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Maszlee | |
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مزلي بن مالک | |
.jpg) Maszlee in 2018 | |
| Chairman of the International Institute of Advanced Islamic Studies | |
| Assumed office 31 March 2023 | |
| Minister of Education | |
| In office 21 May 2018 – 3 January 2020 | |
| Monarchs | Muhammad V (2018–2019) Abdullah (2019–2020) |
| Prime Minister | Mahathir Mohamad |
| Deputy | Teo Nie Ching |
| Preceded by | Mahdzir Khalid (Minister of Education) Idris Jusoh (Minister of Higher Education) |
| Succeeded by | Mahathir Mohamad (Acting Minister of Education) Mohd Radzi Md Jidin (Minister of Education) Noraini Ahmad (Minister of Higher Education) |
| Constituency | Simpang Renggam |
| Member of theMalaysian Parliament forSimpang Renggam | |
| In office 9 May 2018 – 19 November 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Liang Teck Meng (BN–GERAKAN) |
| Succeeded by | Hasni Mohammad (BN–UMNO) |
| Majority | 3,475 (2018) |
| 7th President of the International Islamic University Malaysia | |
| In office 5 September 2018 – 9 November 2018 | |
| Chancellor | Ahmad Shah |
| Preceded by | Rais Yatim |
| Succeeded by | Mohd Daud Bakar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Maszlee (1974-12-19)19 December 1974 (age 50) Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | PKR(2017–2018, 2021–present) BERSATU(2018–2020) Independent(2020–2021) |
| Other political affiliations | Pakatan Harapan (2017–present) |
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| Occupation | Politician, lecturer, Actor |
Maszlee (Jawi:مزلي بن مالک, born 1974) is aMalaysian politician who has served as Chairman of the International Institute of Advanced Islamic Studies (IAIS) since March 2023.[1] He served as theMinister of Education in thePakatan Harapan (PH) administration under former Prime MinisterMahathir Mohamad from May 2018 until his resignation in January 2020, the 7th President of theInternational Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) from September 2018 to his resignation in November 2018, and theMember of Parliament (MP) forSimpang Renggam from May 2018 to November 2022.[2] He is a member and Division Chief of Simpang Renggam of thePeople's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the PH coalition, and Professor at the psychology and social sciences faculty at theUniversity of Cyberjaya. He was anindependent politician, and a member of theMalaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), then a component party of the PH coalition, as well as a lecturer at the IIUM.[3]
Maszlee was born inJohor Bahru,Johor, in 1974. He is ofHakka Chinese andBugis descent.[4] Maszlee attended theEnglish College and obtained a bachelor's degree inIslamic Jurisprudence from University of Al-Bayt and a master's degree in the same field from theUniversity of Malaya. He obtained a doctorate in Political Science fromDurham University. HisPhD thesis was titled "Constructing the Architectonics and Formulating the Articulation of Islamic Governance: A Discursive Attempt in Islamic Epistemology".[5] He speaksMalay, Arabic, English, French, German, Mandarin, andHokkien.[6]
Maszlee taught at theInternational Islamic University Malaysia.
Maszlee made his political debut by registering as a member of thePeople's Justice Party (PKR) Ampang branch in 2017.[7] Later he joined anotherPakatan Harapan (PH) coalition's component party, theMalaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU) in March 2018, ahead of the2018 general election (GE14) which he won against incumbentLiang Teck Meng for theSimpang Renggam constituency.[6] On 18 May 2018, Maszlee was appointed as Malaysia's new Minister of Education after Prime Minister TunMahathir Mohamad vacated the post just one day after taking it.[8] After some 20 months of his appointment, he rendered the ministerial position in January 2020 to the Prime Minister as requested by the latter.[9]
His BERSATU membership was canceled in May 2020 after the collapse of the PH government following the party's decision to leave PH in the so-called 'Sheraton Move'2020 political crisis and he became an Independent MP.[10] After being a PH-friendly independent for over a year, he rejoined PKR and PH again in November 2021.[3]
On 14 February 2022, he was confirmed to be contesting for theLayang-Layang state seat representing PH and PKR in the2022 Johor state election. The state seat is within hisSimpang Renggam federal seat. He lost to theUMNO incumbent,Abd. Mutalip Abd. Rahim.
In the Malaysian 15th general election in November 2022, Maszlee lost his Simpang Renggam seat to Hasni Mohammad, the formerJohor menteri besar. Hasni polled 18,312 votes to Maszlee's 16,491 for a 1,821-vote majority.[11]
After the Malaysian 15th general election, due to his loss inSimpang Renggam, Maszlee was without any government and official position. He was later appointed as a Professor at the University of Cyberjaya, to give lectures on selected topics in humanities and education-related subjects at the 'Psychology and Social Sciences Faculty' in April 2023.[12] He was also appointed by the Prime Minister as the chairman of an Islamic think tank called 'International Institute of Advanced Islamic Studies' (IAIS), to advise the Prime Minister on Global Muslims Affairs.[13]
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
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| 2018 | P151Simpang Renggam | Maszlee (BERSATU) | 18,157 | 50.68% | Liang Teck Meng (GERAKAN) | 14,682 | 40.11% | 36,601 | 3,475 | 83.19% | ||
| Mohd Jubri Selamat (PAS) | 2,983 | 8.15% | ||||||||||
| 2022 | Maszlee (PKR) | 16,491 | 37.37% | Hasni Mohammad (UMNO) | 18,312 | 41.49% | 44,131 | 1,821 | 74.76% | |||
| Mohd Fazrul Kamat (BERSATU) | 9,077 | 20.57% | ||||||||||
| Kamal Kusmin (PEJUANG) | 251 | 0.57% | ||||||||||
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
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| 2022 | N27Layang-Layang | Maszlee (PKR) | 4,736 | 34.50% | Abd. Mutalip Abd. Rahim (UMNO) | 7,551 | 55.00% | 13,729 | 2,815 | 54.59% | ||
| Alagenthiran Krishnan (BERSATU) | 1,278 | 9.31% | ||||||||||
| Ahmad Shafiq Othman (PEJUANG) | 164 | 1.19% | ||||||||||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2021 | Taruh | Prisoner 237 | Short film |
| 2022 | Kudeta | Jamal Banna | Serial drama |
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| Other | |
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