KUALA LUMPUR, March 1 – Following is the biodata of the 8th Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin:
Name: Tan Sri Mahiaddin Md Yasin @ Muhyiddin Yassin
Spouse: Puan Sri Noorainee Abdul Rahman
Birth Date: 15/05/1947 (72 years)
Place of Birth: Muar, Johor Darul Ta'zim
Children: 1. Fakhri Yassin
2. Nabilah
3. Najwa
4. Farhan Yassin
Education:
Sekolah Kebangsaan Maharani in Muar, Johor
Sekolah Kebangsaan Ismail in Muar, Johor
Muar High School, Johor
B.A. (Hons) (Economics & Malay Studies) University of Malaya (UM)
Politics:
Pagoh MP for five terms since 1978
Bukit Serampang assemblyman (1986-1995)
Gambir assemblyman (2018-present)
Career:
1970 - Johor Assistant State Secretary
1974 - Muar District Assistant Officer
1978 – Became Member of Parliament for the first time after winning the Pagoh Parliamentary seat in the fifth general election.
1981 – Parliament Secretary, Foreign Affairs Ministry
1982 – Deputy Federal Territories Minister
1983 – Deputy Trade and Industry Minister
1986 - 1995 13th Menteri Besar of Johor
1993 - 1996 UMNO Vice President
1995 - 1999 Youth and Sports Minister
1999 - 2004 Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister
2000 - 2007 UMNO Vice President
2004 - 2008 Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Minister
2008 - 2009 International Trade and Industry Minister
2009 - 2015 Deputy Prime Minister and Education Minister
2015 – Sacked as Deputy Prime Minister (UMNO-BN)
2016 – Sacked as UMNO Deputy President
2016 – Co-founded Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) and appointed as President
2018 - Johor Pakatan Harapan Chairman
- Home Affairs Minister (under the Pakatan Harapan government)
2020 - Appointed as 8th Prime Minister of Malaysia
Community-based Activities:
1986 - 1995 President of the Royal Johor Country Club and the Johor Football Association
1986 - 1996 Johor Spastic Children’s Association President
2002 – Founded the Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin Charity Golf Foundation
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