Fadillah Yusof | |
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| فضيلة يوسف | |
 Fadillah in 2025 | |
| 14th Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia | |
| Assumed office 3 December 2022 Serving with Ahmad Zahid Hamidi | |
| Monarchs | Abdullah Ibrahim Iskandar |
| Prime Minister | Anwar Ibrahim |
| Preceded by | Ismail Sabri Yaakob[a] |
| Minister of Energy Transition and Water Transformation | |
| Assumed office 7 February 2024 | |
| Monarch | Ibrahim Iskandar |
| Prime Minister | Anwar Ibrahim |
| Deputy | Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir (2023–2025) Abdul Rahman Mohamad(since 2025) |
| Preceded by | Himself (Minister of Energy Transition and Public Utilities) |
| Constituency | Petra Jaya |
| Minister of Energy Transition and Public Utilities | |
| In office 12 December 2023 – 7 February 2024 | |
| Monarchs | Abdullah (2022–2024) Ibrahim Iskandar (2024) |
| Prime Minister | Anwar Ibrahim |
| Deputy | Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir |
| Preceded by | Nik Nazmi (Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability) |
| Succeeded by | Himself (Minister of Energy Transition and Water Transformation) |
| Constituency | Petra Jaya |
| Minister of Plantation and Commodities | |
| In office 3 December 2022 – 12 December 2023 | |
| Monarch | Abdullah |
| Prime Minister | Anwar Ibrahim |
| Deputy | Siti Aminah Aching |
| Preceded by | Zuraida Kamaruddin |
| Succeeded by | Johari Abdul Ghani |
| Senior Minister of Works | |
| In office 30 August 2021 – 24 November 2022 | |
| Monarch | Abdullah |
| Prime Minister | Ismail Sabri Yaakob |
| Preceded by | Himself |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Senior Minister of Infrastructure Development | |
| In office 10 March 2020 – 16 August 2021 | |
| Monarch | Abdullah |
| Prime Minister | Muhyiddin Yassin |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Himself |
| Minister of Works | |
| In office 30 August 2021 – 24 November 2022 | |
| Monarch | Abdullah |
| Prime Minister | Ismail Sabri Yaakob |
| Preceded by | Himself |
| Succeeded by | Alexander Nanta Linggi |
| In office 10 March 2020 – 16 August 2021 | |
| Monarch | Abdullah |
| Prime Minister | Muhyiddin Yassin |
| Preceded by | Baru Bian |
| Succeeded by | Himself |
| In office 16 May 2013 – 10 May 2018 | |
| Monarchs | Abdul Halim (2013–2016) Muhammad V (2016–2018) |
| Prime Minister | Najib Razak |
| Preceded by | Shaziman Abu Mansor |
| Succeeded by | Baru Bian |
| Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation | |
| In office 19 March 2008 – 15 May 2013 | |
| Monarchs | Mizan Zainal Abidin (2008–2011) Abdul Halim (2011–2013) |
| Prime Minister | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (2008–2009) Najib Razak (2009–2013) |
| Preceded by | Kong Cho Ha |
| Succeeded by | Abu Bakar Mohamad Diah |
| Senior Vice President of the Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu | |
| Assumed office 2017 Serving with Michael Manyin Jawong | |
| President | Abang Abdul Rahman Johari Abang Openg |
| Youth Chief of the Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu | |
| In office 2007–2017 | |
| President | Abdul Taib Mahmud (2007–2014) Adenan Satem (2014–2017) Abang Abdul Rahman Johari Abang Openg (2017) |
| Succeeded by | Gerald Rentap Jabu |
| Member of theMalaysian Parliament forPetra Jaya | |
| Assumed office 21 March 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Sulaiman Daud (BN–PBB) |
| Majority | 12,816 (2004) 14,397 (2008) 21,443 (2013) 15,017 (2018) 41,363 (2022) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Fadillah bin Yusof (1962-04-17)17 April 1962 (age 63) |
| Party | Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) (since 1989) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) (1989–2018) Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) (since 2018) |
| Spouse | Ruziah Mohd Tahir |
| Children | 5 |
| Alma mater | University of Malaya (LLB) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Fadillah Yusof onParliament of Malaysia | |
Fadillah bin Yusof (Jawi: فضيلة بن يوسف; born 17 April 1962) is a Malaysian politician and lawyer who has served as theDeputy Prime Minister of Malaysia since 2022,Minister of Energy Transition and Water Transformation since 2023 and theMember of Parliament (MP) forPetra Jaya since March 2004. He is the first deputy prime minister fromSarawak, one of theBorneo states inMalaysia and the second deputy prime minister not from theUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO) afterWan Azizah Wan Ismail from thePeople's Justice Party (PKR).
Previously, he served as theMinister of Plantation and Commodities from December 2022 to December 2023,Senior Minister in charge of Works andMinister of Works for the third term in theBarisan Nasional (BN) administration under former prime ministerIsmail Sabri Yaakob from August 2021 to the collapse of the BN administration in November 2022 and theMember of Parliament (MP) forPetra Jaya since March 2004. He served as the Senior Minister in charge of Infrastructure Development andMinister of Works for the second term in thePN administration under former prime ministerMuhyiddin Yassin from March 2020 to August 2021 and for the first term inBarisan Nasional (BN) administration under former prime ministerNajib Razak from May 2013 to May 2018,[1][2] Chair of theScience, Innovation and Environment Select Committee, one of only twoselect committees led by an opposition MP from December 2019 to his reappointment as a Minister in March 2020.[3][4]
Fadillah is a member ofParti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB), a component party of theGabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) coalition.[5] He is also the Parliamentary Whip of GPS and has served as Senior Vice President of PBB since 2017. He was the Youth Chief of PBB from 2007 to 2017.
Fadillah bin Yusof was born on 17 April 1962 in Kampung Hilir,Sibu,Sarawak, and is the ninth of 14 siblings. His father, Yusof Merais, was involved in theanti-cession movement in Sarawak, opposing British colonial rule after 1946. Yusof was active in the Malay youth movement and later the Sarawakian youth front, and was imprisoned twice — first in connection with the 1949assassination of British GovernorDuncan Stewart, and again during the 1962 confrontation over theformation of Malaysia. During his imprisonment, Fadillah's mother, Dayang Rosnah Abang Madeli, worked as a domestic helper and seamstress to support the family.
Fadillah and his siblings helped contribute to the family's income by collecting and selling farm produce. He began his education at St. Mary's Primary School in Sibu before continuing at Panglima Bukit Gantang Secondary School inParit Buntar,Perak. This move was made possible through a scholarship fromYayasan Sarawak, which also included a student exchange programme.
In 1986, Fadillah completed aBachelor of Laws (LLB) degree in both Civil and Sharia law at theUniversity of Malaya. During his time there, he often helped new Sarawakian students settle into university life, sometimes prioritising their needs even when it affected his own schedule.
After graduation, Fadillah practiced law briefly inKuala Lumpur before returning toSarawak. His work there gradually involved advising elected representatives and those involved in politics, which eventually led him to serve as an independent legal advisor forParti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB). In 1989, he joined politics as a member of PBB, which at that time was a component party ofBarisan Nasional (BN) coalition.
Fadillah first ran for parliament in the11th Malaysian general election, having previously been an official inParti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) and alawyer.[6] He won the election for the seat of Petra Jaya.[7]
After being re-elected in the12th Malaysian general election, Fadillah was appointed Deputy Minister for Science, Technology and Innovation by Prime MinisterAbdullah Ahmad Badawi.[8]
After the13th Malaysian general election, Fadillah was promoted to full minister as Minister of Works under the newCabinet line-up of Prime MinisterNajib Razak.[9]
Following the defeat ofBarisan Nasional (BN) in the14th Malaysian general election, Fadillah was madechief whip of the oppositionSarawak Parties Alliance (GPS) in theHouse of Representatives of Malaysia.
In the2022 general election, Fadillah managed to retain his seat, this time with a significantly larger majority. Following the elections, no single party secured a majority to form the federal government. Consequently,Yang di-Pertuan AgongAl-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah proposed the formation of aunity government, withAnwar Ibrahim eventually appointed as itsleader on 24 November 2022.
In a cabinet announcement on 2 December 2022, Fadillah was appointed Deputy Prime Minister alongsideAhmad Zahid Hamidi. Simultaneously, he was assigned the role ofMinister of Plantation and Commodities. Fadillah's appointment is of historic significance as he is the first individual fromSarawak to hold the country's second-highest political office since theformation of Malaysia. Sarawak is one of theEast Malaysian states.
Fadillah is married to Ruziah Mohd Tahir. The couple has five children.
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
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| 2004 | P194Petra Jaya | Fadillah Yusof (PBB) | 18,236 | 77.09% | Wan Zainal Abidin Wan Senusi (PKR) | 5,420 | 22.91% | 24,195 | 12,816 | 61.46% | ||
| 2008 | Fadillah Yusof (PBB) | 19,515 | 79.22% | Mohamad Jolhi (PKR) | 5,118 | 20.78% | 25,027 | 14,397 | 61.74% | |||
| 2013 | Fadillah Yusof (PBB) | 29,559 | 78.46% | Ahmad Nazib Johari (PKR) | 8,116 | 21.54% | 38,170 | 21,443 | 76.70% | |||
| 2018 | Fadillah Yusof (PBB) | 28,306 | 65.91% | Nor Irwan Ahmat Nor (PKR) | 13,289 | 30.94% | 43,513 | 15,017 | 75.12% | |||
| Hamdan Sani (PAS) | 1,350 | 3.14% | ||||||||||
| 2022 | Fadillah Yusof (PBB) | 54,745 | 79.15% | Sopian Julaihi (PKR) | 13,382 | 19.35% | 69,163 | 41,363 | 62.98% | |||
| Othman Abdillah (SEDAR) | 1,036 | 1.50% | ||||||||||
Malaysia
Recipient of the15th Yang di-Pertuan Agong Installation Medal (2017)
Recipient of the17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong Installation Medal (2024)
Malacca
Grand Commander of theExalted Order of Malacca (DGSM) –Datuk Seri (2014)[10]
Pahang
Knight Grand Companion of theOrder of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (SSAP) –Dato' Sri (2014)[11]
Perlis
Recipient of Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Jamalullail Silver Jubilee Medal (2025)
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Knight Commander of theOrder of the Star of Hornbill Sarawak (DA) –Datuk Amar (2025)[12]
Knight Commander of theMost Exalted Order of the Star of Sarawak (PNBS) –Dato Sri (2022)[13]_-_3._Commander_(PGBK).svg)
Commander of theOrder of the Star of Hornbill Sarawak (PGBK) –Datuk (2010)[14][15] Member of theMost Exalted Order of the Star of Sarawak (ABS)
Recipient of the Sarawak Independence Golden Jubilee Medal (2013)
Gold Medal of the Sarawak Independence Diamond Jubilee Medal (2023)[16]
| Parliament of Malaysia | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forPetra Jaya 2004–present | Incumbent |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by | Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation 2008–2013 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Minister of Works 2013–2018 | Succeeded by |
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