Mohd Radzi Md Jidin
Mohd Radzi Md Jidin (born 4 September 1977) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Senior Minister for Education and Society and Minister of Education in the Perikatan Nasional (PN) administration under Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin since March 2020. He was also the Deputy Minister of Economic Affairs in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) administration under former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad from July 2018 to the alliance's fall from administration in February 2020. He has also served as the Senator since July 2018 following his appointment as the Deputy Minister in the PH government. In addition, he left the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) to join Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU) and has served as the BERSATU's Information Chief since September 2018.
Yang Berhormat Senator Dr. Mohd. Radzi Md. Jidin | |
|---|---|
| Senior Minister (Education and Society) | |
| Assumed office 10 March 2020 | |
| Monarch | Abdullah |
| Prime Minister | Muhyiddin Yassin |
| Preceded by | Wan Azizah Wan Ismail (Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia) |
| Constituency | Senator |
| Minister of Education | |
| Assumed office 10 March 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | Muhyiddin Yassin |
| Deputy | Muslimin Yahaya Mah Hang Soon |
| Preceded by | Mahathir Mohamad (Acting) |
| Constituency | Senator |
| Deputy Minister of Economic Affairs | |
| In office 17 July 2018 – 24 February 2020 | |
| Monarch | Muhammad V Abdullah |
| Prime Minister | Mahathir Mohamad |
| Minister | Azmin Ali |
| Preceded by | Devamany S. Krishnasamy as Deputy Minister in Prime Minister's Department (Economic Planning Unit) |
| Succeeded by | Arthur Joseph Kurup as Deputy Minister in Prime Minister's Department (Economic Affairs) |
| Constituency | Senator |
| Information Chief of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party | |
| Assumed office 27 September 2018 | |
| President | Muhyiddin Yassin |
| Chairman | Mahathir Mohamad (2018–2020) Muhyiddin Yassin (acting) (since 2020) |
| Preceded by | Kamaruddin Mohd Nor |
| Constituency | Ketereh |
| Senator | |
| Assumed office 17 July 2018 | |
| Monarch | Muhammad V Abdullah |
| Prime Minister | Mahathir Mohamad Muhyiddin Yassin |
| Preceded by | Azizah Harun (UMNO—BN) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mohd. Radzi bin Md. Jidin September 4, 1977 Ketereh, Kelantan, Malaysia |
| Political party | United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) (before 2018) Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU) (present) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) (before 2018) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (2018–2020) Perikatan Nasional (PN) (since 2020) |
| Spouse(s) | Balkis Zakaria |
| Profession | Forensic accountant, lecturer |
| Website | Dr Radzi Jidin on Facebook |
Radzi was born in 1977 to a former headmaster at Ketereh, Kelantan. Before being involved in politics, he was a lecturer in forensic accounting at University of Tasmania, Hobart in Australia.[1]
He contested in the 2018 general election for the Ketereh parliamentary seat in Kelantan against incumbent Annuar Musa from United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) of Barisan Nasional (BN) and Wan Ismail Wan Jusoh from Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) but was defeated.[2][3]
Election results
| Year | Constituency | Government | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Ketereh | Mohd Radzi Md Jidin (PPBM) | 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% | ||||||||||
References
- Salhan K. Ahmad (2019-02-05). "Accounting lecturer dumps Umno for Bersatu over 1MDB |". www.themalaysianinsight.com. The Malaysian Insight. Retrieved 2019-02-18.
- "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
- "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
- "Maklumat Calon dan Kawasan Pilihan Raya P26 KETEREH Kelantan". Utusan Online. Archived from the original on 2018-09-26. Retrieved 2019-02-18.