Mohd Redzuan Md Yusof

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In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Yusof is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Redzuan. The Arabic-derived word "bin" or "binti"/"binte", if used, means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
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Mohd Redzuan Md Yusof

DGSM MP
محمد رضوان مد يوسف‎
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Minister in the Prime Minister's Department
(Special Functions)
In office
10 March 2020 – 16 August 2021
MonarchAbdullah
Prime MinisterMuhyiddin Yassin
DeputyMastura Mohd Yazid
Preceded byShahidan Kassim
ConstituencyAlor Gajah
Minister of Entrepreneur Development
In office
2 July 2018 – 24 February 2020
MonarchMuhammad V
Abdullah
Prime MinisterMahathir Mohamad
DeputyMohd Hatta Ramli
Preceded byHamzah Zainuddin as Minister of Domestic Trade, Co-operatives and Consumerism
Succeeded byWan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar
as Minister of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperative
ConstituencyAlor Gajah
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Alor Gajah
Incumbent
Assumed office
9 May 2018
Preceded byKoh Nai Kwong (BN–MCA)
Majority6,980 (2018)
Personal details
Born
Mohd Redzuan bin Md Yusof

(1957-04-14) 14 April 1957 (age 64)
Masjid Tanah, Malacca, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
CitizenshipMalaysian
NationalityMalaysian
Political partyMalaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU)
Other political
affiliations		Pakatan Harapan (PH) (2017–2020)
Perikatan Nasional (PN) (since 2020)
Spouse(s)1.Hamidah Osman 2.
EducationBachelor of Civil Engineering
Alma materUniversity of Leeds
OccupationPolitician
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 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]

Politics[]

He 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]

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 (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%

Honours[]

Honours of Malaysia[]

  •  Malacca :
    • MY-MAL Exalted Order of Malacca.svg Grand Commander of the Exalted Order of Malacca (DGSM) – Datuk Seri (2018)[7]

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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