Mukhriz Mahathir | |
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| مخرج محاضر | |
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| 11th and 13th Menteri Besar of Kedah | |
| In office 11 May 2018 – 17 May 2020 | |
| Monarch | Sallehuddin |
| Preceded by | Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah |
| Succeeded by | Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor |
| Constituency | Jitra |
| In office 6 May 2013 – 3 February 2016 | |
| Monarch | Abdul Halim |
| Preceded by | Azizan Abdul Razak |
| Succeeded by | Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah |
| Constituency | Ayer Hitam |
| Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry | |
| In office 10 April 2009 – 15 May 2013 Serving with Jacob Dungau Sagan | |
| Monarchs | Mizan Zainal Abidin(2008–2011) Abdul Halim (2011–2013) |
| Prime Minister | Najib Razak |
| Minister | Mustapa Mohamed |
| Preceded by | Liew Vui Keong |
| Succeeded by | Hamim Samuri |
| Constituency | Jerlun |
| 1st President of theHomeland Fighters Party | |
| Assumed office 12 August 2020 | |
| Deputy | Marzuki Yahya (2020–2023) |
| Chairman | Mahathir Mohamad (2020–2022) |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| 1st Deputy President of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party | |
| In office 7 September 2016 – 28 May 2020 | |
| President | Muhyiddin Yassin |
| Chairman | Mahathir Mohamad (2016–2020) Muhyiddin Yassin (acting)(2020) |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Ahmad Faizal Azumu |
| Member of theMalaysian Parliament forJerlun | |
| In office 9 May 2018 – 19 November 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Othman Aziz (BN–UMNO) |
| Succeeded by | Abdul Ghani Ahmad (PN–PAS) |
| Majority | 5,866 (2018) |
| In office 8 March 2008 – 5 May 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Abd Rahman Ariffin (BN–UMNO) |
| Succeeded by | Othman Aziz (BN–UMNO) |
| Majority | 2,205 (2008) |
| Member of theKedah State Legislative Assembly forJitra | |
| In office 9 May 2018 – 12 August 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Aminuddin Omar (BN–UMNO) |
| Succeeded by | Haim Hilman Abdullah (PN–PAS) |
| Majority | 10,849 (2018) |
| Member of theKedah State Legislative Assembly forAyer Hitam | |
| In office 5 May 2013 – 9 May 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Abdul Ghani Ahmad (PR–PAS) |
| Succeeded by | Azhar Ibrahim (GS–PAS) |
| Majority | 2,446 (2013) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mukhriz bin Mahathir (1964-11-25)25 November 1964 (age 61) |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Party | UMNO(2004–2016) Independent(June–August 2016, May–August 2020) BERSATU(2016–2020) PEJUANG(since 2020) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional(2004–2016) Pakatan Harapan(2017–2020) Gerakan Tanah Air (GTA) (2022–2023) |
| Spouse | Norzieta Zakaria |
| Children | 4 |
| Parent(s) | Mahathir Mohamad (father) Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali (mother) |
| Relatives | Mohamad Iskandar [ms] (grandfather) |
| Residence(s) | 5, Jalan Tun Ismail 1,Bukit Tunku,Kuala Lumpur |
| Alma mater | Sophia University Boston University |
| Occupation |
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| Website | mukhriz |
| Mukhriz Mahathir onParliament of Malaysia | |
Mukhriz Mahathir | |
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| Faction represented inDewan Rakyat | |
| 2008–2013 | Barisan Nasional |
| 2018–2020 | Pakatan Harapan |
| 2020 | Malaysian United Indigenous Party |
| 2020–2021 | Independent |
| 2021–2022 | Party of Homeland's Fighters |
| Faction represented inKedah State Legislative Assembly | |
| 2013–2016 | Barisan Nasional |
| 2016–2017 | Independent |
| 2017–2018 | Malaysian United Indigenous Party |
| 2018–2020 | Pakatan Harapan |
| 2020 | Malaysian United Indigenous Party |
| 2020–2021 | Independent |
| 2021–2023 | Party of Homeland's Fighters |
Mukhriz bin Mahathir (Jawi: مخرج بن محاضر; born 25 November 1964) is aMalaysianpolitician andbusinessman who served as the 11th and 13thMenteri Besar of Kedah from May 2013 to February 2016 and again from May 2018 to May 2020,Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry in theBarisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime MinistersAbdullah Ahmad Badawi andNajib Razak as well as former MinisterMustapa Mohamed from March 2008 to May 2013,Member of Parliament (MP) forJerlun from March 2008 to May 2013 and again from May 2018 to November 2022 as well as Member of theKedah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) forJitra from May 2018 to August 2023 and forAyer Hitam from May 2013 to May 2018. He is the third son ofMahathir Mohamad, the 4th and 7thPrime Minister of Malaysia. He has been the first and founding president of theHomeland Fighters Party (PEJUANG) since its foundation in August 2020. He was the first and founding deputy president and State Chairman ofKedah of theMalaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU) from party foundation in September 2016 to his membership termination in May 2020 and was also the State Chairman ofKedah of thePakatan Harapan (PH) coalition. He was also a member of theUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the BN coalition. He left UMNO with Mahathir and they founded BERSATU in 2016.[1] Mahathir and his BERSATU memberships were terminated and they founded PEJUANG in 2020. He is one of the two Menteris Besar ofMalaysia who represented two different political parties and coalitions.
Mukhriz was born inAlor Setar,Kedah,Malaysia[citation needed] and he is the fourth child among four siblings from the marriage ofMahathir Mohamad andSiti Hasmah Mohamad Ali.
Mukhriz attendedSophia University, inTokyo, where he received abachelor's degree inbusiness management (assumed in 1987). He later received anotherbachelor's degree inmarketing after graduating fromBoston University (assumed in 1989).[2][3][4]
Mukhriz has held various posts in several business firms, which include Opcom Holdings,[5][6] Kosmo Tech[7] as well as the Malaysian Franchise Association.[8] He was also the executive director ofPerdana Peace Global Organisation.[9] He served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Malaysian cancer vaccine company, Bioven.[10]
In 2004, he won election to the executive council of UMNO's youth wing, by garnering the highest number of votes of any candidate.[11][12] He was also seen as a potential candidate for being the deputy chief of UMNO Youth, but he later withdrew his candidacy.[13]
Mukhriz was noted for his continuous efforts in speaking for his father in the events of the rift between Prime MinisterAbdullah Ahmad Badawi and his father.[14][15] In 2006, his father lost a bid to be elected as one of seven delegates fromKubang Pasu to UMNO's general assembly; Mukhriz was elected as one of the seven.[16]
In the2008 Malaysian general election, Mukhriz contested and won theJerlun Parliament Seat.[17][18] Before this, he offered himself to contest inLangkawi Parliament Seat but was rejected by 85 out of 91 UMNO branches in Langkawi.[19] However, manyLangkawi leaders backed him later. The Jerlun UMNO division welcomed Mukhriz to contest in their Parliament seat and promised to give him full support in the election.[20]
In 2009, Mukhriz contested as a candidate for the newUMNO Youth Chief after the wing's predecessor, Datuk SeriHishamuddin Hussein released his position. He was rivalled byKhairy Jamaluddin andKhir Toyo. Nominations for the posts coincided with division meetings which took place between October and November 2008. Mukhriz was initially seen as leading in nominations compared to Khairy but eventually lost in the final vote count.
However, a controversy was sparked when Khairy was allowed to contest for the post even though he was found guilty for being involved withmoney politics by the UMNO Disciplinary Board,[21] while others who were found guilty for the same offence, such asMohd Ali Rustam who was supposed to contest for theUMNO Vice-President post, were not allowed to contest for their respective posts. However, Khairy denied the allegation, as stated in his blog.[22]
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In the2013 election, Mukhriz gave up his seat in federal parliament to contest the Kedah State Assembly seat ofAyer Hitam. The move was taken with a view to becoming the Chief Minister of Kedah if the Barisan Nasional coalition could defeat thePakatan Rakyat (PR) state government led byAzizan Abdul Razak. Mukhriz won Ayer Hitam (defeating thePan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) incumbent), Barisan Nasional reclaimed the state government, and Mukhriz was sworn in as Chief Minister on 6 May, the day after the election, in the presence of his father.[23] Under Mukhriz's leadership, Kedah declaredThaipusam a public holiday for the first time in 2014,[24][25] a policy that was later revoked by his successor,Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor.[26]
In January 2016, UMNO Kedah leaders, led byAhmad Bashah Md Hanipah, declare the loss of confidence towards Mukhriz due to "his inability to maintain a united party leadership".[27] The move is widely believed to be a reprisal orchestrated by the Prime MinisterNajib Razak's camp in UMNO, which was increasingly infuriated by Mahathir's and Mukhriz's criticisms against Najib.[28] He resigned on 3 February 2016 after losing the majority of support among the assemblymen.[29] Ahmad Bashah, who is also the Bakar Bata assemblyman, succeeded him as the 12th Chief Minister of Kedah.[30]
Mukhriz was expelled from UMNO together with Muhyiddin Yassin in June 2016.[31]
In August 2016, Mukhriz together withMahathir Mohamad,Muhyiddin Yassin,Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman, Kamarulazman Habibur Rahman, Anina Saadudin and Akhramsyah Sanusi formed Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (PPBM or BERSATU).[32]
Mukhriz was the Deputy President of BERSATU and the Chairman of Pakatan Harapan in Kedah.
In the 2018 general election, the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition led by former Prime MinisterMahathir Mohamad, Mukhriz's father, won 18 of the 36 state assembly seats.
He took his oath of office before Kedah SultanTunku Sallehuddin Ibni Almarhum Sultan Badlishah in a ceremony held in Istana Anak Bukit.[33]
On 31 March 2019, Mukhriz has been appointed chairperson of the Muda Agricultural Development Authority (Mada). Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry MinisterSalahuddin Ayub said Mukhriz’s appointment was consented by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong recently.[34]
On 22 January 2020, Mukhriz said starting the new year bringing in investments fromChina is a good sign for the state. He shake hands with Jin Yeuhua at a signing ceremony at Wisma Darul Aman.[35]
On 29 January 2020, Mukhriz said Kedah recorded a revenue of RM726.89 million in 2019, surpassing the target of RM710 million set by the state government last year.[36]
On 17 May 2020, he resigned as Chief Minister of Kedah mentioning he couldn't hold on to majority amongst his state assemblymen and thus relinquished his position as Chief Minister of Kedah.[37]
Mukhriz married Norzieta Zakaria on 14 November 1993,[38] and together, they have four children.[13]
On 27 August 2020, Mukhriz admitted that it was his daughter and son-in-law who were recently arrested by the police for breaching the recovery movement control order (MCO) rules.[39][40][41] On 28 August, Mukhriz's daughter, Meera Alyanna Mukhriz, has apologised for breaching recovery movement-control order (RMCO) procedures by staying out past the 12pm closing time at an eatery.[42][43]
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
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| 2013 | N04Ayer Hitam | Mukhriz Mahathir (UMNO) | 14,083 | 54.55% | Abd Ghani Ahmad (PAS) | 11,637 | 45.07% | 26,200 | 2,446 | 88.61% | ||
| 2018 | N06Jitra | Mukhriz Mahathir (BERSATU) | 18,852 | 55.03% | Aminuddin Omar (UMNO) | 8,003 | 23.36% | 34,252 | 10,849 | 83.00% | ||
| Zulhazmi Othman (PAS) | 7,064 | 20.62% | ||||||||||
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | P005Jerlun | Mukhriz Mahathir (UMNO) | 19,424 | 53.01% | Idris Ahmad (PAS) | 17,219 | 46.99% | 37,297 | 2,205 | 81.95% | ||
| 2018 | Mukhriz Mahathir (BERSATU) | 18,695 | 41.86% | Othman Aziz (UMNO) | 12,413 | 27.79% | 44,822 | 5,866 | 83.00% | |||
| Abd Ghani Ahmad (PAS) | 12,829 | 28.72% | ||||||||||
| 2022 | Mukhriz Mahathir (PEJUANG) | 3,144 | 6.02% | Abd Ghani Ahmad (PAS) | 31,685 | 60.69% | 52,909 | 20,456 | 77.23% | |||
| Othman Aziz (UMNO) | 11,229 | 21.51% | ||||||||||
| Mohamed Fadzli Mohd Ali (PKR) | 6,149 | 11.78% | ||||||||||
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Recipient of the Sultan Sallehuddin Installation Medal (22 October 2018)
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Knight Grand Commander of theOrder of the Life of the Crown of Kelantan (SJMK) –Dato' (2019)[55]
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| Preceded by | Chief Minister of Kedah 2013-2016 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Chief Minister of Kedah 2018-2020 | Succeeded by |
