Mohamad Alamin | |
|---|---|
| محمد بن الأمين | |
 Mohamad in 2023 | |
| Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| Assumed office 10 December 2022 | |
| Monarchs | Abdullah (2022–2024) Ibrahim Iskandar (since 2024) |
| Prime Minister | Anwar Ibrahim |
| Minister | Zambry Abdul Kadir (2022–2023) Mohamad Hasan (since 2023) |
| Preceded by | Kamaruddin Jaffar |
| Constituency | Kimanis |
| Deputy Minister of Education II | |
| In office 11 September 2021 – 24 November 2022 | |
| Monarch | Abdullah |
| Prime Minister | Ismail Sabri Yaakob |
| Minister | Radzi Jidin |
| Preceded by | Muslimin Yahaya |
| Succeeded by | Lim Hui Ying (Deputy Minister of Education) |
| Constituency | Kimanis |
| Chairman of the Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia | |
| In office 1 May 2020 – 15 March 2022 | |
| Minister | Radzi Jidin |
| Director General | Mohd Roslan Mahayudin |
| Preceded by | Rozhan Othman |
| Succeeded by | Razali Ibrahim |
| Member of theMalaysian Parliament forKimanis | |
| Assumed office 18 January 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Anifah Aman (BN–UMNO) |
| Majority | 2,029 (2020) 3,307 (2022) |
| Member of theSabah State Legislative Assembly forBongawan | |
| In office 5 May 2013 – 9 May 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Karim Bujang (BN–UMNO) |
| Succeeded by | Daud Yusof (WARISAN) |
| Majority | 3,392 (2013) |
| Faction represented inDewan Rakyat | |
| 2020– | Barisan Nasional |
| Faction represented inSabah State Legislative Assembly | |
| 2013–2018 | Barisan Nasional |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mohamad bin Alamin (1972-11-23)23 November 1972 (age 53) |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) |
| Alma mater | International Islamic University of Malaysia (IIUM) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Yang BerhormatDatukMohamad binHajiAlamin (Jawi: داتوق محمد بن حج الأمين) is aMalaysianpolitician andlawyer who has served as theDeputy Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Unity Government administration under Prime MinisterAnwar Ibrahim as well as MinistersZambry Abdul Kadir andMohamad Hasan since December 2022 and theMember of Parliament (MP) forKimanis since January 2020. He served as theDeputy Minister of Education II in theBarisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime MinisterIsmail Sabri Yaakob and former MinisterRadzi Jidin from September 2021 to the collapse of the BN administration in November 2022 and Chairman of the Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia (MyIPO) from May 2020 to March 2022.[1][2] He is a member of theUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the BN coalition.
Mohamad was born in Kg. Kelatuan, Batu EnamKimanis,Papar, Sabah. His father, Haji Alamin Abdullah is an ethnicKadazandusun from Kg. Kelatuan, Kimanis,Papar with distantTambunan ancestral roots whilst his mother is an ethnicBrunei Malay from Kg. Brunei, Membakut,Beaufort.[3]
He received his primary education at Kelatuan Primary School in Kimanis, Papar. He then continued his studies at Toh Puan Hajjah Rahmah Religious Secondary School in Kinarut, Papar.[3]
After graduating from secondary school, he obtained a Law Degree from theInternational Islamic University of Malaysia.[3]
In 1997, he was accepted as an advocate & solicitor of the Sabah & Sarawak High Court.[3]
Mohamad has held various positions throughout his political career such as President of Sabahan Affairs Council, Youth Chief of UMNO Kimanis (2004–2013), and Vice Leader of UMNO Kimanis (2013–2018). He is currently the division leader of UMNO Kimanis.[3]
In 2013 general election, Mohamad contested for Bongawan state assembly seat for the first time. He won the seat by majority of 3,392 votes.
He contested again in 2018 general election to retain the same seat. However, he was defeated by WARISAN candidate, Daud Yusof who was appointed as State Assistant Minister.
In January 2020, Mohamad first contested to become an MP inKimanis by-election. The election was held after the seat was declared vacant after the Federal Court on 2 December 2019 upheld the Election Court's ruling earlier on 16 August, nullifying the sitting Member of Parliament (MP),Anifah Aman's victory in the2018 general election (GE14).[4][5] BN decided to field Mohamad Alamin as their candidate for the by-election.[6]
He won the by-election after defeating Karim Bujang fromSabah Heritage Party (WARISAN), by majority 2,029 votes.[7]
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | N23Bongawan | Mohamad Alamin (UMNO) | 7,443 | 59.05% | Ibrahim Menudin (PKR) | 4,051 | 32.14% | 12,866 | 3,392 | 86.80% | ||
| Ak Aliuddin Pg Mohd Tahir (IND) | 455 | 3.60% | ||||||||||
| Awang Talip Awang Bagul (SAPP) | 335 | 2.66% | ||||||||||
| Assim @ Hassim Matali (STAR) | 321 | 2.55% | ||||||||||
| 2018 | Mohamad Alamin (UMNO) | 6,117 | 44.79% | Daud Yusof (WARISAN) | 6,912 | 50.62% | 13,953 | 795 | 85.90% | |||
| Jaafar Ismail (PHRS) | 627 | 4.59% | ||||||||||
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | P176Kimanis | Mohamad Alamin (UMNO) | 12,706 | 54.34% | Karim Bujang (WARISAN) | 10,677 | 45.66% | 23,703 | 2,029 | 79.92% | ||
| 2022 | Mohamad Alamin (UMNO) | 13,004 | 41.86% | Daud Yusof (WARISAN) | 9,967 | 32.08% | 31,068 | 3,037 | 76.22% | |||
| Amat Md Yusof (KDM) | 4,013 | 12.92% | ||||||||||
| Rowindy Lawrence Odong (UPKO) | 3,931 | 12.65% | ||||||||||
| Yusop Osman (PEJUANG) | 153 | 0.49% | ||||||||||
Malaysia
Recipient of the17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong Installation Medal (2024)
Sabah
Commander of theOrder of Kinabalu (PGDK) –Datuk (2016)
Grand Star of theOrder of Kinabalu (BSK) (2004)
