Mohd Redzuan Md Yusof

{{short description|Malaysian politician}}

{{Malay name|Mohd Redzuan|Md Yusof|note=on}}

{{Use Malaysian English|date=July 2018}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| honorific_prefix = Yang Berbahagia Datuk Seri

| name = Mohd Redzuan Md Yusof

| native_name = {{Nobold|{{lang|ms-arab|محمد رضوان مد يوسف}}}}

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| honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|country=MYS|size=100%|DGSM}}

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| office = Minister in the Prime Minister's Department
{{small|Special Functions}}

| monarch = Abdullah

| primeminister = Muhyiddin Yassin

| deputy = Mastura Mohd Yazid

| term_start = 10 March 2020

| term_end = 16 August 2021

| predecessor = Position established

| successor = Abdul Latiff Ahmad

| constituency = Alor Gajah

| office1 = Minister of Entrepreneur Development

| monarch1 = Muhammad V
{{small|(2018–2019)}}
Abdullah
{{small|(2019–2020)}}

| primeminister1 = Mahathir Mohamad

| deputy1 = Mohd Hatta Ramli

| term_start1 = 2 July 2018

| term_end1 = 24 February 2020

| predecessor1 = Hamzah Zainudin
{{small|(Minister of Domestic Trade, Co-operatives and Consumerism)}}

| successor1 = Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar

| constituency1 = Alor Gajah

| constituency_MP2 = Alor Gajah

| parliament2 = Malaysian

| term_start2 = 9 May 2018

| term_end2 = 19 November 2022

| majority2 = 6,980 (2018)

| predecessor2 = Koh Nai Kwong
(BNMCA)

| successor2 = Adly Zahari
(PHAMANAH)

| office12 = Other roles

| subterm12 = 2021–

| suboffice12 = Chairman of TERAJU

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| birth_name = Mohd Redzuan bin Md Yusof

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1957|4|14|df=y}}

| birth_place = Masjid Tanah, Malacca, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)

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| citizenship = Malaysian

| nationality = Malaysian

| party = Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU) {{small|(since 2017)}}

| otherparty = Pakatan Harapan (PH) {{small|(2017–2020)}}
Perikatan Nasional (PN) {{small|(since 2020)}}

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| spouse = {{marriage|Hamidah Osman|1981}}
{{marriage|Nurshid'la Ahmad Kamaruddin|2011}}

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| alma_mater = Sekolah Tuanku Abdul Rahman
University of Leeds (BEng)

| occupation = Politician

| profession = Businessman

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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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2016/11/02/pribumi-announces-supreme-council-lineup-mukhriz-made-deputy-president/|title=Pribumi announces supreme council line-up, Mukhriz made deputy president – Nation {{!}} The Star Online|website=www.thestar.com.my|access-date=22 July 2018}}

Early life and education

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.{{Cite news|url=http://m.utusan.com.my/berita/nasional/tuah-mohd-redzuan-kali-pertama-jadi-wakil-rakyat-terus-jadi-menteri-1.701279|title=Tuah Mohd Redzuan, kali pertama jadi wakil rakyat terus jadi menteri|work=Utusan Online|access-date=22 July 2018}}

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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2018/07/02/new-ministers-being-sworn-in-before-king/|title=New Cabinet all sworn-in before King (Full List) – Nation {{!}} The Star Online|website=www.thestar.com.my|access-date=22 July 2018}} 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

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|+ Parliament of Malaysia{{Cite web

| title = Malaysia General Election

| work = undiinfo Malaysian Election Data

| publisher = Malaysiakini

| url = http://undi.info/#

| access-date = 4 February 2018}} Results only available from the 2004 election.{{cite web|url=https://keputusan.spr.gov.my/|title=SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE – 14|publisher=Election Commission of Malaysia |language=ms|access-date=17 May 2018}} Percentage figures based on total turnout.{{cite web|url=https://election.thestar.com.my/|title=The Star Online GE14|work=The Star|access-date=24 May 2018}} Percentage figures based on total turnout.

!|Year

!|Constituency

! colspan=2|Candidate

!|Votes

!|Pct

! colspan=2|Opponent(s)

!|Votes

!|Pct

!|Ballots cast

!|Majority

!|Turnout

rowspan=2|2018

| rowspan=5|P135 Alor Gajah

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Keadilan}} |

| rowspan=2|{{nowrap|Mohd Redzuan Md Yusof}} (BERSATU)

| rowspan=2 align="right"|29,330

| rowspan=2|50.73%

|{{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} |

|Wong Nai Chee (MCA)

|align="right" |22,350

|38.66%

| rowspan=2|59,000

| rowspan=2|6,980

| rowspan=2|83.85%

{{Party shading/PAS}} |

|Mohd Nazree Mohd Aris (PAS)

|align="right" |6,135

|10.61%

rowspan=3|2022

|rowspan=3 bgcolor={{Party color|Perikatan Nasional}} |

|rowspan=3|Mohd Redzuan Md Yusof (BERSATU)

|rowspan=3 align="right" |17,211

|rowspan=3|23.58%

|{{Party shading/PH}} |

|Adly Zahari (AMANAH)

|align="right" |28,178

|38.60%

|rowspan=3|73,000

|rowspan=3|890

|rowspan=3|78.23%

{{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} |

|Shahril Sufian Hamdan (UMNO)

|align="right" |27,288

|37.38%

bgcolor={{party color|Homeland Fighter's Party}} |

|Muhammad Nazriq Abdul Rahman (PEJUANG)

|align="right" |323

|align=right|0.44%

Honours

=Honours of Malaysia=

  • {{Flag|Malacca}} :
  • 50px Grand Commander of the Exalted Order of Malacca (DGSM) – Datuk Seri (2018){{cite web|url=https://malaysiadateline.com/husam-kembali-bergelar-datuk-mujahid-dr-dzul-ahmad-awang-datuk-seri/|title=Husam kembali bergelar 'datuk', Mujahid Dr Dzul Ahmad Awang 'datuk seri'|language=ms|work=MALAYSIADATELINE|date=13 October 2018|access-date=13 October 2018}}

References

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