Wan Ahmad Fayhsal Wan Ahmad Kamal
Yang Berhormat Senator Wan Ahmad Fayhsal Wan Ahmad Kamal | |
|---|---|
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| Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports | |
| In office 10 March 2020 – 16 August 2021 | |
| Monarch | Abdullah |
| Prime Minister | Muhyiddin Yassin |
| Minister | Reezal Merican Naina Merican |
| Preceded by | Steven Sim |
| Constituency | Senator |
| Senator | |
| Assumed office 10 March 2020 | |
| Monarch | Abdullah |
| Prime Minister | Muhyiddin Yassin |
| 2nd Youth Chief of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party | |
| Assumed office 16 August 2020 | |
| President | Muhyiddin Yassin |
| Deputy | Ceasar Mandela Malakun |
| Preceded by | Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Wan Ahmad Fayhsal bin Wan Ahmad Kamal 8 May 1987 Malaysia |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU) (since 2016) |
| Other political affiliations | Pakatan Harapan (PH) (2016–2020) Perikatan Nasional (PN) (since 2020) |
| Alma mater | Universiti Teknologi Petronas (BEng) King's College London (MA) |
| Occupation | Politician |
Wan Ahmad Fayhsal bin Wan Ahmad Kamal (born 8 May 1987) is a politician who served as the in the administration under former Prime Minister and former Minister Reezal Merican Naina Merican from March 2020 to August 2021. He was appointed as Senator since March 2020 to be eligible as a deputy minister. On 16 August 2020, he was elected as the Youth Chief of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), a component party of the ruling coalition. He is also known as 'Mat Jargon' for his frequent use of unnecessarily bombastic language when speaking.[1]
Education and early career[]
After he graduated with a bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering from Universiti Teknologi Petronas,[2] he worked at Petronas as a Business and Strategic Planning Executive, under the Technology and Engineering (T&E) Division.
On 1 April 2010, he has been appointed as the Senior Executive of the Leading Unit and is one of the individuals responsible for establishing the Bumiputera Education Leading Foundation (Yayasan Peneraju) under the Prime Minister's Department.[citation needed]
He was also an assistant lecturer at the Selangor International Islamic University College (KUIS) before he becoming a Research Fellow at Putra Business School, Universiti Putra Malaysia.[3]
On 23 January 2019, he stated that he has obtained a Master of Arts in Geopolitics (Territorial Security) from King's College London.[4]
Political career[]
He was a special officer to the former Minister of Youth and Sports, Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman from 2018 until 2020.[5]
On 10 March 2020, he was appointed as Senator of the Dewan Negara to be qualified get into the cabinet.[6] The same day, he was also appointed as the new Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports under the Cabinet of Muhyiddin Yassin.[7]
On 16 August 2020, he was elected as new leader of ARMADA, which is the Youth Chief of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (PPBM), replacing Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman whom he used to help but was sacked from the party amid political crisis.[8]
Controversies[]
During the early days of his deputy ministership, it was found that he lacked a basic understanding of fundamental economic concepts such as inflation. He had suggested the Central Bank of Malaysia print more money to ease the burden of those in poverty and to solve the economic crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.[9]
He touted further controversy when it was found that he had used his political position for the personal gain of himself and his family. His own father publicly criticised him for this.[10]
References[]
- ^ https://ttkm.com.my/2020/08/16/mat-jargon-menang-ketua-armada/
- ^ "Using Geographical Information System (GIS) to study the impact of chemical pollutants emerging from industries" (PDF).
- ^ "YB Ketua ARMADA Nasional". Portal Rasmi ARMADA. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ "Alhamdulillah, officially a holder of Master of Arts in Geopolitics, Territory and Security from King's College London". Twitter. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
- ^ "Lebih rela hilang semua jawatan – Syed Saddiq". 7 March 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ^ "Menteri, timbalan menteri angkat sumpah Senator". 10 March 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ^ "Istiadat angkat sumpah menteri Kabinet bermula". 10 March 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ^ "Wan Ahmad Fayshal Ketua Armada baharu". 16 August 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ^ https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/551879
- ^ https://www.goal.com/en/news/minister-wan-fayhsal-visit-criticised-his-wan-kuzri-own/e2h6bkznw2ud1699tybbhrkf9
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- 1987 births
- Living people
- Alumni of King's College London
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- Malaysian people of Malay descent
- Malaysian Muslims
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