Mohd Redzuan Md Yusof

محمد رضوان مد يوسفMinister in the Prime Minister's Department
Special FunctionsIn office
10 March 2020 – 16 August 2021MonarchAbdullahPrime MinisterMuhyiddin YassinDeputyMastura Mohd YazidPreceded byPosition establishedSucceeded byAbdul Latiff AhmadConstituencyAlor GajahMinister of Entrepreneur DevelopmentIn office
2 July 2018 – 24 February 2020MonarchsMuhammad V
(2018–2019)
Abdullah
(2019–2020)Prime MinisterMahathir MohamadDeputyMohd Hatta RamliPreceded byHamzah Zainudin
(Minister of Domestic Trade, Co-operatives and Consumerism)Succeeded byWan Junaidi Tuanku JaafarConstituencyAlor GajahMember of the Malaysian Parliament
for Alor GajahIn office
9 May 2018 – 19 November 2022Preceded byKoh Nai Kwong
(BN–MCA)Succeeded byAdly Zahari
(PH–AMANAH)Majority6,980 (2018)Other roles2021–Chairman of TERAJU Personal detailsBorn
(1957-04-14) 14 April 1957 (age 67)
Masjid Tanah, Malacca, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)CitizenshipMalaysianPolitical partyMalaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU) (since 2017)Other political
affiliationsPakatan Harapan (PH) (2017–2020)
Perikatan Nasional (PN) (since 2020)Spouse(s)
Alma materSekolah Tuanku Abdul Rahman
University of Leeds (BEng)OccupationPoliticianProfessionBusinessmanMohd 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; born 14 April 1957) 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, 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 and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Alor Gajah from May 2018 to November 2022. He is a member of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), a component party of the 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 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 reappointed Minister in the Prime Minister's Department for Special Functions in Muhyiddin cabinet.

Personal life

Mohd Redzuan was married to Hamidah Osman in 1981 and Nurshid'la Ahmad Kamaruddin in 2011. He is blessed with 4 children.

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia^[4][5][6]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2018	P135 Alor Gajah, Malacca		Mohd Redzuan Md Yusof (PPBM)	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)	17,211	23.58%		Adly Zahari (AMANAH)	28,178	38.60%	73,000	890	78.23%
							Shahril Sufian Hamdan (UMNO)	27,288	37.38%
							Muhammad Nazriq Abdul Rahman (PEJUANG)	323	0.44%

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

•  Malacca :
  • Grand Commander of the Exalted Order of Malacca (DGSM) – Datuk Seri (2018)^[7]

References

External links

• Mohd Redzuan Md Yusof on Facebook