Nik Nazmi

Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad was born in Kuala Lumpur on 12 January 1982 and his parents were originally from Kota Bharu, Kelantan.{{cite web|url=https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/5843|access-date=6 September 2022|date=9 December 2001|website=malaysiakini.com|last=Nik Ahmad | first=Nik Nazmi|title=the Serambi Mekah Debate}} He grew up in Petaling Jaya, Selangor.

He was selected to attend the Malay College Kuala Kangsar. In 2000, he received a Permodalan Nasional Berhad scholarship to do his A-Levels in Kolej Yayasan UEM, where he was elected as Student Council President.

Nik Nazmi later furthered his studies at King's College London to read law. He was active in various student bodies including UKEC, Federation of Student Islamic Societies and Labour Students. He was elected as a delegate for King's College to the National Union of Students (United Kingdom) Conference in 2005.{{cite web|url=https://niknazmi.com/en/about-nik-nazmi/profile/|access-date=6 September 2022|website=niknazmi.com|title=Profile}}

He served his sponsor PNB for less than a year and joined PKR leader Anwar Ibrahim's office in 2006. He paid back his sponsors by taking a mortgage on a family property.{{cite web|url=https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/504206|access-date=6 September 2022|date=19 December 2019|website=malaysiakini.com|last=Nik Ahmad |first=Nik Nazmi|title=PKR 20 years on: a personal reflection}}

After serving as an assistant to Anwar Ibrahim, he was nominated by Parti Keadilan Rakyat to contest the Seri Setia state seat in Selangor in the 2008 Malaysian general election. On polling day, Nik Nazmi won by a majority of 2,863 votes, defeating the incumbent Seripah Noli Syed Hussin who had won an 11,141 vote majority in the previous election.{{cite web |title=Keputusan Rasmi Seri Setia |url=http://www.niknazmi.com/wordpress/?p=709 |access-date=10 March 2008 |language=ms}} Nik Nazmi was the youngest candidate to contest a seat in the 2008 election.{{cite news |date=10 March 2008 |title=2008 polls – interesting facts |url=http://malaysiakini.com/news/79575 |access-date=10 March 2008 |work=Malaysiakini}}

He was the political secretary to the Menteri Besar of Selangor Abdul Khalid Ibrahim from March 2008 to June 2010.

Nik Nazmi was appointed as Communications Director of PKR in August 2010.

In the 2013 general election, Nik Nazmi defended his Seri Setia state seat. He defeated Abdul Halim Samad of Barisan Nasional with a majority of 4,663 votes.

He was then elected as Deputy Speaker of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly. During this time he inaugurated the Selangor Youth ADUN Program (Program ADUN Muda Selangor) which allowed students the experience of being legislators in the State Assembly.

Nik Nazmi was the first person to be charged under the Peaceful Assembly Act 2012 for failure to provide police with a 10 days notice before organising the 2013 Malaysian general election protest. If convicted under section 9(5) of the same Act, Nik Nazmi would have been disqualified from sitting as a legislator.[http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/litee/malaysia/article/nik-nazmi-charged-over-kelana-jaya-rally-risks-disqualification-as-lawmaker Nik Nazmi charged over Kelana Jaya rally, risks disqualification as lawmaker] The Court of Appeal of Malaysia later ruled that while the requirement for a 10 days notice before any peaceful assembly was lawful, criminalisation of the failure to do so was unconstitutional and acquitted Nik Nazmi {{Cite web |date=2014-04-25 |title=Appeal Court acquits Black 505 rally organiser, Nik Nazmi |url=https://theedgemalaysia.com/node/110727 |access-date=2025-05-29 |website=The Edge Malaysia}}

In the 2014 People's Justice Party leadership election, he was elected Youth Chief.

Nazmi was appointed as the State Executive Councillor in charge of Education, Human Capital Development, Science, Technology and Innovation in 2014.

For the 2018 general election, Nik Nazmi moved to contest the Setiawangsa parliamentary constituency and subsequently won the seat with a 14,372 majority.

In the 2018 People's Justice Party leadership election, he was elected as a member of the Central Leadership Council and appointed as Chief Organising Secretary of the party.

In the 2022 general election, Nik Nazmi successfully retained the seat of Setiawangsa with a 12,614 vote majority. Before the election, he signed a pledge to protect Bukit Dinding from any purported development.

In the 2022 People's Justice Party leadership election, he was elected one of the party's four vice presidents with 34,496 votes, the third highest number of votes in that race.

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Nik Nazmi was appointed the Minister of Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change in the Anwar Ibrahim cabinet. At the age of 40, he was the second youngest full cabinet member behind United Progressive Kinabalu Organisation (UPKO) president Ewon Benedick, who was 39.

On 12 December 2023, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim announced a cabinet reshuffle where the Nik Nazmi's ministry was split into two.

In April 2025, Nik Nazmi was defeated in his bid for re-election as Setiawangsa PKR division chief by Afdlin Shauki, who secured 631 votes to Nik Nazmi’s 563.{{cite news | url=https://www.sinarharian.com.my/article/723899/berita/politik/nik-nazmi-tewas-kepada-afdlin | title=Nik Nazmi tewas kepada Afdlin | trans-title=Nik Nazmi loses to Afdlin | date=19 April 2025 | work=Sinar Harian | language=ms }}{{cite news | url=https://www.astroawani.com/berita-politik/pemilihan-pkr-nik-nazmi-tewas-kepada-afdlin-shauki-517331 | title=Pemilihan PKR: Nik Nazmi tewas kepada Afdlin Shauki | trans-title=PKR election: Nik Nazmi loses to Afdlin Shauki | date=19 April 2025 | work=Astro Awani | language=ms }} The result marked a reversal of the 2022 outcome. At the time of the contest, Nik Nazmi was serving as a PKR vice president and the Minister of Natural Resources and Environment.{{cite news | url=https://malaysiagazette.com/2025/05/05/pkr-sahkan-nik-nazmi-akmal-chean-chung-kalah-pada-pemilihan-cabang/ | title=PKR sahkan Nik Nazmi, Akmal, Chean Chung kalah pada pemilihan Cabang | trans-title=PKR confirms Nik Nazmi, Akmal, Chean Chung lost in division elections | date=5 May 2025 | work=Malaysia Gazette | language=ms }}

On May 28, 2025, Nik Nazmi, an ally of Rafizi Ramli, announced his resignation from cabinet following his defeat in the PKR vice-presidency race, effective 4 July 2025. This decision came shortly after Rafizi’s resignation from cabinet, triggered by his loss in the PKR deputy presidency election.{{Cite web |title=Malaysia Economy Minister Rafizi Ramli, ally Nik Nazmi quit Cabinet after losses in ruling PKR's leadership polls |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/malaysia-economy-minister-rafizi-ramli-ally-nik-nazmi-quit-cabinet-after-losses-ruling-pkrs-leadership-polls-5156601 |access-date=2025-05-28 |website=CNA |language=en}}

The Mentari project is the brainchild of Nik Nazmi. It is supposed to promote an alternative learning activity for underprivileged children living in the low-cost housing area of Desa Mentari, Petaling Jaya. Desa Mentari was chosen as a benchmark location as the children there have to endure extreme social problems, financial constraints basic security issues and even serious family problems.Admin.[http://en.selangorku.com/?p=2423 "Mentari Project: Assisting Selangor In Creating Sports Active Young Generation"], Media SelangorKu, 6 January 2013. Retrieved on 26 February 2013. The Mentari Project is active in fundraising programs.Jade Chan. [http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?sec=central&file=/2010/4/15/central/6036501 "Learning In A Fun Environment"], The Star (Malaysia), 15 April 2010. Retrieved on 26 February 2013.

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