Marzuki Yahya

Marzuki Yahya
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
17 July 2018 – 24 February 2020
MonarchsMuhammad V
Abdullah
Prime MinisterMahathir Mohamad
MinisterSaifuddin Abdullah
Preceded byReezal Merican Naina Merican
Succeeded byKamarudin Jaffar
ConstituencySenator
Senator
In office
17 July 2018 – 16 July 2021
MonarchsMuhammad V
(2018–2019)
Abdullah
(2019–2021)
Prime MinisterMahathir Mohamad
(2018–2020)
Muhyiddin Yassin
(2020–2021)
1st Deputy President of the
Homeland Fighters' Party
In office
12 August 2020 – 16 January 2023
PresidentMukhriz Mahathir
ChairmanMahathir Mohamad
Preceded byPosition established
ConstituencySenator
2nd Secretary-General of the
Malaysian United Indigenous Party
In office
27 September 2018 – 18 March 2020
PresidentMuhyiddin Yassin
ChairmanMahathir Mohamad
(2018–2020)
Muhyiddin Yassin
(Acting) (2020)
Preceded byShahruddin Md Salleh
Succeeded byHamzah Zainuddin
ConstituencySenator
Personal details
Born
Marzuki bin Haji Yahya

(1970-09-04) 4 September 1970 (age 52)
Yan, Kedah, Malaysia
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO) (1998–2016)
Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU) (2016–2020)
Party of Homeland's Fighters (PEJUANG) (2020–2023)
Parti Bumiputera Perkasa Malaysia (PUTRA) (since 2023)
Other political
affiliations
Barisan Nasional (BN) (1998–2016)
Pakatan Harapan (PH) (2016–2020)
Gerakan Tanah Air (GTA) (since 2022)
OccupationPolitician

Marzuki bin Haji Yahya (born 4 September 1970) is a Malaysian politician. He is a member of the Parti Bumiputera Perkasa Malaysia (PUTRA), a former member of the Homeland Fighters' Party (PEJUANG) and its Deputy President from August 2020 to his resignation in January 2023, and a former member of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU) and its Secretary-General from September 2018 to his termination from position in March 2020. He served as the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) administration under former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad from July 2018 to the collapse of the PH administration in February 2020 and Senator from July 2018 to July 2021.

Education

Marzuki had been accused of making a false claim that he holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Cambridge via distance learning. However, it was later revealed that the University of Cambridge does not offer any distance learning degree. He later clarified that he in fact obtained his degree from Cambridge International University, which is not affiliated or related to the University of Cambridge. Cambridge International University was reportedly a non-accredited institution and a diploma mill.

Political career

Marzuki's involvement in the political arena began in 1998 when he was appointed as the Treasurer for United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) Youth Bagan Division. After holding several other posts in UMNO, he eventually left the party and became one of the founding members of then-opposition PPBM, led by former UMNO President, 4th and 7th Prime Minister of Malaysia Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, in 2016.

He contested the Tasek Gelugor parliamentary seat in the 14th Malaysian general election but lost with the narrowest of margins overall, at just 81 votes. Shortly thereafter, he was appointed as a Senator in the upper house of the Parliament of Malaysia and sworn-in as a deputy minister by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong on 17 July 2018. On 18 November 2018, Chief Justice of Malaysia Richard Malanjum ordered the petition filed by Marzuki challenging the results of the election to go to trial. The petition was struck out by the Election Court on 15 February 2019.

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia
Year Constituency Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots
cast
Majority Turnout
2018 P042 Tasek Gelugor, Penang Marzuki Yahya (BERSATU) 18,466 35.58% Shabudin Yahaya (UMNO) 18,547 35.73% 52,890 81 86.92%
Rizal Hafiz Ruslan (PAS) 14,891 28.69%
2022 P015 Sungai Petani, Kedah Marzuki Yahya (PEJUANG) 2,342 1.80% Mohammed Taufiq Johari (PKR) 50,580 38.91% 131,447 1,115 77.85%
Robert Ling Kui Ee (BERSATU) 49,465 38.05%
Tan Chow Kang (PRM) 226 0.17%

Honours

See also


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