in forensic accounting at University of Tasmania in Hobart, Australia.[1]
Political career[]
He contested in the 2018 general election for Ketereh federal seat in Kelantan against incumbent Annuar Musa from UMNO of BN and Wan Ismail Wan Jusoh from the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) but was defeated.[2][3]
He served as the Deputy Minister of Economic Affairs in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) administration under former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and former Minister Mohamed Azmin Ali 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 and was a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.
Radzi's efficacy as Education Minister has often been questioned[by whom?] since the Perikatan Nasional government takeover in 2020. His tenure has largely been acknowledged as a disservice[by whom?] to Malaysian students owing to a lack of policy making prowess and foresight particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic.[4][5][neutrality is disputed][further explanation needed]
Election results[]
Year | Constituency | Government | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
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2018 | P026 Ketereh, Kelantan | Mohd Radzi Md Jidin (BERSATU) | 6,799 | 12.6% | Annuar Musa (UMNO) | 25,467 | 47.3% | 53,888 | 4,625 | 82.60% | ||
Wan Ismail Wan Jusoh (PAS) | 20,841 | 38.7% |
Honour[]
- Federal Territory (Malaysia) :
References[]
- ^ Salhan K. Ahmad (5 February 2018). "Accounting lecturer dumps Umno for Bersatu over 1MDB |". www.themalaysianinsight.com. The Malaysian Insight. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- ^ "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE – 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
- ^ a b "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
- ^ Quit, opposition tells education minister and his deputies
- ^ Rahim, Nor Fazlina Abdul (28 March 2021). "Yang kritik pun tidak pernah uruskan COVID-19 - Dr Radzi". Berita Harian. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ "Maklumat Calon dan Kawasan Pilihan Raya P26 KETEREH Kelantan". Utusan Online. Archived from the original on 26 September 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- ^ Nair, Vijenthi (1 February 2021). "Yang di-Pertua Negeri Sabah, Penang head FT Day honours list". The Star Online. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Ibrahim, Mohd Iskandar; Sulaiman, Noor Atiqah (1 February 2021). "Seramai 335 terima darjah kebesaran sempena Hari Wilayah". Berita Harian (in Malay). Retrieved 1 February 2021.
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